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Rh PRESTON-BISSET. 251 PRESTONKIRK. is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities con- sist of some poor's land.' There is a Sunday-school entirely supported by the clergyman. PRESTON-BISSET, a par. in the hund. of Buck- ingham, co. Bucks, 4J miles S.W. of Buckingham, its post town, and 9 E. of Winslow. The village, -which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Ouse, which here divides the counties of Buckingham- shire and Oxford. The par. includes the hmlt. of Cowley. The tithes were commuted, for land and an- nual money payments under an Enclosure Act in 1781. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 457. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a parochial Sunday-school for both sexes, also a day school for boys. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. PRESTON-BOWER, a tythg. in the par. of llil- verton, co. Somerset, 1 mile N.E. of Milverton. PRESTON-BROCKHURST, a tnshp., partly in the par. of Shawbury, and partly in that of lloreton- Corbet, Wem div. of the hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, 3 miles S.E. of "Wem. PRESTON-BROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Runcorn, co. Chester, 1 mile from Preston-on-the-Hill, and 5 miles S.W. of Warrington. It is a station on the Man- chester and Crew section of the London and North- Western railway. It is situated at the junction of the Bridgwater and Grand Trunk canals. PRESTON-BY-WINGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Preston, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles N. of Wingham, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Canterbury. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on an eminence near the river Stour. It is wholly agricul- tural. Above half the land is arable, and the remainder pasture, hop grounds, and waste. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 399, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mildred, or St. Michael, has an ancient tower at the W. end. The interior of the church con- tains two brasses, the one to V. Bacet bearing date 1412. The church was thoroughly restored in 1857. The register dates from 1558. The parochial charities pro- duce about 5 per annum, besides 33 acres to the vicar. There is a parochial school for both sexes, which is supported by voluntary contributions. PRESTON CANDOVER. See CANDOVEE, PKESTON, co. Hants. 4 PRESTON-CAPES, a par. in the hund. of Fawsley, co. Northampton, 5 miles S. of Daventry, its post town, and 6 from the Weedon station on the London and North-Western railway. The village, wliir,h is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Little Preston. A portion of the land is in pasture. The living is a rect.* in thi- dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 426. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient, ivy-covered structure, with an embattled tower containing a clock and five bells. The church was thoroughly restored in 1853. There are schools for both sexes ; the boys' school has an endowment for the education of 20 pupils, and the girls' school is supported by Lady Knightley and the Rev. N. Knightley, M.A., by whom a Sunday-school ia also supported. Preston Capes had formerly a Cluniac priory, founded by Hugh de Leycester in 1090, but which was subsequently re- moved to Daventry. Sir Rainaid Knightley, Bart., of Fawsley Park, ia lord of the manor. PRESTON -DEANERY, a par. in the hund. of Wymersley, co. Northampton, 5 miles S.E. of North- ampton, ita post town. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated on a branch of the river Nen. The parish is intersected by the road from London to Birmingham. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 173 15*. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 173. The church is dedi- cated to SS. Peter and Paul. The body of the church is modern, but the steeple is supposed to have been built PRESTON, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Poling, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, half a mile S.E. of Ang- mering station on the South Coast railway, 2 miles S.AV. of Goring, and 3 E. of Littlehampton, its post town. It is situated near the coast of the English Channel, and comprises only 560 acres. There ia no village, only a few scattered houses. It gives name to a Poor-law Union of 19 parishes. The surface ia level and the land chiefly arable. The soil is a rich loam. The impro- priate tithes, valued at 210, are paid to the prebendary of Ferring. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 40, and the glebe comprises 9J acres. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Ferring, in the dioc. of Chichester. The church is an ancient structure, with a lofty tower surmounted by a spire, serving as a landmark at sea. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum. There is a small en- dowed school, built by G. Oliver in 1840. PRESTON-GRANGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Preston- Pans, co. Haddington, Scotland, 2 miles from Preston- Pans, and 9 E. of Edinburgh. It is a burgh of barony, and is commonly called " the West Barony." It takes the adjunct of Grange from the Grange which the monks of Newbottle Abbey established hero. The prin- cipal residence is Preston-Grange House, the scat of Sir G. G. Suttie, Bart., through the Grants. PRESTON, GREAT AND LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Kippax, lower div. of the wap. of Skyrack, West Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Wakefield, and 8 S.E. of Leeds. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Aatley. There are several collieries in the immediate vicinity. Preston Hall, the ancient seat of the Lowther family, was purchased for the union workhouse. PRESTON-GUBBALS, or GOBALDS, a par. in the Albrighton div. of co. Salop, 4 miles N. of Shrewsbury, its post town. It comprises the limits, of Merrington and Bomero Heath. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 167. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 167. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, or St. Martin, is an ancient structure, with a small turret containing one bell. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. PRESTONHOLME, a hmlt. in the par. of Cockpen, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles S. of Dalkeith, and 8 from Edinburgh, near the river South Esk. PRESTONKIRK, or PRESTONHAUGH, a par. in the co. of Haddington, Scotland, 5 miles W. of Dunbar, and 5 N.E. of Haddington. This par. is about 5 milea in length by 3 in breadth, and includes the vil. of Linton, situated on the northern bank of the Tyne, a little above Preston. From the 12th century till the time of the Reformation this parish was called Linton, and is now sometimes colloquially called Haugh, or The Hatch, from the situation of the church on a flat or haugh on the margin of the Tyne. It is watered by the river Tyne, which winds through the middle of the parish, and falls into the German Ocean about 3 miles to the E. of the church, on a flat, sandy beach. The surface is in general level, except a solitary rock of an oval form, called Traprane Law, or Dun-Pender, which has an elevation of 700 feet above sea level, and forms one of the most conspicuous objects after entering the mouth of the Frith of Forth. The soil is exceed- ingly fertile, with clayey marl and lime. The village of Preston ia very ancient, and is supposed to have had a church in the 7th century, built by Baldred, long the patron saint of this parish. Near the ruins of the old church is St. Baldred's Well, and an eddy in the Tyne is still known as St. Baldred's Whirl. This par., for- merly a rectory, is in the presb. of Dunbar and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The present church was built in 1770. There 1 are a Free church and schools. The chancel of the old church is still standing, and is used as the mortuary chapel of the Smeaton family. On the S. bank of the Tyne stands Hailea Caatlo, once the seat of Earl Bothwell, who is said to have here concerted the murder of Darnley, with the Earl of Morton. It was
 * >!>out the time of Stephen.