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Rh PEESTWOOD. 257 PRIORS- LEE. at Hoton, which was rebuilt in 1838. It has an em- tattled tower, containing a clock and one bell. There are places of worship for the Wesleyans at Burton and Hoton. Prestwold Hall, the residence of the Pucke family, is situated in the midst of the well-wooded grounds. It contains a good collection of portraits by Junsen, Kneller, Lely, and other masters, and com- mands a prospect westward over Charnwood Forest. C. W. Packe, Esq., is lord of the manor. PRESTWOOD, a tnehp in the par. of EUastone, E. div. of the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 1 mile S.W. of EUastone, and G N. of Uttoxeter. The village is small, and entirely agricultural. PRESTWOOD, a hmlt. in the par. of Stoko Mande- Tille, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.W. of Wendover. PRETTYS, a hmlt. in the par. of Old Cleeve, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Watchet. PKIDDBWLL, a tnshp. in the par. of Llansilin, co. Denbigh, 5 miles S.W. of Oswestry. PRIDDY, a par. in the hund. of Wells Forum, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.W. of Wells, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, and wholly agricul- tural, lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of nearly 1,000 feet above sea-level. A great portion of the land is in pasture. The soil is of a light nature, with a subsoil of limestone. A Roman camp exists in the neighbourhood, and there are traces of numerous lead and silver mines, supposed to have been worked by the Romans and Britons. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 40, and the vicarial for one of 43. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dice, of Bath and Wells, val. 232. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone structure with a tower con- taining three bella. There is a place of worship for In- dependents. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum. The register dates from 1761. James Green, Esq., is lord of the manor. PRIESTCLIFF, a chplry. and tnshp. in the par. of Bakowell, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 3 miles S. of Tideswell. It is a joint township with Taddington, and derives its name from a cliff over Blackwall Dale, near the river Wye. There is a school in this township, founded and endowed by the late Rev. Roger Wilkinson. PRIESTEND, a hmlt. in the par. of Thame, co. Ox- ford, near Thame. PRIESTFIELD, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Bilston, par. of Wolverhampton, co. Stafford, 1 J mile from Wol- verhampton. It is a station on the West Midland sec- tion of the Great Western railway. PRIESTH1LL, a hmlt. in the par. of Muirkirk, co. Ayr, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Muirkirk, and 23 E. by N. of Ayr. It is situated under the Haughshaw hills, at the head of Ayr and Greenock waters. At this place, John Brown was shot by Claverhouse whilst standing at his own door. PBIESTHOLME. See PUFFIN ISLAND, co. Anglesea. PRIEST-HUTTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Warton, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster. PRIEST ISLAND, an islet at the entrance to Loch Broom, co. Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. PEIE8TPEOPLE, a ward in the par. of Hexham, co. Northumberland, 2 miles from Hexham. PRIEST-THORPK, a limit, in ihe par. of Bingley, wap. of Upper Skyrack, West Riding co. York, 2 miles from Bingley, and 32 S.W. of York. It is situated On over Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool canal. -TVEST<), a tnshp. in the par. of Chirbury, - >k ~ i N.W. of Bishop's Castle. I'K I JI ETJ I ORPE, a tushp. in the par. of Broughton- stley, limnl. of (iuthlaxton, Co. Leicester, 5 miles N.W. is situated on the Fosse Way. CAKIUNGTON, co. Edinburgh, Scot- As , ., of Lotterworth. It is situated on the Fosse Way. PRIMROSE. See CAKIUNGTON co. Edinburh PKIMROSE HILL, a small isolated hill, in the huiitl of Marylebone.co. Mid- miks N.W. ( ,l h London. It is
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to which it has recently boon added, with 1 '.arrow Hill reservoir adjoining it on the W. side. Its summit com- mands a view of the metropolis, with the hills of Hamp- stead and Highgate towards the N., and at its base is the Shakspeare oak, planted in 1864. The London and North- Western railway passes underneath it through a tunnel 3,360 feet long, and in excavating which nautili and other fossil shells were found. PRINCELETT, a vil. in the par. of Newchurch, Isle of Wight, co. Hants. PRINCE'S CHANNEL, a passage at the mouth of the Thames, between the Tongue and Girdler sands, 6 miles N.W. of Margate. PRINCE'S RISBOROUGH. Set RISBOROUOH, PRINCE'S, co. Bucks. PRINCETHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Stretton- upon-Dunsmoor, Rugby div. of the hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 7 miles S.W. of Rugby, 6 N. by W. of Southam, and 4 S. of the Brandon railway station. It is situated on the Fosse Way, near the river Ichene. There is- a Roman Catholic establishment for nuns, called St. Mary's Priory, erected in 1833, on a plot of land four acres in extent. The extensive buildings are situated on an eminence covering two acres, and include a 'chapel, whicji is crowned with a low steeple, and con- tains a clock and three bells. There are also a circular- shaped cemetery and pleasure gardens. In the village is a National school. PRINCETOWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Lidford, co. Devon, 7 miles N.E. of Tavistock. It is situated in Dartmoor Forest, and is the site of a convict prison and barracks. Some years past works were established here for extracting naphtha from peat. PRINKNASH-PARK, an ext. par. place in the middle div. of Didstone hund., co. Gloucester, 2 miles N. of Painswick. It was once the seat of Judge Bridginan, and the abbots of Gloucester in the reign of Edward I. PRINSTED, a tythg. in the par. of Bourne, co. Sussex, 6 miles W. of Chichester. PRIOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanrhaidr-in-Kin- merch, hund. of Isaled and borough of Denbigh, co. Denbigh, 2 miles from Denbigh, and 6 N.W. of Ruthin. It is situated near the river Clwyd. PRIOR, a hmlt. in the bar. of Trughanacmy, co. Kerry, Ireland, 10 miles S. of Tralee. It is situated near the river Main. PRIOR, a par. in the bar. of Iveragh, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles S. of Cahersivcen, its past town. It is situated in a mountainous and wild district on Ballinaskelleg Bay, and not far from Bolus Head. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ardfert and Aghafloe, val., with Dromod, 260, in the patron, of the crown. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Killen- lagh. PRIOR PARK HOUSE, formerly a Rrytnan Catholic college, on Combe Down, co. Somerset, 1 mile S.E. of Bath. It is a Grecian structure, originally built by Ralph Allen, the friend of Pope, for hits private seat, at an elevation of 400 feet above the oity of Bath, over which it commands a prospect ; but was purchased in 1829 for the college, which was lately broken up. PRIOR'S ASH. See ASH-PRIORS, co. Somerset. PRIORS-DEAN, a par. in th upper half hund. of East Meon, Petersfield div. of co. Hants, 7 miles S.W. of Alton, its post town, and 6 N.W. of Petersfield. The village is of small extent, and wholly agricultural. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Colemore, in the dioc. of Winchester. The churoh has a tower contain- ing two bells. PRIORS HARDWICK. See HAKDWICK, PIUOHS, co. Warwick, and the same for other places with this prefix. PRIORS-HAY, an ext. par. place in the 2nd dir. of Eddisbury hund., co. Chester, 4 miles K. of Chester. PRIORS-LEE, or LEIGH, a Inslip. and chplry. in the par. of .Sliillnal, Shiflhal div. of the huud. of .Brims- tree, co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Shifhial, its post town, and li X.K. of Wellington. It is situated on the turn- pike road from .Shilliial to Wullinuliui. Tin: township is intersected by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham rail-