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Rh PRESTON-QUARTER. 256 PRESTWOLD. Stone, co. Somerset, 1 mile N.W. of Yeovil, its nearest railway station and post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on tho Yeovil and Hminster road. The soil consists of loam and clay, with a sub- soil of clay. Above half the land is meadow and pasture, and the remainder arable, orchards, and waste. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and in the. manufacture of kid gloves. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Yeovil, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is an ancient stone structure, -with a tower containing four bells. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. PRESTON-QUARTER, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Bees, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland. It is a large township, extending northward from St. Bees to Whitehaven, and contains the hmlt. of Harris Moor. There are numerous large collieries belonging to the Earl of Lonsdale, who is lord of the manor. There is an" endowed free school. PRESTON - RICHARD, a tnshp. in the par. of Heversham, ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 2| miles E. of Milnthorpe, and 6 N.W. of Kirkby-Lonsdale. It is situated near the Kendal and Lancaster canal, and includes the hmlts. Crooklands, End Moor, and Milton. There is a bobbin manufactory, and at Gate Beek are powder mills. The principal residence is Summeiiands, situate at a short distance from the high road. On the banks of the canal are several coke ovens and a large coal wharf. The Society of Friends had formerly a burial ground at Birkrigg in this township, now disused. At End-Moor an antique hammer-head of etone was found in 1770. PRESTON TARRANT, a tythg. in the par. of Craw- ford Tarrant, hund. of Banbury, co. Dorset, 3 miles S.E. of Blandford. It is situated near the confluence of the river Tarrant with the Stour. PRESTON-UNDER-SCAR, a tnshp. in the par. of Wensley, wap. of Hang West, North Hiding co. York, U mile N.W. of Wensley, and 5 miles N.W. of Mid- dleham. The village, which is of small extent, is situate under a high range of crags, at the W. end of Leyburn- Shawl. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the lead and iron works. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. I/ord Bolton is lord of the manor. PRESTON-UPON-TEES, a tnshp. in the par. of Stockton, S.W. div. of Stockton ward, co. Durham, 3 miles S.W. of Stockton. It is bounded on the S. by the navigable river Tees, and is intersected by the Stockton and Darlington railway. The Whinstone Dyke, which runs through this township, is 75 feet in width, and has been worked to a great depth. The principal residence is Preston Hall, on the northern bank of tho Tees. PRESTON-UPON-THE-WILD-MOORS, a par. in the hund. of South Bradford, co. Salop, 4 miles N.E. of Wellington, its post town, and 5 E. of Newport. The village, which is of small extent, is situate on tho Newport Branch of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction canal, and about three miles distant from the Holyhead road. It is wholly agricultural. The surface appears to have been once an extensive morass, but is now well drained. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The living is a rec-t. * in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 198. The church, dedi- cated to St. Lawrence, has a tower containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about 1,757 per an- num, the greater part of which goes to Lady Herbert's Hospital, founded in 1716. This has accommodation for 28 widows and 20 girls. It was enlarged in 1827, and has in the centre a grand hall, used as a chapel and school-room. PRESTON-UPON-WYE, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, co. Hereford, 9 miles W. by N. of Hereford, its post town, and 6 S. of Weobley. The village, which is of small extent, is situated onthe river Wye, and is wholly agricultural. The soil 'is sandy in parts, and in others loamy, upon a subsoil of clay and sandstone. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Blakemere, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 250, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone edifice, containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a small charity school for both sexes. Sir V. Corne- wall, Bart., is lord of the manor. PRESTON- WYNNE, a chplry. in the par. of With- ington, hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, 6j miles N.E. of Hereford, its post town, and 10 from Leominster. The village, which is of small extent, is situated about half-a-mile W. of the Hereford and Bromyard turnpike road. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture. The soil is of a clayey and loamy nature. This village once formed a separate parish. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford. The church, dedi- cated to the Holy Trinity, is a modern stone edifice, with a square pinnacled tower containing one bell. The church has a marble monument to Henrietta Pugh. The proceeds of the six acres of land bequeathed by the late Mrs. Henrietta Pugh, of Great Baddow, in Essex, are expended in clothing for the poor. PRESTWICH-CUM-OLDHAM,a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.W. of Manchester, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Bury. It is situated on the old turnpike road from Bury to Man- chester, and contains the tnshps. of Prestwich, Great- Heaton, Little-Heaton, Tonge- with-Alkrington, Oldham, Chalderton, Crompton, Royton, and Polkington, most of which are described under their several heads. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the cotton mills. [See OLDHAM.] Tho county lunatic asylum is a range of brick buildings faced with stone. It in- cludes a chapel, erected in 1851. Near the centre of the parish is a Jewish cemetery, formed in 1841. The liv- ing is a rect.* with the cur. of St. Margaret's annexed, in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 1,230. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is an ancient structure of red sandstone, with a lofty square tower containing a clock and six bells. Adjoining it is the Wilton chapel, containing several monuments to the Earls of Wilton. The parochial charities produce about 40 per annum. On a site presented by the Earl of Wilton, stands St. Margaret's Chapel, the foundation-stone of which was laid by the Duchess of Cambridge, in 1848. There are numerous district churches, also National, British, and infant schools. Among the principal residences are Butt-Hill, Prestwich Lodge, Headlands, and Wood Hill. T. Drinkwater, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PRESTWICK, a tnshp. in the pars, of Dinnington and Ponteland, W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumber- land, 7 miles N.W. of Newcastle, and 2 from Dinning- ton. It includes Prestwick Carr, an extensive marsh, so completely inundated by the river Pont as to form one vast lake ; but in the summer, when the waters retire, it affords excellent pasturage. PRESTWICK, a vil. in the par. of Monkton, district of Kyle, co. Ayr, Scotland, 4 miles N. of Ayr. It is a station on the Ayr section of the Glasgow and South Western railway. It is an ancient burgh of barony, situated on Ayr Bay, and once formed a separate parish. It is governed by a provost and two bailies, under a charter of James VI., granted in 1600. It contains ;m ancient market - cross, court - house, and gaol. Set MONKTON. PRESTWICK TOLL, a hmlt. in the par. of Monk- ton-with-Prestwick, CO. Ayr, Scotland, adjoining Prest- wick. A fair is held on the 6th November. PRESTWOLD, a par. in the hund. of East Goscote, co. Leicester, 2 miles N.E. of Loughborough, its railway station and post town, and 15 from Leicester. It is situated on a branch of the river Soar, and near the Loughborough canal. The par. contains the tnshps. of Burton-on-the- Wolds, Cotes, and Hoton. The in- habitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. The living is a don. cur. with the perpet. cur. of Hoton annexed, in ' tho dioc. of Peterborough, val. 18. The church, dedi- cated to St. Andrew, has a square embattled tower. The church contains monuments to the Packe family. The parochial charities produce about44 per annum, of which 37 goes to Newton's School. There is a chapol-of-ease