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PANMURE. 103 FAPPLEWTCK. PANMURE, a demesne, in the par. of Fanbride, co. Forfur, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Arbroath. It is situated near the coast, which is low and rocky, and belonged to Lord Panmure, of Panmure House, who took the title of baron from the old castlo of the Maules, now in ruins. PANNAL, a par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Chiro, West Hiding co. York. 3 miles S. of Harrogate, and 4 S.W. of Knaresborough. Tadcaster is its post town. It is a station on the Leeds and Thirsk section of tho North-Eastcrn railway. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated on a branch of tho river Kid J. The pur. includes a portion of the hmlts. of Low Harrogate and Beckwith. About two-thirds of the land are meadow and pasture, and the remainder good arable and plantations. The soil is productive, with a subsoil of rock. Tho surface is undulating, and tho scenery varied. On the summit of Harlow Hill is an observatory 100 feet high, erected in 1830 by John Thompson, but accessible to the public upon u small payment. The principal seats are Pannal Hall, Moor Park, and lieckwith House, tho last situated in a wooded demesne. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 318. The church, dedicated to St. Robert of Knares- borough, is an ancient structure, with a square tower containing three bells. Tho nave was rebuilt in 1772. Tho parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a district church at Low Harrogate, tho living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 120. There is a school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have two places of worship. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of tho manor. PANNANICH, a vil. in the par. of Glenmuick, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 3 miles E. of Ballater. It is situated on tho right bank of the river Bee, and is famed for a mineral spa discovered about 1760, and useful in scor- butic complaints. PANN, GREAT and LITTLE, two small hmlts. on Pann Down, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 1 mile E. by S. of Newport. PANSHANGER, a demesne in the hund. and CO. of Herts, 2 miles W. of Hertford. It is situated in a well- wooded park on the banks of the small river Maran, which here joins the Lea, and is the seat of Earl Cowper. In tho park is an oak 13 feet in girth, and in the mansion the "Madonna" by Raphael. PANT, a tnshp. in the par. of Llysfaen, co. Denbigh, formerly in Carnarvon, 7 miles E. of Conway. PANT, a feeder of the Blackwater, rises about 3 miles to tho S.E. of Saffron Walden, in Essex. PANT, a limit, in the par. of Llanymynech, hund. of Upper Oswcstry, co. Salop, 5 miles S. of Oswestry. It is a station on the Cambrian railway. It is situated near tho river Vymwy, and the Montgomery canal. PANT, a hmlt. in tho chplry. of Dowlais, par. of Merthyr-Tydfil, co. Glamorgan, 2 miles N.E. of Merthyr- Tydfil. It is a station, on tie Herthyr and Brecon railway. PANTARFON, a hmlt. in tho par. of Llanfynydd, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles N.W. of Llandilofawr. PANTEAGUE, a par. in the lower div. of tho hund. of Usk, co. Monmouth, 2 miles S.E. of Pontypool, its post town, and 4 W. by S. of Usk. It is a petty sessions town and place of considerable importance. The Brecon and Monmouth canal passea about li mile W. of the parish, which is traversed by the road from Pontypool to Newport. The surface is in parts bold and mountainous, and diversified with extensive lakes. About a third of the land is in meadow and pasture, another third mountain pasture and common, and the remainder divided between arable and woodland. The Boil is chiefly clay and loam. There are extensive iron mines, collieries, and stone-quarries. Many of tho in- habitants are employed at the iron furnaces and forges, and in tho tin-plate mills. The tithes have been com- nmii.d for a rent-charge of 331, and the glebe com- about 34 acres. The living is a rect. * in tho dioc. of l,l:iii(la(T, val. 351. The church is an ancient structure,

ited to St. Mary. There are besides two chapels-

of-ease, one at Pont-y-Moile, formerly a meeting-house Tnt. 1:1. belonging to the Society of Friends, and the other at Pen-yr-hoel, built by the late patron. The Independents and Calvinistic Methodists have each a place of worship. PANTON, a par in the E. div. of tho wap. of Wrag- goc, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3J miles N.E. of Wragby, its post town, and 7 E. of the Wickenby rail- way station. Tho village, which is small, is situated on a branch of the river Langworth, and is wholly agricul- tural. The tithes have oeen commuted for a rent- charge of 416, and the glebe contains about 24 acres. The living is a rect.* annexed to tho vie.* of Wragby, in tho dioc. of Lincoln. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The register dates from 1736. PANTRY-GREEN, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Wors- brough, par. of Darfield, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Barnsley. It is situated near the Dearno and Dove branch canal. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in tho neighbouring collieries. PANTYDWR, a hmlt. in the hund. of Llanidloes, co. Montgomery, 7 miles from Llanidloes, and the same distance from Rhayader. It is a station on tho Llanid- loes and Brecon section of the Mid Wales railway. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Clywedogn and Severn, under Plinlimmon. PANT-Y-FFRYDLAS, a hmlt. in tho par. of Llanlle- chid, co. Carnarvon, 3 miles S.E. of Bangor. PANT-Y-GROES, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Dogwell's, CO. Pembroke, near Cardigan. PANT-Y-MANNS, a tnshp. in tho par. of Llanger- niew, co. Denbigh, 7 miles N.E. of Llanrwst. PANTYMWYN, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Gwerna- field and par. of Mold, co. Flint, 2 miles from Mold. PANTYRID, a vil. in. tho par. of Llandyfodog, co. Glamorgan, 6 miles N.E. of Bridgend. PANXWORTH, a par. in tho hund. of Walsham, co. Norfolk, o miles N. of the Brundall railway station, and 4j W. by N. of Acle, its post town. Tho village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. There are a corn-mill and a malting establishment. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 152, and the glebe contains 32 acres. Tho living is a discharged rect. annexed to the vie.* of Woodbastwick, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, having been in ruins for up- wards of two centuries, was partially restored in 1847, when the old tower was strengthened, and a nave added, giving accommodation for 120 persons. PAPA, the name of several small islands of the Shet- land and Orkney groups, coast of Scotland. See SUET- LAND and OHKNEY. PAPCASTLE-WITH-GOAT, a tnshp. in tho par. of Bridekirk, ward of AUerdalo-below-Derwent, co. Cum- berland, 1 milo N.W. of Cockermouth. It is situated on an eminence below the river Derwent, which is hero crossed by a stone bridge, connecting this township with that of Cockermouth. Tho village occupies the site of the Roman Dcrventio, mentioned by Antoniue, and of which station there are traces, comprising coins of Claudius, Hadrian, pavement and other relics of anti- quity. Tho castlo at the time of the Norman conquest became tho property of Waltheof, Lord of Allerdale, and was dismantled, that its materials might be used in tho erection of Cockermouth Castlo. Mrs. Dykes is lady of the manor. PAPERHAUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothbury, W. div. of Coquetdalo ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles S.E. of Rothbury. It is situated on the river Coquet, and on the new road from Rothbury to Weldon and Morpeth. The soil consists of a light loam upon a subsoil of gravel. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of tho manor and sole landowner. PAPLAY, an ancient par. in the district of Mainland, Orkney, Isles of Orkney and Shetland, coast of Scotland. It is in conjunction with Holm. PAPPLEW1CK, a par. in the N. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham, 9 miles N. of Nottingham, its post town, and 1 mile from the railway station at Linby. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on tho eastern bank of the river Leen, and is wholly agricul- tural. In tho neighbourhood is Robinson's mill, in