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PEOPLETON. 193 PERRAN-UTHNOE. ether schools. Sir Humphrey Davy and Lord Ex- mouth were natives. The former willed 100 to the grammar school, upon condition of a holiday being given on each anniversary of his birth. There are several seats in the neighbourhood. Steamers go to London and to the Scilly Islands. The Penzance Gazette is published here. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday are market days. Fairs are held on the 25th March, Thursday after Trinity Sunday, 8th September, and Thursday before Advent Sunday. A regatta is held during the summer. PEOPLETON, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 3 miles N.W. of Pershore, its post town and railway station, and 8 N.W. of Wor- cester. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The soil consists principally of sand. There are collieries in the neighbourhood. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a tower containing three bells. It has recently been restored. PEOVER, or PEEVER INFERIOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Great Budworth, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 2 miles S.W. of Nether Knutsford. It is situated on the river Peover, which rises near Gawsworth, and runs 28 miles W. to the Weaver at Northwich. The village is of small extent, and wholly agricultural. Lord de Tabley is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PEOVER, NETHER, a parochial chplry. in the par. of Great Budworth, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 3 miles S.E. of Knutsford, its post town, and 5 W. of Chelford. The village is situated on the Peover Eye brook, and is chiefly agricultural. It comprises the tnshps. of Inferior and Nether Peover, Allostock, and Plumley. Peover is celebrated for its production of cheese. The soil is of a clayey and loamy nature on a subsoil of -clay and marl. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 96. The church, dedicated to St. Oswald, has a stone tower containing a clock and six bells. The church was built in the 13th century, and the tower added in 1662. It was thoroughly restored in 1852 at an outlay of 1,300. The parochial charities produce about 96 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Lord de Tabley and Sir Charles Shakerley, Bart., are lords of the manor. PEOVER, SUPERIOR, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Rostherne, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 3J miles S.E. of Knutsford, its post town, and 2J W. of Chelford railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the line of the Manchester railway, and is chiefly agricultural. It was formerly called Peure, and was given by the Conqueror to Ranulph. It com- prises the hmlts. of Over Peover and Snelson. The soil is of a sandy and loamy nature. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 100. The church, dedicated to St. Laurence, has a square tower containing three bells. The chief portion of the church was rebuilt in 1811. The north chapel contains several monuments, including one to Sir J. Mainwaring, his wife, and fifteen children, bearing date 1515. The parochial charities pro- duce about 80 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes. Peover Hall, the principal residence, is overgrown with ivy, and situated in a well- wooded park. H. Mainwaring, Esq., is lord of the manor. PEPLOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Hodnet, co. Salop, 6 miles S.W. of Market Dravton. PEPPERCOMB, a hmlt. in the par. of Parkham, co. Devon, 6 miles S.W. of Bideford. PEPPER-HALL, a hmlt. in the chplry. of South Cowton, par. of Gilling, North Riding co. York, 5 miles E. of Richmond, and 6 N. of NorthaUerton. It is situ- ated near Standard" Hill, where the Battle of the Standard was fought in 1138. The principal residence is Pepper Hall, the old seat of the Ardens. The Bedale hounds meet here. PEPPER-HARROW, or PEPER-HAROW, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Godalming, co. Surrey, 2J miles W. of Godalming, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Wey. The surface is well wooded, and about a third unenclosed. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. i'200. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was con- siderably enlarged, and a tower added, in 1826, by the late Viscount Midieton. Peper-Harow Park, the resi- dence of Viscount Midieton, contains portraits of the Brodricks, and of Charles V. by Titian. PEPPERSTOWN, or PEPPARDSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Middlethird, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1 mile N.E. of Fethard, its post town. The road from Fethard to Drangan passes through the inte- rior. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cashel, val. with Fethard 1,076, in the patron, of the bishop. Knockelly House and Brookbill are the principal resi- dences. There are the ruins of three castles and of two churches. PERFEDD, a hund. in the co. of Carmarthen, con- tains the market town of Llandovery, and the pars, of Llanddausaint or Llanthoysaint, Llanfairarybryn, Llan- gadock, Llansadwrn, Mothvey, and parts of Llandilofawr and Llandingat. PERITON, a hmlt. in the par. of Minehead, co. So- merset, 1 milo S.W. of Minehead. PERLETHORPE, or PEVERELTHORPE, a paro- chial chplry. in the par. of Edwinstowe, Hatfield div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 3 miles N. of Oiler- ton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the E. side of Thoresby Park. The inha- bitants are chiefly employed by the lord of the manor. The tnshp. contains the hmlt. of Thoresby. The demesne formerly belonged to Evelyn Duke of Kingston, whose eldest daughter, Lady Mary Wortley Montague, was born here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioe. of Lincoln, val. 100. The church is situated in the park, and was rebuilt by the Pierrepoint family. It contains several windows of ancient stained glass, and over the altar is a painting by West of " Peter denying Christ." Thoresby Hall, the seat of Earl Manvers, is situated in an extensive and well-wooded park, watered by a lake on the river Medin. The mansion, which was destroyed by fire in 1745, has been rebuilt of stone with a rustic basement and a tetrastyle portico of the Ionic order. The park is well stocked with deer and game. In 1836 an Act was passed to enable Earl Manvers to endow the chapel, and to create it a separate bnnefice. Earl Manvers is lord of the manor and sole landowner. PERMIZEN, a small bay on the N.coastof Cornwall, 2 miles W. of Padstow. It is situated in the Bristol Channel. PERRAN-ARWORTHAL, a par. in the hund. of Kerrier, co. Cornwall, 5 miles S.W. of Truro, its post town, and 3 N. of Penryn. At Perranwell is a station on the Cornwall and West Cornwall railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated at the head of Carron Creek. The par. includes the hmlt. of Perran- well, near which is an extensive arsenic manufactory, the material for which is procured from the horizontal flues of the tin roasting furnaces. The manor was formerly held by the Mohuns and Pendarves. There are extensive smelting works at Bison Bridge, and powder works employing a large number of the inhabi- tants. There is also a manufactory for blankets and carpets, and nails are made to a considerable extent. In the neighbourhood is a mineral spring, and lead, copper, and tin ores are met with, but not generally worked. There is a tram rail which runs down from Redruth. The Carron steam works are partly within this parish, in which stream gold has been found. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 150, and the vicarial for 99. The glebe consists of five acres. The living is a vie.* annexed to that of Stithians, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church is dedicated to St. Piran. The Wesleyans and Bible Christians have each a chapel. There is a mechanics' institution. J. Bassett, Esq., is lord of the manor. PERRAN-TJTHNOE, or PERRAN-UTHOE, a par. in the hund. of Penwith, co. Cornwall, 1 mile S.E. of Marazion, its post town, and 4i miles from Penzance. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on Mount's Bay, and is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Goldsithney, at which place was a