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Rh PELHAM. 177 PEMBROKE. its post town. The village, which is small but of ancient date, is situated on the road to Maldon. The parish is chiefly agricultural, and is bounded on the S.E. by Mersea Channel. The soil is fertile, being a strong loam, and is well cultivated. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 575, and the glebe consists of 24J acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 504. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, has a stone tower. The whole of the edifice has been thoroughly restored. The register dates from 1724. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. There is a National school. PELHAM, BRENT, FURNEUX, and STOCKING. See BiiExr PELHAM, FwufEtix PELIIAM, and STOCKING PELHAM, co. Herts. PELIIAM PILLAR, a column to the memory of Lord Yurborough, near Brocklesby, in Lincolnshire. PELHAM'S LANDS, an ext. par. place in the wap. of Kirton, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, near Fossdyko. PELLON and MOUNT-PELLON, vils. in the tnshps. of Ovenden and Halifax, par. of Halifax, West Riding co. York, near Halifax. PELSALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Wolverhampton, R. iliv. of the hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 3 miles N. of Walsall, its post town. It is a station on the South Staffordshire railway. The village is situated on the Wyrloy and Essington canal. A largo portion of the in- habitants are employed in the mines and collieries, and some in the making of nails. There is an extensive iron and brass foundry at Pelsall Wood. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 150, in the patron. of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum. There is u National school for both sexes, with an endowment of 20 per annum. The Wcsleyans have a place of worship. The Duke of Sutherland is lord of the manor, which once belonged to Robert do Corbeuil, a Norman baron, who accompanied William the Conqueror to England. PELTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Chester-le-Street, middle div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 2 miles N.AV. of Chester-le-Street, and 7 N. of Durham. It is a station on the North-Eastern railway. The village is situated on rising ground. A large portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries. The soil is of a light nature, with a mixture of sand and loam. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Pelton-Fell. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 300, in the patron, of the Incumbent of Chester-lo-Street. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, erected in 1842, has a small spired tower, with one bell. It has some stained windows. There are two National schools for both sexes, at which Sunday-schools are also held. The Wesleyans have a place of worship at Pelton-Fell, in which a Sunday- school is held. Charles Joliffe, Esq., is lord of the manor. PELYN, a seat in the par. of Lostwithiel, co. Corn- wall, 1 mile S.W. of Lostwithiel, and 22 miles S.W. of Launceston. It is situated in the valley of the river Fowey, and has near it St. Chad's summerhouse. PELYNT, or PLYNT, a par. in the hund. of West, co. Cornwall, 9 miles S. of Liskeard, its post town, and 22 E. of Plymouth. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as P/ewmt, and was then held by Robert, Earl of Mor- taigne. There are numerous barrows in the parish. The soil is of a mixed nature, with a subsoil of slate. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 400, and the vicarial for 235. The glebe comprises 50 acres. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 240. The church, dedicated to St. Nunn, has a tower containing four bells. The church has a cuiious monument to Francis Buller, also one to the Ad.ym family, bearing date 1586. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, in which a Sunday- school is held. The executors of General J. F. Buller i. Is i,i the manor. At Trelawney, in this parish, an; remains of a castellated mansion built by Lord Bou- ville in the 16th century. PEMBERS-OAK, a hmlt. in the par. of Kington, hund. of Huntington, co. Hereford, 2 miles S.W. of Kington. It is joined with Crickward and Lilwall to form a township. PEMBERTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Wigan, bund, of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 2J miles W. of Wigan, its post town. It is a station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The tnshp. com- prises the hmlts. of New Town, Smithy Brook, Robin Lane End, Goose-Green, Kit-Green, Marsh-Green, and Lamberhead- Green. There are several collieries, stone- quarries, brick-kilns, and cotton-mills, which give em- ployment to the chief portion of the inhabitants. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 300, in the patron, of the Rector of Wigan. The church, dedicated to St. John, has a tower containing one bell. It was built in 1832. Tho parochial charities produce about 14 per annum, of which 7 goes to a school. There are three schools for both sexes, respectively situated at Lamberhead Green, Goose Green, and Marsh Green. Hawkeley Hall, now a farmhouse, is a timber building of great antiquity. PEMBREY, a par. in the hund. of Carnwallon, co. j Carmarthen, 5 miles W. of Llanelly, its post town. It subport to Llanelly. Near tho entrance of the river ! Burry is a fixed light, 35 feet in height, and visible for 9 miles. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries and ironworks. Tho living is a vie.* with the cur. of Llandury annexed, in tho dioc. of St. David's, val. 69. The church is dedicated to St. Illtyd. The interior contains a tomb to the Empress Josephine's niece, who was shipwrecked here in 1828. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. Inside Coin Sidau is a pier 1,200 feet in length, with above 12 i'cot of water. A short distance from it is the Burry harbour, constructed in 1825. PEMBRIDGE, a par. in tho hund. of Stretford, co. Hereford, 7j miles W. of Leominstcr, its post town, 6J from Kington, and 15 N. by W. of Hereford. It is a station on the Leominster and Kingtou branch of the West Midland railway. The village, which is large, is situated on tho river Arrow, and is chiefly agricul- tural. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Mitrston and AVeston. It was formerly a borough and market town under a grant of Henry I. It anciently belonged to tho Mortimers, and gave name to tho Brydges, ancestors of the late Duke of Buckingham. Tho land is partly in hop grounds. The soil is of an alluvial and clayey nature, upon a subsoil of Old Red sandstone. Courts leet and baron are held annually. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 975, in tho patron, of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with a detached wooden steeple containing a clock and three bells. The parochial charities produce about 180 per annum, in- cluding the endowment of the Free school for both sexes, founded and endowed in 1650 by William Car- penter. Here are Trafford's almshouses for six aged females, which building was finished and endowed according to his will by his relict Alice in 1686. Tho Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of wor- ship. The Rev. F. Evans and J. K. Smithies, Esq., are lords of the manor. Annual fairs for hiring servants and for sale of live stock are held on tho 13th of May and 22nd November. PEMBROKE, a par., market and seaport town, muni- cipal and parliamentary borough, forming a county of itself, but locally in the hund. of Castlemartin, co. Pem- brokeshire, South Wales, 248 miles W. of London, or 292 by railway. It is a station on the Tenby and Pem- broke Dock railway. It was originally the county town, but its commerce and importance have been transferred to Haverfordwest. It derives its name from Penfro peninsula, which extends for two miles N. of the town, between it and the main channel of Milford Haven. It was founded in 1092 by Aruulph do Montgomery, who built the castle on an almost impregnable rock surrounded
 * is a station on the South Wales railway. It is situated
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