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Rh PITMTJDIE. 218 PITTENWEEN. duce about 13 per annum. There is a National school for both eoxes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Independents have a place of worship. The neigh- bourhood is studded with residences. Robert Mattock, Esq., is lord of the manor. At Blogdon, in this parish, a fair for cattle is held in the last week in August. PITMUDIE, a hmlt. in the par. of Lentrathen, co. Forfar, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of Kerriemuir. PITNAPIES, a vil. ia the par. of Newtyle, co. Forfar, Scotland. PITNEY, a hund. in the co. of Somerset, contains the pars, of Langport-Eastover, Muchelney, and Pitney, comprising an area of 3,690 acres. PITNEY, a par. in the above hund., co. Somerset, 2J miles E. of Langport, its post town and railway station, and 3 W. of Somerton. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the high road from Castle Gary to Wells, near the river Parret. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a clayey nature, with a subsoil of limestone. The foun- dations of a Roman villa have been discovered in the neighbourhood, covering about lj acre of ground, and the remains of the mosaics show its former splendour. White and blue lias stone are quarried for building purposes and for pavements. The tithes were commuted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1807, and the glebe comprises 15 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 180. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient stone edifice, with a tower containing four bells. The church contains an hour-glass stand, formerly used by the Puritans, also an ancient holy-water stoop, used by the Eoman Catholics. The register dates from 1623. There is a small National school. The Duke of Devon- shire and W. Uttermare, Esq., are lords of the manor. PITEODIE, a vil. in the par. of Kilspindie, co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Perth. It is situated near a glen where Wallace concealed himself. PITSCOTTIE, a vil. in the par. of Ceres, co. Fife, Scotland, 2 miles S.E. of Cupar. PITSEA, a par. in the hund. of Barstable, co. Essex, 6 miles S.E. of Billericay, and 4 S.W. of Eayleigh, its post town. It is a station on the London, Tilbury, and Southend railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near a creek of the Thames, and is chiefly agricultural. It is of ancient date, and belonged at the Conquest to Ulueva, the wife of Phin. The river winds round the southern extremity of the parish, so as to form a small peninsula. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Kochester, val. 420. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a tiled roof, and a tower surmounted by a shingled spire containing three bells. PITSFORD. See PISFORD, co. Northampton. PITSLIGO, a par. in the district of Buchan, co. Aber- deen, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Fraserburgh. It com- prises the post-office station of its own name, also the vil. of Eosehearty, under the fishing stations of Pitullie 1 and Sandhaveu. It extends in length about 4 miles from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of 2J miles. It is bounded by the Moray Frith, and by the pars, of Fraserburgh, Tyrie, and Aberdour. The surface is moderately flat, the greatest altitude occurring near the centre of the parish, where it rises 300 feet above sea level. The land is in general fertile. The parish is traversed by the road from Fraserburgh to Banff 1. It is situated on the Moray Frith, and formed part of Aber- dour till 1634. On the coast are the ruins of Pitsligo castle, once the residence of the lords of Pitsligo ; also the ruins of Pitullie castle, built by the Saltouns, from whom it eventually passed to the Comyns, who en- larged it. Danish cairns also exist, 60 feet in diameter at base and 30 in height. This par. is in the presb. of Deer, and synod of Aberdeen, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 191. The parish church was erected in 1836. There is a Free church, and at Eosehearty is an United Presbyterian church. There are parochial and several other schools. PITSLIGO, NEW, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Tyrie, district of Buchan, co. Aberdeen. It extends in length about 6 miles, with an extreme breadth of 5 miles. It was separated from Tyre ia 1729, enlarged in 1835, and reconstituted by the court of teinds in 1853. The town of New Pitsligo is about 6 miles N. of New Deer, and 11 S.W. of Fraserburgh. It is situated on the declivity of Tirlundie Hill, and consists of two main streets, one of which is a mile in length. There are a branch office of the Union Bank, a savings-bank, gasworks, and a public library. The church has a belfry, erected in 1853. There are a Scottish Episcopalian chapel, a Free Church preaching station, and three public schools. Fairs are held in February, May, August, and October. PITSMOOE, a hmlt. in the par. of Sheffield, wap. of Strafforth and Tickhill, West Eiding co. York, 1 mile from Sheffield, of which it is a suburb. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 300, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a modern structure. PITSTONE, or PIGHTLESTHORNE, a par. in the hund. of Cottesloe, co. Bucks, 1 mile S. of Ivinghoe, and 9 miles from Aylesbury. Tring is its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated near the Aylesbury branch of the Grand Junction canal, and on the line of the North- Western railway. The par. extends 7 miles in length, but its breadth does not exceed 1 mile. It comprises the hmlts. of Friesden and Nettleden. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is partly in common, but the greater portion of it has been recently enclosed. The surface is undulating and well wooded. The soil is clay, but of various quality. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 66. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, has a tower 'containing three bells. There is also a district church at Nettleden, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 58. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. There are an evening and a straw-plaiting school, also a Sunday- school. Ashbridge House is the principal residence ; it was erected in 1832 on the site of the old college of Bonhornmes, at which Edward I. held a parliament. Earl Brownlow is lord of the manor. PITT, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Tiverton, co. Devon, near Tiverton. PITT and PITTACRE, hmlts. in the par. of Old Cleeve. co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Watchet. PITTENCRIEF, a vil. in the par. of Dunfermline, co. Fife, Scotland, 1 mile from Dunfermline, of which it is a suburb. PITTENWEEM, a par., seaport, royal and parlia- mentary burgh, in the district of St. Andrew's, co. Fife, Scotland, 1 mile W. by S. of Anstruther, and 10 miles S. by E. of St. Andrew's. It is situated on the S.E. coast of Fifeshire along the northern shore of the Frith of Forth, and adjoins the pars, of Abercrombie, Carn- bee, and Anstruther- Wester. It extends in length from W. to E. to about 1J mile, by a breadth of half a mile. Its surface is level and fertile, with underlying rocks of the carboniferous formation, comprising chiefly moun- tain limestone and workable seams of coal. The town, which arose under shelter of the priory founded here in the 12th century, as a cell to the abbey of St. Andrew's, was for many years a burgh of barony, holding of its priors, but in 1542 it was constituted a royal burgh, and it afterwards received several charters, all of which were confirmed by Act of Parliament in 1633. It stands on the road from Elie to Crail, close to the sea-shore, and is a station on the Leven and East of Fife branch of the North British railway. It contained in 1851 a popula- tion of 1,4/3, with 268 houses, which had increased in 18C1 to 1,671 persons inhabiting 281 houses. The bounds of the royal and parliamentary burghs are co- extensive ; the former is governed by a provost, 2 bailies, a treasurer, and 7 common councillors, and the latter returns one member to parliament, in conjunction with the two Anstruthers, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny, and St. Andrew's. The corporation revenue is about 1,000, and the constituency in 1856 was 46. The town consist* chiefly of three streets, fronting the harbour, and running E. and W., and several intersecting lanes. The streets,