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Rh TONTFATHEW. 231 POOLE. dice, of St. David's, val. 72. The church is dedicated to St. Bernard. PONTFATHEW, a vil. in the tnshp. of Gwyddalfy- nydd, par. of Towyn, co. Merioneth, 2 miles from Towyn. PONTISBRIGHT. See CHAI-EL, co. Essex. PONTLLANYCHAIARN, a vil. in the par. of Llan- badarn-Fawr, eo. Cardigan, 2 miles E. of Aberystwith. It is situated in the township of Lower Llanbadarn-y- (Jroyddin, near the river Ystwith and Sam Helen Way. PONT-NEDD-FYCHAN, or PONT-NEATH- VATJGHAN, a hmlt. on the borders of cos. Glamorgan nnd Brecon, 11 miles N.E. of Neath. It is situated in a wild and mountainous country at the head of the vale of Neath. At a short distance from the village are the Hepste, Melite, Purthen, Llech, and Sychryd falls, also Porth-yr-Ogof Cave, Bwa llaen rock, and a logan stone. PONTNEWYDD, a hmlt. in the par. of Trevethan, co. Monmouth, 3 miles from Pontypool, and 5 from Newport. It is a station on the Hereford, Abergavenny, and Newport section of the West Midland railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the tin works. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 150. The church is a modern structure. PONTON MAGNA, or PAUNTON, GREAT, a par. in the soke of Grantham, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 4 miles S. of Grantham, its post town, and 4 N.V. of Colsterworth. It is a station on the Great Northern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Witham and on the Great North road. It is about 1 mile from the ancient Ermine Street, and is conjectured by some to have been the jid-Poittcin of Antoninus many coins, tesselatcd pave- ments, and other relics of Roman origin having been discovered. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. There are several quarries of good building- stone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 463, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, has a pinnacled tower and spire containing five bells. It was erected in 1519 by a merchant named Anthony Ellys. The parochial cha- rities produce about 53 per annum, which goes towards Archer's school, founded in 1717. The Earl of Dysart is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PONTON PARVA, or PAUNTON, LITTLE, a par. in the wap. of Winnibriggs, parts of Kesteven, co. Lin- coln, 3 miles S. of Grantham, its railway station and post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Great North road, near the bank of the river Withain, and is wholly agricultural. Limestone and freestone are quarried. The tithes were commuted for land and corn rents under an Enclosure Act in 1811, and there are 26 acres of glebe. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 336. The church, dedicated to St. Guthlac, is a very ancient structure, and partly pulled down in 1657. The Hall is a stone edifice situated ill the midst of pleasure-grounds. C. Turner, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. PONTOP, a vil. in the tnshp. of Collierley and par. of Lanchestcr, co. Durham, 9 miles S.W. of Gateshead, and 12 N.W. of Durham. It is situated under Pontop Pike, which rises 1,018 feet in height. PONTRI1YDYRUN, a station on the Eastern Valleys branch of the Monmouthshire railway, 2 miles from Pontypool. PONTRILAS, a hmlt. in the par. of Ewyas Harold, hund. of Wcbtree, 10 miles S.W. of Hereford. It is a station on the Hereford, Abergavenny, and Newport eection of the West Midland railway. Tlio principal 'nco is Pontrilas Court, in the valley of the river Jlmimiw. PONT-Y-FKUKM, a vil. in the hmlt. of Cilcarw and par. of Llangendeirne, co. Carmarthen, 5 miles S.E. of Carmai PONTYPOOL, a tnshp., post and market town in the par. of Trevethan, upper div. of the hund. of Aberga- venny, co. Uonmonuj. 8 miles from Newport, 10 from Abergavenny, ami IS S.W. n( Jlonmouth. It is a station on thTan Val'- K.trnsi<,n lin,., which branches off from tliu Wo-sl .Midland section of tho Great Western railway at Pontj-pool Road, about 2 miles distant from the town. It is situated among the hills on the river Avon Llwyd, near the Brecon and Monmouthshire canal, and at the base of the bold elevation of Mynydd-Maen. It is supposed to have arisen out of the ancient village of Trevethan, and is now a busy manufacturing place. The town, which is large, but irregularly laid out, is a polling-place for the county elections, and a petty ses- sions town. In the reign of Charles II., Thomas A llgood introduced the manufacture of japanned wares, in imita- tion of those brought from Japan, and his son invented a new process of polishing iron, called, from its having Veen first practised here, " Pont-y-Pool ware;" but these manufactures have since been transferred to Bir- mingham. The prosperity of the town was further secured by the Hanburys, who first made tinned and sheet iron here in the 17th century. The town of late years has greatly increased in importance, and now contains many well-built houses and shops. The prin- cipal public buildings are the townhall, an Italian struc- ture receaiy presented to the inhabitants by C. Hanbury Leigh, Esq., of Pontypool Park ; a theological college, savings-bank, two commercial branch banks, a brewery, gas works, iron mills for making tin plates, and several extensive forges. Many of tho inhabitants are employed in tho neighbouring collieries, iron mines, and limo works with which this district abounds. There are tramroads leading from the works in various directions. In the vicinity are the hamlets of Pont-y-Moyle, Trost- nant, Trefeddyn, and Varteage, at which last are situated tho furnaces of the British Mining Company. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llandafi', val. 85, in the patron, of the Vicar of Llanover. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a very ancient stone structure with a small chapel of the Hanburys. There are places of wor- ship belonging to the Roman Catholics, Baptists, Ves- leyans, Independents, and Society of Friends, also National and other schools. The principal residence is Pont-y-Pool Park, situated on rising ground on the right of the town, from which it is divided by tha river Avon Llwyd. Tho views from its grounds are varied and extensive. The mansion contains paintings by Murillo and other eminent masters. The Ponty- pool Poor-law Union comprises 22 pars, or tnshps. It is also the head of new County Court and superin- tendent registry districts. A court-lcet is held annually for the lords of the manors of Wensland and Brynwyn, at which the stewards preside. Market day is Saturday. Fairs arc held on the 2nd April, 22nd April, 5th July, and 10th October, for the sale of horses, cattle, and cheese. PONT-Y-PRID. See NEWBHIDOE, co. Glamorgan. POOL, a vil. in the par. of Muckart, co. Perth, Scot- land, 2 miles W. of C'rook-of-Devon. It is situated on the road from Clackmannan to Perth. POOL, or WELSHPOOL, a par. in the borough of Pool, co. Montgomery. See WELSHIOOL. POOL, a tnshp. in the par. of Brotherton, and partly within the lib. of St. Peter's, West Hiding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Pontefract, and 1J mile N.E. of Ferry- bridge. It is joined to Byrome, and includes the park. POOL, a hund. in the co. of Montgomery, contains tho par. of Llanfcchan and parts of Guilsfield, Llansaint- ifraid, and Meifod. POOLANAS, or LOWER LOUGH, a small lake in the Vale of Glendalough, bar. of North Ballinacor, co. Wicklow, Ireland. POOL BAY, a fishing station in the South Shetland Islands, coast of Scotland, 4 miles N. of Sumburgh Head. POOLBEG LIGHTS, two lighthouses at the end of South Wall, in Dublin Bay, co. Dublin, Ireland. They were put up in 17C8, and are visible at sea for 12 miles. POOLDOODY, a fishing creek on tho E. side of Ballyvaughan Bay, co. Clare, Ireland. POOLK, a seaport, market town, municipal and par- liamentary borough, and a county in itself, hut locally situated in the hund. of Cogdean, co. Dorset, 23 miles E. of Dorchester, and 106 S.W. of London by road 01