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Rh TTJSK AND CARFAN. 258 PUBLOE. way. The village, which is considerable, is in close proximity to the chief coal and iron districts of Shropshire. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Oaken- gates. There are numerous blast furnaces, rolling and slitting mills, and foundries for castings of all kinds. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Shiffnal. The church has a square tower containing a clock and one hell. The church was rebuilt in 1836. There is a free school at Snedshill. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Priors Lee Hall, the principal residence, is situated at a short distance from the village. PRISK AND CARFAN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanddewi-brefi, hund. of Penarth, co. Cardigan, 3 miles S.W. of Tregaron. PRISK AND KILLEY, a parcel in the par. of Llangattock, hund. of Crickhowell, co. Brecon, 2 miles W. of Crickhowell. It is situated on the river Usk, near the Brecon canal and Beaufort iron works. PRISTON, a par. in the hund. of Keynsham, co. Somerset, 5 miles S.W. of Bath, its post town. The village, -which is of small extent and wholly agricul- tural, is situated to the right of the road leading from Bath to Wells. The par. includes the. hmlt. of Wil- mington. The surface is for the most part hilly. The soil is of a loamy description. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 400, and the glebe com- prises 48 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 384. The church, dedicated to St. Luke, is an ancient stone edifice, with a tower con- taining six bells. The church has been recently restored. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. PRITTLEWELL, a par. in the hund. of Rochford, co. Essex, 3 miles S. of Rochford, its post town, and 1 mile N. of Southond. It is situated near the Thames, and includes Southend, a thriving bathing-place, and the hmlt. of Milton. The parish contains several modern houses. It formerly had a Cluniac priory founded by Robert Fitz-Swaine, in the reign of Henry H., as a cell to the abbey of Lewes, in Sussex, the revenue of which at the Dissolution was valued at 194 14s. 3d. The site was afterwards given to the Audleys. Prittle- well derives its name from the well at the Priory, which is the source of several fishponds in the neighbourhood. The village is of ancient date. It consists principally of two streets on the declivity of a hill, at right angles with each other. A little above Southend (which see) is Crow Stone, marking the extreme eastern boundary of the jurisdiction of the mayor of London as conser- vator of the Thames. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 390, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient struc- ture with a lofty, pinnacled tower, which serves as an excellent sea-mark. The church has a brass bearing date 1612. There is also a district church at Southend, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 50. The parochial charities produce about 31 per annum. There is an endowed parochial school. D. R. Scratton, Esq., J.P., is lord of the manor. A fair is held on 15th and ' 16th July. PRIVETT, a par. in the upper half of the hund. of East Meon, Petersfield div. of co. Hants, 6 miles N.W. of Petersfield, and 13 from Winchester. Alton is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. It was called by the Saxons Prun- iesflod and fryfeas. The living is a cur.* annexed to the rect.* of West Moon, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church has a tower containing five bells. There is a free school, also a girls* school. PROBUS, a par. in the W. div. of the hund. of Powder, co. Cornwall, 4 miles N.E. of Truro, its post town, 2 S.W. of Grampound, and 5J N.E. of thu West Cornwall railway. The par., which is extensive, com- prises a part of the borough of Grampound, and the hmlt. of Tresillian. It is a healthy village, being situated on an eminence over 300 feet above sea level. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a loamy nature. A market was formerly held in the village, which skirts the road from London through Plymouth to the Land's End. At the time of the Domesday Survey there was a college for 5 pre- bends, founded and endowed by Edward the Confessor, and afterwards given by Henry I. to the bishop and church at Exeter. There are traces of an ancient chapel at Golden. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val., 509, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to SS. Probus and Grace, has a lofty pinnacled tower, containing seven bells. The church is constructed of granite, and was erected by the parishioners in 1550, hut has since been enlarged. The interior contains tombs of the Hawkins family, of Trevithian. The parochial charities produce about 110 per annum, of which 10 goes to Williams's school. There are Na- tional and parochial schools for both sexes. The Wes- leyans have a place of worship. Near Carvoza are traces of a Roman camp, extending over 7 acres. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Walvedon and Golden were for- feited by Tregion for harbouring a priest named Mayne, who was hung. C. H. Hawkins, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. Fairs for cattle and sheep are held on 5th and 23rd April, 5th July, and 17th September. PROSEN, a river of the Co. of Forfar, Scotland, risea in the Braes of Angus, and flowing through Glenprosen joins the South Esk near Cortachie. PROSPEROUS, a small vil. in the par. of Killybegs, in the bar. of Clane, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ire- land, 3 miles W. of Clare. It is situated on the Grand Canal. Here is a police station. PROVIDENCE, a hmlt. in the par. of Long Ashton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Bristol. PROVOST'S FEE, a manor in the par. of Walking- ton, Hunsby-Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Beverley. PRUDHOE and PRUDHOE CASTLE, tnshps. in the par. of Ovingham, E. div. of Tindale ward, co. ls<>r- thumberland, 1 Biile S. of the Prudhoe station on the New- castle and Carlisle railway, and 10^ miles E. of Hexham. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Tyne. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries, and some in the tile and brick kilns. On a rocky eminence, 60 feet above the river Tyne, are the ruined keep and ivy-mantled towers of the castle given to the Umfranvilles by William the Conqueror. This fortress was ably defended in 1174 against William of Scotland, and subsequently came through the first Earl of Northumberland to the Percys. There is a place of worship for the Wesleyans. The Duke of Northumber- land is lord of the manor. PRYORS, a quarter in the par. and hund. of Tiverton, co. Devon, 2 miles from Tiverton. It is situated near the confluence of the river Loman with the Exe. PRYSE, or PRTJSAN, a tnshp. in the par of Ysceiflog, co. Flint, 6 miles W. of Flint. PTJBBLEBRIEN, a bar. in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Leinster, Ireland. Its boundaries are the Shannon, city of Limerick, and the bars, of Clanwil- liam, small county Coshma, Upper and Lower Connello, and Kerry. It contains the pars, of Crecora, Kilkeedy, Knocknagaul, Mungret, and parts of those of Ballyca- hane, Groom, Killeely, Killeenoughty, Killonaghan, Kil- peacon, Monasteranenagh, St. Michael's, St. Munchin's, and Nicholas. PUBBLEDRUM, an ancient par. in the bar. of Rath- villy, co. Carlow, Ireland, 2 miles E. of Tullow, and 7 N. of Carlow. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Derreen and Slaney, at the five-arched bridge, and has remains of ,the old castle of the Butlers, Kails of Ormonde. PUBLOE, a par. in the hund. of Keynsham, co. Somerset, 5 miles S.E. of Bristol, its post town, and half a mile N.E. of Pensford. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Chew, a branch of the Avon, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. in- cludes the hmlt. of Woolard. There are collieries, and some traces of copper-ore The soil is fertile, with a subsoil of red sandstone and white lias. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 266 16s. Id.,