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PATRIXBOURNE. 170 PAUL. cruciform structure, with a spired tower, 190 feet in height, and contains a clock and five bells. The spire was restored in 1810, and the church in 1856. The charities consist of a hospital, founded by Miss Linsdall, of Winstead, in 1843, for four poor widows, who receive 4*. per week, besides several other small charities by different donors. There is a school for both sexes. The "Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Huston House is the principal residence. There is a subscription library. An agricultural show is held yearly. William Marshall, Esq., is lord of tho manor. Market day is Saturday, principally for corn. Fairs are held on the 28th March, 18th July, and 6th December, for cloth, shoes, and pedlory. PATIUXBOURNE, a par. in the hund. of Bridge, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 3 miles S.E. of Can- terbury, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Little Stour, and is wholly agricultural. It was formerly held by Bishop Odo, at the time of the Domesday Survey, and subsequently by John de Pratis, who founded a priory of Augustine canons here in 1200, as a cell to Beaulieu Abbey , in Nor- mandy. In 1400 it was made subject to the priory of Merton, in Surrey, and at the Dissolution passed, with Merton Abbey, to the Says, and through them and others to the Cheyneys. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is partly in hop grounds. The soil is a rich loam, alternated with gravel and chalk. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 876, and the vicarial for 395 16s. The glebe comprises 48 acres. Tho impropriation belongs to the Dowager Marchioness Conyngham. Tho living is a vie.* annexed to that of Bridge, in the dioe. of Canterbury, vol. 350. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a spired tower. It has several stained win- dows, a carved altar-piece, and tombs of the Taylors, Dennes, &c. ; also a white marble monument to the late Marquis of Conyngham. There is a school at Bifrons. The Marquis of Conyngham is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PATSHULL, or PATTESHULL, a par. in the S. div. of Seisdon hund., co. Stafford, 5J- miles S.E. of Shiffnal, and 8 W. of Wolverhampton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricul- tural. The surface, which is level, is varied by two lakes, called Patshull and Snowdon Pools. The land is in general fertile. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1799. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. i'80. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, was built by Sir John Astley, and is situated in the park. The interior of the church contains effigies of the Astley family. There is a school for both sexes. Patshull Hall, the seat of the Earl of Dartmouth, is situated in a well-wooded park, watered by an extensive lake, which has an artificial cascade 30 feet in height. PATTERDALE-WITH-HARTSOP, a chplry.inthe par. of Barton, W. ward, co. "Westmoreland, 7 miles N.E. of Ambleside. Penrith is its post town. It is situated at the head of Ulleswater, under Hclvellyn and Fair Head. The chplry. contains Deepdale. It was given to Rob. de Lancaster in 1247. There are quarries of blue slate, and several productive silver and lead mines. The surface is intersected by numerous rills from tho mountains, and by others flowing from the three tarns, Brotherwater, Hayswater, and Angle Tarn. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 106. The church, dedicated to St. Patrick, con- tains a pulpit above 200 years old. The churchyard contains an old yew-tree, and a holy well. Patterdale Hall is the principal residence. There is a small school, with an endowment of 5 per annum. PATTERSHAH, or PATCHENHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Leatherhead, second div. of the hund. of Cop- thorpe, co. Surrey, 1 mile N.W. of Leatherhead. PATTERSLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Oxwiclc, in the hund. of Launditch, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S. by W. of Fakenham. This place, formerly a parish, comprises only 320 acres. A modus of eight guineas is paid in lieu of tithes. The living is a sinecure rect.* annexed to the vie. * of Mattishall, in tho dioe. of Norwich. The church has long been in ruins. PATTINGHAM, a par., partly in the hund. of Seisdon, co. Stafford, and partly in that of Stoddcsdcn, co. Salop, 6 miles W. of Wolverhampton, its post town. The village is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the tnshps. of Nurton and Rudge. A gold torque 4 feet in length, and weighing 3 Ibs. 2 oz. , was found here in 1700, and another piece in 1780. The surface is hilly. The soil is of a mixed nature, but in general fertile, pro- ducing good barley crops. There are brick and tile kilns. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 342. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 342. The church, dedicated to St. Chad, is an ancient structure, with a square tower con- taining six bells. Tho S. aisle has a fine window. The churchyard contains a cross of great antiquity. The register dates from 1559. The church has recently been thoroughly restored, at the expense of the Earl of Dart- mouth, who is lord of the manor. The parochial charities produce about 86 per annum, of which .15 goes to a free school, and 69 is realised from Church and poor's land. There is a National school for both sexes ; also an infant school, the latter supported at the expense of the Countess of Dartmouth. PATTISHALL, or PATESHTJLL, a par. in tho hund. of Towcester, co. Northampton, 4.{ miles N.W. of Towcester, its post town, and 5 W. of the Blisworth station on the London and North- Western railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Roman way, Watling Street, near the Grand Junction canal. It is chiefly agricultural. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Ascote, Dalscote, Eastcote, and part of Foster's Booth. The living is a vie. in two parts, called Upper and Lower, in the dioc. of Peterborough. Tho church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, has a tower con- taining a clock and five bells. The parochial charities produce about 200 per annum, 20 of which goes to the support of two aged widows, 20 for the apprenticing of two boys, and the remainder to the poor, in fuel, &c. There is a free school, partially endowed by Thomas Young in 1684. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Chief Justices Simon and Martin de Pateshull, Bishop Hugh de Pateshull, and Dean Steward, were born in this parish. The Earl of Pomfret is lord of the manor. PATTISWICK, or PATESWICK, a par. in the Witham div. of the hund. of Lexden, co. Essex, 2 miles N.W. of Coggeshall, its post town, and 4 E. of Brain- tree. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Blackwater, and is wholly agricultural. This parish was formerly a hamlet of Feering. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 244, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an ancient edifice with a shingled spire, situated on the village green. It has been thoroughly restored. The parochial charities pro- duce about 3 per annum. There is a National school. The Bishop of Rochester is lord of the manor. PATTON, a tnshp. in tho par. and ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 4 miles N.E. of Kendal railway station. There are a corn-mill and malt-kilns in tho neighbourhood. Shaw End is the principal residence. PAUL, a par in the hund. of Penrith, co. Cornwall, 21 miles S.W. of Penzance, its post town. The parish, which is of large extent and very populous, is situated on the coast near Mount's Bay, and derives its name from a Cornishmau called Paul-de-Leon. Tho village was burnt by the Spaniards in 1593. The par. in- cludes the villages of Mousehole and Newlyn. There is a mineral spring of excellent quality in the neighbour- hood. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in tho pilchard and mackerel fisheries. The soil consists of a rich loam, with a subsoil of killas and granite. A tin mine, called Wheal Gaths, is worked at Ballogas, and a tin smelting-house was erected at Trereife. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 485, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St