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Rh PENCRAIG. 181 PENDRAGON CASTLE. of Hereford. The church, dedicated to St. Denis, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing three bolls. The church is in a ruinous condition, and out of the S. side of the tower, about half way up, is a syca- more tree growing, and on its summit an elder tree. The churchyard contains a yew tree. The parochial charities produce about 10. per annum. There are a day and a free school for both sexes. Sir Hungerford Hoskins, Bart., is lord of the manor. PENCEAIG, a hmlt. in the par. of Goodrich, lower div. of the hund. of Wormelow, co. Hereford, 5 miles S.W. of Ross. It is situated near the bridge over the river Wye. The principal residence is Pencraig Court. PENCWM and PENDDAILWYN, hmlts. in tho par. of Llangwnnor, co. Carmarthen. 1^ mile E. of Car- marthen. It is situated near tho river Towy. PENDDOL, a vil. in the par. of Llan-dy-friog, co. Cardigan, 2 miles E. by N. of Newcastle-in-Emlyn. It is situated on the river Teify. PENDEEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Madron, hund. of Penwith, co. Cornwall, 7 miles N.W. of Penzance. It is a coastguard station on Portherras Cove, in Mount's Bay. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 170. Borlase, the county historian, was born here. PENDEFORD, a prebend in the par. of Tettenhall Regis, S. div. of Seisdon hund., co. Stafford, 4 miles N.W. of Wolverhampton. PEN DENNIS, a castle in tho par. and borough of Falmouth, co. Cornwall, 1 mile E. of Falmouth. It is situated on a rock 300 feet high at the extreme W. of the entrance to Falmouth harbour, opposite St. Mawe's Castle. It consists of works about a mile in diameter, including barracks, batteries, magazines, and storehouses. It was originally built by Henry VIII., and enlarged by Elizabeth. During the parliamentary war it was garrisoned for Charles I. by Arundel, of Trerice, but was given up to Fairfax after a siege in July, 1646, being the last castle, except Ragland, which held out for the king. The remains of Fairfax's lines of circumvallation are still in existence. PENDERRY, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Llan- gafelach, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles N. of Swansea. PENDERYN, UPPER AND LOWER, a par. in the hund. of Devynnock, co. Brecon, 8 miles N.W. of Merthyr Tydfil, and 16 from Brecon, its post town. It is situated between the rivers Tafl'and Hepste, and con- tains Crawshay's Hirwaen iron works. On the common Rys-ap-Tewdwr was killed. A tram rail runs down to Aberdare. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 235. The church is dedicated to St. Cynog. A short distance from Craig-y-Dinas is the Hepste fall. PENDINE, or PENDYN, a par. in the hund. of Derllys, co. Carmarthen, 5 miles S.W. of Laugharne, its post town, and 10 from Narberth. Tho village, which is of small extent, is situated on Carmarthen Bay. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Llandawke, in the dioc. of St. David's. The church is an ancient struc- ture. The tithes were commuted in 1839. PENDLEBURY, a tnshp. in the par. of Eccles, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.W. of Man- chester, its post town. It is a prosperous village, situated on the Bolton and Bury canal. There are several col- lieries, besides cotton and bed-tick manufactories, which give employment to a large number of tho inhabitant?. There is a railway tunnel underneath the village con- necting Patricroft with the Clifton junction. The living is a perpet. cur. * in tho dioc. of Manchester, val. 200. The church, ledicated to St. John the Evangelist, was erected in 1843. There is also the perpet. cur. of Christ Church, val. 219, in the patron, of the bishop. There is an endowed National school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Wes- leyans have a place of worship. The principal resi- dence is Agecroft Hall, supposed to have been built before the time of Richard II., and in the chapel is a stained window with the royal arms, presented by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, to the Langley family, who tlicTi resided here, and in which Cardinal Langley wus born PENDLE HILL, a limestone ridge in the par. of Whalley, co. Lancaster, 3 miles N.E. of Clitheroe, and 20 S.E. of Lancaster. It attains an altitude oi 1,803 feet, and is crowned on the top by Malkin Tower, from which a view is obtained as far as the Isle of Man to the W., and the hills of Yorkshire to the E.. Its slopes were anciently covered with forest, but are now a bleak moorland. PENDLETON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Eccles, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 3 miles from Manchester, its post town, and 7J N. of Bolton. It is a station on the western section of tho Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The village, which is considerable, may be considered a suburb of Manchester. It is situated on tho main road from Manchester to Bolton. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the collieries and cotton mills, and some in the dyeing, printing, and bleaching establishments. Adjacent to the village are many villas. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 344, in the patron, of the Vicar of Eccles. The church, erected in 1831, is dedicated to St. John. There is also a chapel-of-ease, dedicated to St. Thomas. The charities produce 4 per annum. The Independents, Wesleyans, and New Connexion Metho- dists have places of worship. PENDLETON, a tnshp. and chplry. in tho par. of Whalley, higher div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster, 2 milus S. of Clitheroe. The township, which is ot irregular form, is situated near the rivers Calder and Ribble, under Pendle Hill, which is 1,803 feet in height. The tnshp. includes a large portion of the vil. of Subden Bridge, at which place the greater part of tho inhabitants reside, and are employed at an extensive calico-printing establishment. The soil consists of clay and a light loam, with a rocky subsoil. Tho Man- chester and Bolton railway passes through the town- ship. The Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. PENDOCK, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. bf Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 8 miles S.E. of Ledbury, its post town, and 6 W. of Tewkesbury. The village, which is of small extent and chiefly agricultural, is situated on the road from Tewkesbury to Ledbury. Pendock formerly belonged to Worcester Abbey. The scenery includes the Malvern Hills. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 280. The church is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. There is a Sunday-school. The Wesleyaus have a place of worship. PENDOMER, a par. in tho hund. of Houndsborough, co. Somerset, 4 miles S. by W. of Yeovil, its post town, and 2 N.E. of the Sutton Bingham railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The soil consists of loam and clay, upon a subsoil of clay. Building-stone is quarried. At this place the Britons were defeated by the West Saxons in 659, and pursued as far as Petherton. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 177, and the glebe com- prises 77 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 231. The church is of con- siderable antiquity, and contains a monument to a Knight Templar in chain armour. The register dates from 1658. W. H. Helyar, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PENDOYLAN, a par. in the hund. of Cowbridge, co. Glamorgan, 8 miles W. of Cardiff, its post town. It is situated on the river Ely, and contains the vil. of Rhydodridge. There are mineral springs in the neigh- bourhood, and limestone is abundant. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 1 12, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Cadog. The parocbial charities produce about i5 per annum. PENDRAGON CASTLE, a border fortress in the par. of Kirkby Stephen, East, ward, co. Westmoreland, 10 miles S.E. of Appleby. It was situated in Mailer- Stang Forest, on the rirer Eden, and took its name from Uter Pendragon, the friend of Merlin. It was for several