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PAPS MOUNTAINS. 164 PAK-HARBOUR. which Watt constructed his first steam engine. A con- siderable cotton trade was formerly carried on, hut is now extinct. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Lincoln, val. 91. The church, dedicated to St. James, has a tower containing three hells. There is a stained window. The church was rebuilt in 1795. Papplewick Hall was erected by the Hon. F. Montague, in 1786. Near the lodge is a cave called Robin Hood's Stable, hewn out of the solid rock. The park originally formed a portion of the estate of Newstead Priory adjoining, but was sold by Lord Byron to Mr. Montague. Andrew Montague, Esq., is lord of the manor. An annual sheep fair is held on the last Tuesday in August. PAPS MOUNTAINS, a range of hills in the south- eastern div. of the co. of Kerry, Ireland. They extend along the bank of the river Flesk, and attain an altitude of near 2,300 feet. PAPWORTH, a hund. in tho co. of Cambridge, con- tains the pars, of Boxworth, Conington, Elsworth, Fen- Drayton, Graveley, Knapwell, Over, Papworth St. Everard, Swavesey, Willingham, and part of Papworth St. Agnes, comprising an area of 26,230 acres. PAPWORTH ST. AGNES, a par. partly in the above hund., co. Cambridge, and partly in the hund. of Toseland, co. Huntingdon, 4 miles S.E. of Huntingdon, and 8 N.E. of St. Neot's railway station. St. Ives is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, and wholly agricultural, is situated on the line of the ancient Ermine Street, near the old N. road. There is a mineral spring of saline chalybeate properties, which at one time was in great repute. The greater part of the sur- face consists of a wooded valley, sheltered on all sides by hills, which rise to the height of 100 feet. About one- fourth of the land is in grass, and the remainder arable, except a small portion of plantation. The soil is chiefly clay and loam. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 293, and the glebe contains 70 acres. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is situ- ated in Cambridgeshire, and was entirely rebuilt in the last century. The manor belonged to a family of the name of Russell, in King John's time, and subsequently came to tho Papworth and Mallory families, and finally became tho property of Arthur Sperling, Esq., the present owner. The old Manor House exhibits many traces of its ancient magnificence, especially in its fretted ceilings and substantial masonry. PAPWORTH ST. EVERARD, a par. in the hund. of Papworth, co. Cambridge, 1 mile S. of Papworth St. Agnes, and 3 miles N. by W. of Caxton. St. Ives is its post town. Tho village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The surface is undulating, and well wooded with oak timber. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The soil is clayey. The old N. road to Huntingdon passes through the parish. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 187 10s., and the glebe con- tains 23J acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Tger than at present. The register 1695. There is a school for both sexes. Papworth Hall is the principal residence. PARACOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Sherwill, co. Devon, 5 miles S.W. of Lynton, and 10 N.E. of Barn- staple, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated among the hills, and on tho high road from Lyiiton to Barnstaple. The par., which comprises the hmlts. of Paracombe, Mill, Heale, and Rowley, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 210, and the glebe comprises 56 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. .259. The church is an ancient stone edifice with a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. L. St. Albyn, Esq., is lord of the manor. There are vestiges of an ancient fortification. PARADISE, a hmlt. in the pars, of High-Ham and Huish Episcopi, co. Somerset, near Langport. PARADISE, a demesne of the Duke of Devonshire, in the par. and hund. of Eastbourne, lape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 1 mile from Eastbourne, and C miles S. of Hailsham. It is situated near the coast and Beachy Head. PARADISE, a seat in the par. of Stoke Newington, hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, 3 miles N. by F of St. Paul's. It is situated near the Now River, in the borough of Finsbury, and long belonged to tho Craw- shays. PARADISE, a ward in the par. of St. Margaret, borough of King's Lynn, co. Norfolk. PARBOLD, a tnshp. in the par. of Eccleston, hund. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 6 miles N.E. of Ormskirk, ite post town, and 2 N.W. of Apley Bridge. It is situated near the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and is chiefly agri- cultural. There is a view from Parbold Hill of the Isle of Man and of the mountains of Wales and Cumberland. There is an excellent stone quarry in the neighbourhood. The soil consists of a clayey loam, with a subsoil of marl. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 137, in the patron, of the Rector of Eccleston. Douglas church is so named from its approximation to a small river of that name, a feeder of the Yarrow. PARBROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of West Bradley, co. Somerset, 5 miles N.W. of Castle-Cary. PARCEL-CAN OL, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanbadarn- Fawr, hund. of Genewr Glynn, co. Cardigan. It is situ- ated near Aberystwith and the river Rheidol. PARDSEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Dean, ward of Allerdalo-above-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 4 miles S. by W. of Cockermouth. It is joined with Ullock and Dean- Scales. PARHAM, a par. in the hund. of PlomesgatS, co. Suffolk, 2J miles S.E. of Framlingham, and 7 N. by E. of Woodbridge. It is a station on the East Suffolk sec- tion of the Great Eastern railway. Wickham Market is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, and chiefly agricultural, is situated on the river Aldo. Parham formerly belonged to the Uffords, Earla of Suffolk, from whom it came to the Lords Willoughby, of Parham, who had an Elizabethan mansion here, called Parham Hall, now converted into a farmhouse. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 168, and the vicarial for 176 13s. The living is a vie. * annexed to that of Hacheston, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 299. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square tower, built by William do Ufford, Earl of Suffolk, in the 14th century. It contains a carved screen and painted E. window. The register dates from 1538. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. The poet Crabbe resided for many years at Parham Lodge. PARHAM, a par. in the hund. of West Easwrith, rape of Arnndel, co. Sussex, 1 J mile W. of Storrington, its post town, 8 miles S.E. of Petworth, and 5 S.W. of Pulborough railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. There was for- merly a cell to the Abbey of Glastonbury. Mr. Napper's hounds meet here. The greater part of the land is mea- dow, pasture, and woodland. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 130, and the glebe con- tains 18 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 148. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, with a spired tower con- taining one bell. The church was repaired and the tower added in 1800. It contains a singular leaden font. Parham House, the principal residence, is of the 16th century, situated in a well-wooded park, stocked with deer. The interior comprises a large hall, a gallery 150 feet in length, in which are many choice paintings, and ancient armour and weapons. PAR-HARBOUR, a vil. in the par. of St. Blazer, co. Cornwall, 4 miles S.W. of Lostwithiel, and 5 N.E. of St. Austle. It is a subport to Fowey. The inha- bitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries, but some in the neighbouring tin and copper-mines. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 150, in the