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Rh PILTON. 214 PINDEN OAKS. PILTON, a par. and town in the huud. of Braunton, co. Devon. It is connected with Barnataple, its poat town, by a bridge over the river Taw 800 feet in length, and by a causeway leading to the village, which is still very considerable, and was formerly a market town, under a charter obtained in 1345. A part of the par., including the hmlt. of Bradiford, is situated within the parliamentary borough of Barnstaple. It had formerly a priory cell to Malmesbury Abbey, founded by King Athelstane, and valued at the Dissolution at 56 12s. 8<f., also a hospital, established in the 12th century for a prior and brother, and which is still in existence. The woollen trade and lace manufacture are carried on to a small extent. The parish is intersected by the road from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe, and has river navigation to Bideford Bar. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 105. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The interior contains a stone pulpit, screen, and several monuments. The parochial charities produce about 99 per annum, of which 12 goes to St. Margaret's Hospital. There are a National school supported by subscription, and several endowed almshouses. The market and fair have been discon- tinued. PILTON, a par. in the hund. of Navisford, co. Northampton, 2| miles S.W. of Oundle, its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the navigable river Ncn, and near the Peterborough railway. It is wholly agricultural. There are some quarries of oolite stone. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 160, and the glebe comprises 3J acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. .160. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower and spire. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum, exclusive of some almshouses. PILTON, a par. in the hund. of Wrangdikc, co. Rut- land, 4i miles N.E. of Uppingham, its post town, and 2 W. of Luifenham railway station. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Chater, and is wholly agricultural. The surface is un- dulating, and is watered by several small streams, which rise in this parish. The soil is a strong clay, intermixed with limestone, in the southern portion of the parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 84 10s., and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 101. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a turret contain- ing two bells. The church was thoroughly restored in 1852. The Hon. Gilbert Heathcote is lord of the manor, rtnd sole landowner. PILTON GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Penrice, co. Glamorgan, 10 miles S.W. of Swansea. PIMHILL, a hund. in the co. of Salop, contains the divs. of Baschurch and Ellesmere, comprising an area of 59,030 acres. PIMLICO, a parochial district, formerly a chplry., in the par. of St. George, Hanover-square, borough and city of Westminster, co. Middlesex, 3 miles W. by S. of St. Paul's. It was constituted a separate ecclesiastical district by an order in council in July, 1830. It is bounded on the E. by St. James's and the Green Parks, and belongs to the Grosvenor family. Though of com- paratively recent origin, it is one of the finest quarters of the metropolis, and the site of Buckingham Palace, the town residence of her Majesty the Queen ; so called, because the palace occupies the site of a house, built in 1703, by John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, in the Mulberry Gardens. The palace was rebuilt by Nash, and altered by Barry, in 1849. The entrance is through a triumphal arch, of Italian marble, executed with much skill, and equalling in its dimensions and general effect the arch of Constaptine at Rome. Considerable altera- tions have recently been made in this part of the town, by pulling down Stafford-row, building new stables for the Queen's stud, and widening the road in front. Among the streets and squares, Grosvenor-place, Wil- ton-crescent, Wilton-place, Eaton-place, Eaton-square, Chester-square, Ebury-square, Eccleston-square, and Welgravo-square, deserve special notice, the last being the largest square in London. Here are situated St. George's Hospital, founded in 1733, and subsequently rebuilt near the Wellington statue, in Grosvenor-place, where are also the Lock Hospital, St. Peter's Grammar- school in Eaton-square, St. Michael's schools, erected in 1848, Ebury proprietary school, Tattersall's well-known betting and auction-rooms in Grosvenor-place, and the police station of the B division of metropolitan police. There are several churches and chapels, including St. Peter's, St. Michael's in Chester-square, and Bucking- ham Palace chapel ; also Belgrave proprietary chapel, in Halkin-street ; Charlotte chapel, in Charlotte-street ; the Loci: chapel, in Grosvenor-place ; Eaton chapel and Ebury chapel, near Chelsea ; and the College of St. Barnabas, erected in 1849, with chapels and schools attached. Here are also the Grosvenor basin and canal, communicating with the Thames, the banks of which are lined with wharfs for coal, stone, and timber. Set articles LONDON and WESTMINSTER. PIMPERNE, a hund. in the North Blandford div. of the co. of Dorset ; contains the pars, of Bryanstone, Durweston, Neville, Fii'ehead, Hammoon, Haselbury- Bryan, Langton-Long, Blandford, Pimperne, Stcepleton- Iwerne, Stourpain, Tarrant-Hinton, Tarrant-Keynston, Tarrant-Launceston, Tarrant-Rawston, and Winter- bourne ; comprising an area of 25,810 acres. PIMPERNE, a par. in the above hund., North Bland- ford div. of the co. of Dorset, 2J miles N.E. of Bland- ford-Forum, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near Pimperne Down, and is wholly agricultural. Here was formerly a large maze, 1 acre in extent, which was destroyed in 1730. Many barrows exist in the neighbourhood. The tithes were commuted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1809. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 450. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has an en- riched Norman doorway and arch. It contains a font of great antiquity. There is a free school. The Wos- leyans have a place of worship. Lord Portmau is lord of the manor. PINCHBECK, a par. in the wap. of Elloe, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N. of Spalding, its railway station and post town, and 95 from London. The parish, which is of large extent, is situated near the Great Northern railway and the river Welland. The par. includes Digby's Wash, and is intersected by the road from Louth and Boston to London. In the neighbour- hood are extensive scratching-milJs, which employ a large number of persons. The land is partly in com- mon, with a large portion of fen, which was enclosed under an Act of Parliament at the commencement of the present century. The impropriationbelongsto the Master and Fellows of Emanuel College, Cambridge. Land has been allotted to the vicar in lieu of tithes. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 700. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains five bells. It was thoroughly restored in 1855. There is also a district church at West Pinchbeck, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 150. The parochial charities produce about 96 per annum, of which 14 goes to Hotchkin's boys', and 13 to Mitchell's girls' schools. The Wes- ley ans, Independents, Baptists, and Primitive Methodists, have each a place of worship. A coin of Commodus was discovered here in 1742. PINCHINGTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Guis- borough, E. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Guisborough, and 5 N.E. of Stokesley. It is a station on the Stockton and Darlington railway. It is a small but increasing village, much of its present prosperity being due to the discovery of ironstone in the neighbouring hills. The soil is a strong clay, and the lands are in good cultiva- tion. PINDEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Horton-Kirby, hund. of Axton, and lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 3 mile? S. of Dartford. PINDEN OAKS, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Wors- brough, par. of Darfield, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S. of Barnsley. It is situated near the Dearne and Dove