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Rh PULLAGHEENY 261 PURLEY PULLAGHEENY and PULLENDIVA, two hmlts. in the bar. of Tireragh, co. Sligo, Ireland, 6 miles W. of Dromore. They are fishing and coastguard stations, near Rathlee Point, on the E. side of Killala Bay. PULLEY, a tnshp. in the pars, of St. Julian and Brace Heole, co. Salop, 2 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. PULLOXHILL, a par, in the hund. of Flitt, co. Bedford, 4 miles 8.E. of Ampthill, its post town, and 11 S. of Bedford. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The surface is undulating, and for the most part a 1 rich grazing land. Gold dust was dis- covered in the greensand, but the produce was not sufficient to defray the expense of working it. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 200, and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 210. The church, dedicated to tit. Jamea, has been recently restored and enlarged. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school. Earl de Grey is lord of the manor. PULSHASY, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballymoe, co. Galway, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Dunmore. PULTENEY-TOWN, a vil. in the par. of Wick, co. Caithness, Scotland, 1 mile from Wick, of which it is a populous suburb. It is situated under Wick Head, where the Wick Water falls into the Bay of the same name. It was founded in 1808 by the British Fisheries Society, and has on the pier head a fixed light at Pulteney Tower 25 feet high, put up in 1837. The inhabitants are principally engaged in the herring fishery, and in the distilleries. PULVERBATCH. See CHDECH PULVEBBATCH, co. Salop. PUMNEY, a farm in the par. of St. Helen, hund. of Hornier, co. Berks, 2 miles N.E. of Abingdon. It is situated on the Thames. PUMPSAINT. See LLANPCMPSAINT, co. Carmarthen. PUNCHESTON, a par. in the hund. of Kemess, co. Pembroke, 6 miles S.E. of Fishguard, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Cleddy. There are traces of Castell Hael Camp. The land is of a hilly nature. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 101. The living was once held by Gambold, author of a " Welch and Latin Dictionary." PUNCKNOWLE, a par. in the hund. of Uggscombe, Dorchester div. of co. Dorset, 6 miles S.E. of Bridport, its post town, and 10 W. of Dorchester. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Bride, near the coast of the English Channel. The par. includes the hmlt. of West Bexington, once a considerable village, which was burnt by the French in 1470, who carried off the inhabitants. There are several limestone quarries. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agri- culture, and some of the women in making fishing nets. The tithes have buen commuted for a rent-charge of 300, and the glebe comprises 40 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure with a spired tower. The parochial charities produce al. '. ut 6 per annum. There is a small school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. There are traces of Roman encampments, and about 1,200 ancient coins .iscovered here in 1791. I'l KliiOCK, ISLE OF,properly a peninsula, forming tlir S.I'., angle of co. Dorset. It is surrounded by the sea on the S. and E., while on the N. it is divided from tin; mainland by Poolo Harbour and the Frome, and on .W. by a rivulet called Luckford Lake. It com- i the bunds, of Hasilor and Rowbarrow, with Corfe r the centre, and Studland and Swanwich ir 12 miles long by 7 broad, and is traversed from W. to E. by a chalky ridge of hills NVurliurrow Down to Foreland Point, on the coast, dividing it into two sections. The southern half is, with a subsoil of greensand, while the MII is mostly barren heath on a subsoil of London clay. Prior to the 17th century it was a royal forest, and some of the old hunting seats are still remaining, having been converted into farmhouses. The prevailing rock is limestone, with oolite and Portland stone, in parts, as at Durlestone and St. Alban's Heads. One variety of the limestone, called Purbeck marble, was formerly much used in the building of churches, being susceptible of a good polish, but is deficient in durability under exposure to the air. It weighs about 150 Ibs. per cubic foot, and abounds in shells and fossils, including several species of the inguanodon, crocodile, and plesiosaurus. There are also found a kind of slate, a very hard paving stone, a pure potter's clay, Kimmeridge clay, and firestone near Wareham. PURBRIGHT. See PIKBRIOHT, co. Surrey. PURBROOK, a vil. in the pars, of Farlington and Widley, co. Hants, 6 miles N.E. of Portsmouth. It ia situated near Portsdown Hill. PURDIS FARM, an ext. par. place in the par. of Nacton, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Ipswich. PURDYS-BURN, a vil. in the par. of Drumbo, bar. of Upper Castlereagh, co. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles S. of Belfast. It stands on the river Lagan, not far from the Giant's Ring. PURFLEET, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of West Churrock, hund. of C'haflbrd, co. Essex, 4J miles W. of Grays, and 6 from Tilbury. Romford is its post town. It is a station on the London and Tilbury railway. The village, which is small, is situated on rising ground at the mouth of a rivulet which falls into the Thames at Rand's Reach, below Erith. It anciently belonged to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and was called fourtfflete. The Purfleet Barracks and the government powder magazines are in this neighbourhood, also a house with gardens has been built for the use of the Ordnance. The Botany Bay Gardens are attractive to visitors during the summer season. A bridge crosses the Marditch stream, which here forms a little harbour for boats. On Beacon Hill is a small observatory. The neighbourhood abounds in chalk and lime pits. Here was formerly a ferry across the Thames. Steamboats ply daily between London and Gravesend, weather permitting. PURITON, a par. in the hund. of Huntspill-with- Puriton, co. Somerset, 3| miles N.E. of Bridgwater, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Parrett, and is wholly agricul- tural. . The Bristol and Exeter section of the Great Western railway intersects the parish, which is also traversed by the roads from Exeter to Bath and Bristol. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Woolavington, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, erected in 1460, with a tower containing six bells. The church has some stained windows. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, of which 10 goes to a school. There is a parochial school for both sexes. The Inde- pendents have a place of worship. B. C. Greenhill, Esq., J.P., is lord of the manor and principal land- owner. PURLEIGH, a par. in the hund. of Dengie, co. Essex, 4 miles S.W. of Maldon, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Chelmsford. This village, which' is considerable but chiefly agricultural, is near Purleigh Wash. The parish is extensive, and lias a police station near Latchingdon. The land is chiefly arable with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 1,141, annexed to the Provostship of Oriel College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has an old embattled tower containing a clock and five bells. The mortuary chapel of the Bourchier adjoins the N. aisle. The register dates from 1593. The parochial charities produce about 3 18s. per annum, also the annual rent of three acres of land, which is paid to the parish clerk. Horsmanden's free school is situated near the church, and is endowed with an annuity of 32. There is also a school sup- ported by the rector. A fair is held on the 15th June. PURLEY, a par. in the hund. of Theale, co. Berks, 4 miles N.W. of Reading, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Thames MM