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PADLEY, NETHER. 155 PAGH1LL. caster, 3 miles N.W. of Burnley, its post town, and J mile from the Rosgrore railway station, on tho E. ection of the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. The village, which is largo, is situated on the banks of the river Calder, and on the road from Burnley to Clithcroe. A large portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the cotton mills. There are collieries and stone-quarries. The land is chiefly in pasture. The soil is of a, heavy clay, with a subsoil of shale. The Leeds and Liverpool canal passes through tho chapelry. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 131. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing six bells. The chancel has a painted window. The church was enlarged in 1777, and again in 1S22. The register dates from Queen Elizabeth's time. The parochial charities produce about 20 per annum. There are a British and two National schools for both sexes, the latter endowed with an annuity of 30. Tho Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primi- tive Methodists have each a place of worship, with Sunday-schools attached. Tho Duke of Buccleuch is lord of the manor. An annual fair is held on tho 12th of August for pedlery, and cattle fairs in May and September. PADLEY, NETHER, a hmlt. in the par. of Hope, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Bake- well, and 2J N.E. of Stoney-Middleton. It is situated on the river Derwent. PADNALL HALL, an ancient seat in Hainault Forest, co. Essex, 2 miles V. of Romford. PADSIDE, a hmlt. in the par. of Hampsthwaite, lower div. of the wap. of Claro, West Hiding co. York, 8 miles W. of Ripley. It is situated near tho river Washbnrn, and is in conjunction with Thornthwaite. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. PADSTOW, a par., seaport, post, and market town in the hund. of Pyder, co. Cornwall, 6 miles W. of Wadebridge, 8 N. of St. Columb, and 14 W. by N. of liodmin. It is situated near tho coast of tho Bristol Channel, at tho mouth of the river Camel, the entrance to the harbour being about 2 miles distant to the E. It is a coastguard station and petty sessions town, and was formerly called Zodenck, Aldcstowc, and Pclrocttowe, this last being named after St. Petroc, who founded a monastery here in tho early part of the 6th century. It was visited by King Athelstane in his pro- gress through Cornwall in 932, and was burnt by the Danes in 981, when the priory was removed to Bodmin. In the reign of Edward III. tho town provided vessels for the siege of Calais. The town was incorporated in the 25th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; but about tho middle of tho 17th century, tho municipal rights having lapsed by desuetude, the borough was placed under the county magistrates. The streets are roughly paved, and tho town is plentifully supplied with water. The population of the parish in 18G1 was 2,489. There are many well-built houses and shops, roofed with blue slate, also a library institution. Ship-building is carried on to a considerable extent. A large coasting trade is done in coals, malt, and corn ; also a largo and increasing trade with America and the Baltic. Previously to the 16th century, the harbour was considered one of the finest on the western coast of England ; but from the accumulation of sand it became almost choked up. At the commencement of the present century considerable improvements were made, and the piers were reconstructed in 1854, so as to take a greater depth of water within them. Tho land is principally arable, including the cultivated vale to the E. of the town ; but in the immediate vicinity, nature assumes a severity and boldness of character seldom met with in the S. of England. The cliffs are of black granite, presenting curious specimens of geological formation. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 202. The church, dedicated to St. Petroc, is an ancient stone structure, erected at different periods, with a tower con- taining six bells. The church has several painted win- dows, a font, and curious pulpit, and an old brass, tearing date 1421 ; it has been recently restored at the VOL. III. expense of Miss Brune. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 245. The parochial charities pro- duce about 80 per annum, distributed yearly to the poor not receiving parochial aid. There is a National school for both sexes, beside another school for girls and infants, which is entirely supported by tho Brune family. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Bible Christians have each a place of worship, with Sunday-school in connection with each. The old parochial festivities of Christmas and May-day are attended with many singu- lar customs, traditionally connected with the early history of the place. To the N.W. of the town are the grounds of Padstow Place, the old seat of the Prideaux family, to whom the manor was given at the dissolution of Bod- min. Priory, and of which family was the learned Dr. Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich, born here in 1648. On the S. side of the town are the plantations Saunders Hill, commanding a varied prospect. Of tho eight religious houses once existing here, two within the town and six within tho parish, but fev traces now re- main. Market day is on Saturday, chietly for meat and provisions. Fairs are held on tho 18th April and 21st September. PADWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Thcalc, co. Berks, 9 miles S.W. of Reading, its post town. It is a small straggling village, situated on the southern part of the county, near the river Kcnnet. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. Tho Hungerford branch of the Great Western railway passes through the village, and the Kennet and Avon canal at its northern extremity. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 250. Tho living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. 240. The church, dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure. Tho chancel, which is apsidal, is separated from the nave, by a Norman arch. The parochial charities pro- duce about 17 per annum. Padworth House, the principal residence, is situated a short distance from tho village. It has armorial bearings in the windows, and was formerly the seat of tho Fosters. Darby Griffiths, Esq., is lord of the manor. There are traces of an ancient earthwork, called Gryme's Bank, supposed to bo of Saxon origin. PAGEFOLD, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bashall Eaves, par. of Milton, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Clitheroe. It is situated near the Lancashire border. PAGE STREET, a hmlt. in the par. of Kdgware, co. Middlesex, 1 mile E. of Edgware. The principal resi- dence is Copt Hall, the seat of the Nicholls family. PAGHAM, a par. in the hund. of Aldwick, rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 7 miles S. by E. of Chichestcr, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Bognor. Tho village, which is considerable, is situated near Pagham harbour, an estuary about a mile wide, formed by an irruption of the sea, in the beginning of the 17th century. Tho parish is bounded on the S. by the English Channel, and is chiefly agricultural. It comprises the tythgs. of Aldwick, South Mundham, and Ny timber; and the hmlts. of Lagness and Rose Green. Along the coast are many modern marine villas, commanding extensive views. The soil is generally a strong loam, producing heavy wheat crops. The manor at the time of the Domesday Survey belonged to tho Archbishops of Can- terbury, who had a palace here, but was given by Cran- mcr to Henry VIII. The foundations and moat of the palace, once tho favourite seat of Thomas-a-Becket, may still be seen at a short distance from the church. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 300, in the patron, of the Archbishop of Canterbury. _ The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket, is a cruciform structure, with a tower at the N.W. end of the W. front, surmounted with a shingled spire, enlarged in the reign of Henry III., and to a great extent rebuilt in 1837. It has an E. window, ornamented with columns, mouldings, and filled with ancient stained glass, con- taining representations of the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, and tho Circumcision, There is a National school for children of both sexes. PAGHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Paul, S. div. of