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PENTRECOED. 191 PENWORTHAM. PENTRECOED, a tnshp. in the chplry. of Dudleston, par. of Ellesmere, co. Salop, 3 miles W. by N. of Elles- mero. PENTRECWN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandilofawr, hand, of Iskennen, co. Carmarthen. It is situated opposite Dynevor Caetle, on the river Teivi. PENTRE-EVAN, a hill near Newport, co. Pembroke. It is celebrated for a cromlech, 8 feet high by 18 feet long at the top. PENTIIEFELIN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llywell, co. Brecon, 11 miles W. of Brecknock. It is situated in a hilly country near the river Usk. PENTREGAER, a tnshp. in the par. of Oswestry, co. Salop, 2 miles from Oswestry. PENTRE HOBYN. See PENTROBBIN, co. Flint. PENTREVOELAS, or CAPEL-VOELAS, a par. in the hund. of Isaled, co. Denbigh, 8 miles S.E. of Llan- rwst. It is situated on a branch of the river Conway, near the falls. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of flannel. In the vicinity is Castell Coch, which was reduced by Llewelyn. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dice, of St. Asaph, val. 242. The church is an ancient structure. Near the ruins of Voelas Hall is a pillar to Llewelyn ab Sitsylt, killed in 1021. Annual fairs are held on the 18th March, 12th May, 14th August, and 20th November. PENTUEWERN, a tnshp. in the par. of Llangerniew, co. Denbigh, 5 miles N.E. of Llarirwst. PENTRICH, a par. in tho hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, 5 miles N.E. of Belper, its post town, 2J S.W. of Alfreton, and 3 W. of the Ambergate railway station. The village, which is considerable, and was formerly a market town, is situated on the road from Birmingham to Sheffield through Ripley, near tho Cromford canal tunnel and tho river Derwent. The tunnel of the Crom- ford canal is 2,966 yards in length, and in the neighbour- hood is the reservoir of tho Nottingham canal. The par. contains the chplry. of Ripley, and was formerly a demesne of tho Abbey of Darleigh. A large portion of the inhabitants are employed in the Butterley iron works, established about 1793, and in the silk mills and stone-quarries. A riot, in which several houses were destroyed, occurred here in 1817. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Lichfield, val. 135. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, is an ancient embattled edifice with a square tower containing three bells. It has several ancient monuments. There is also a district church at Ripley, tho living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 200. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. There is a parochial school. There are places of worship for Calvinists, Independents, and Unitarians. There are traces of a Roman camp on tho common, near which passed tho Icknield Street. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor. PENTRIDGE, a par. in tho hund. of Cranborne, co. Dorset, 3J miles N.V. of Cranborne, its post town, and 3J N.E. of Wimborne. The village, which is of small extent, is situated under Pentridge down, near Ackling Ditch. It is wholly agricultural. Tho par. comprises the hmlt. of East Woodyates. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-chargfc 3f 205, and the glebe com- prises 49 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of iSaruin, val. 214. Tho church, dedicated to St. Rum- bold, lias a spired tower containing four bells. Tho church was rebuilt and enlarged in 1857. The register dates from 1725. There is a school, which is partly supported by tho Earl of Shaftosbury, and partly by tho rector. The former is lord of the manor. . PENTROBB1N or PENTRE HOBYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Hawarden, hund. of Mold, co. Flint, 1 mile S.K. of Mold. It is situated on the river Alen, and contains Pen-y-Mynydd and four other limits. The in- habitants are chiefly engaged in the potteries and tile works. PKNTYCH, a hmlt. in tho par. of Kilrhedin, co. Car- marthen, 4 miles S.W. of Newcastle-in-Kmlyn. I'K.NTYRCH, a par. in the hund. of Miskin, co. Gla- morgan, 6 miles N.W. of Cardiff, its post town, and G from C'aerphilly. It is a station on the Taff-Valo rail- way. The village is situated at a bridge on the river Taff. Tho pass of Castle-Coch and tho Great Garth, 981 feet above sea level, are in tho neighbourhood. Tho inhabitants are chiefly employed in the iron and coal works. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 113. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum. PENTYRCH, a tnshp. in the par. of Llanfair-Caerei- nion, hund. of Mathrafel, co. Montgomery, 10 miles N.W. of Montgomery. It is situated under Caer Einion British camp, near the Sarn Sws Roman way. PENUCHAF, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Aberwheeler, par. of Bodfary, co. Flint, 4 miles N.E. of Denbigh. It is situated under Moel-y-gaer camp near tho river Clwyd. PENWARNE, a hmlt. in the par. of Mevagissey, co. Cornwall, 4 miles S. of St. Austle. PENWARNE, a hmlt. in the par. of Falmouth, hund. of Kerrier, co. Cornwall, 2 miles S.W. of Fulmouth. It is situated near tho river Tal. PENWERRIS, a vil. in the par. of St. Gluvias, co. Cornwall, 1 mile N.W. of Falmouth, and the like dis- tance from Penryn. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Exeter, and in the patron, of the Vicar of St. Gluvias. PEN WHERRY, a ruined cagtio on the river Stinchar, co. Ayr, Scotland, 6 miles S. of Girvan. PENWITII, a hund. in the co. of Cornwall, contains the towns of Marazion and Penzance, and the pars, of Buryan, Camborne, Crowan, St. Erth, Gulval, Gwinear, Gwithian, St. Hilary, Illogan, St. Ive's, St. Just, Lelant, St. Levan, Ludgvan, Madron, Paul, Perran-Uthnoe, Phillack, Redruth, Sancrecd, Sennen, Towednack, and Zennor, comprising together an area of 101,070 acres. It gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. of Corn- wall and dioc. of Exeter. PENWORTHAM, a par. in the hund. of Leyland, co. Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Preston, its post town. At Farington, in this parish, the London and North- Western and the Lancashire and Yorkshire railways have each a station. Tho village, which is extensive, is situated on the S.W. bank of the river Kibble. It is a petty sessions town for the hundred of Leyland, the sessions being held here alternately with Chorley, Guerdon, Leyland, and Rufford. The par. comprises tho tnshps. of Fa- rington, Longton, Howick, and Hutton. There was formerly a Benedictine priory here, founded by Warino Bussel in the reign of the Conqueror, as a cell to Eves- ham. Its revenue at tha Dissolution was 114 16s. 9rf., when the site was given to tho Fleetwoods. There are no traces of the buildings now remaining. The neigh- bourhood of the village is studded with villas. A por- tion of the inhabitants are employed in tho cotton mills. The soil is of a marshy description, with red loam in one part of the township, and marl in the other. One of tho heaviest cuttings on the line of the North Union railway was made through Penworthaiu Hill, and tho embankment of the Ribblo valley, for the same railway, was also a work of considerable labour; tho bridge carrying the line over the Ribblo is a massive structure of five semi-elliptical arches, each of 120 feet span, and the road 44 feet above the level of the stream. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 106. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square embattled tower containing six bells. The interior of the church contains some monuments of the Fleetwood and Rawstono families, also a stained window. Tho navo was rebuilt in 1856, at which period two aisles were added. The register chest and contents were de- stroyed by fire in 1857, owing to tho over-heating of the flues. There are also two district churches viz. at Faringlon and Longton, the livings of botli which are perpet. curs., val. 148 and 120 each. Tho parochial charities produce about 19 per annum. The Hutton grammar school, situated in that township, is open to all tho children of the parish free, and has a branch school in each township. This excellent school was founded by Christopher Hutton, of Little Hoole, in 1552, and has an income of .1,000 arising from lands, which, at the time of the bequest, realised only 4 13s. Gil. Tho