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PILLERTON-PRIORS. 213 PILTON. Priors annexed, in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 120. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice with a square tower containing three bells. The paro- chial charities produce about 10 per annum, which is expended in coals to the poor every Christmas. There is a National school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. The Rev. H. Mills is lord of the manor. PILLERTON-PRIORS, a par. in the Brailes div. of Kington hund., co. Warwick, 4 miles W. by S. of Kington. It was formerly a separate parish, but is now in conjunction with that of Pillerton-Hersey, from which it is distant about 1 mile to the 8. The road from Banbury to StraU'ord-on-Avon and also the Itomau Fosse Way traverse tho parish. The inhabitants aro chiefly engaged in agriculture. Pillerton-Priors for- merly belonged to Keuilworth Priory, from which cir- cumstance it received the adjunct to its name. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Pillerton-IIersey, in tho dioc. of Worcester. The church of St. Mary Magdalene was destroyed by fire in 1660, since which time the inhabitants frequent the church of Pillerton- Hersey. The churchyard contains many tombstones of great antiquity, among which are several to the Gardner family. The parochial charities consist in the interest of 30, tho bequest of Thomas Gardner, which is ex- pended in coals for the poor on New Year's Day. The North Warwickshire hounds meet here. PILLESDON. See PILSDON, co. Dorset. P1LLETH, or PWLL-LLA1TH, a par. in the hund. of Cefnllys, co. Radnor, 4 miles N.W. of Presteigne, and the same distance from Knightou. The village, which is small, is situated on tho river Lug, where Glendower took Mortimer and many other prisoners in 1482. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 59, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 113, part of which goes to Child's free school. PILLEY, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Tankersley, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Barnsley. PILLEY- WITH- WARBORNE, a tythg. in the par. of Boldre, co. Hants, 2 miles N. of Lymington. PILLING, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Gar- slang, hund. of Amounderncss, co. Lancaster, 6 miles N.W. of Garstang. Preston is its post town. The township, which is extensive, is situated near Lancaster Bay, and is wholly agricultural. Peat is dug at Pilling Moss, which partly burst in 1745. Tho village is strag- gling. The living is a perpct. cur.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 124. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was formerly situated at some distance from the village, but was rebuilt in 1731. The present edifice is a commodious structure. There is an endowed National school, founded by Robert Carter in 1710. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. PILL PRIORY, a ruin in the par. of Hubberston, co. Pembroke, at tho head of Hubberston Creek. It was founded by Adam de la Roche, and after the Dissolution was given to the Grevilles. PILL ST. GEORGE, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Easton-in-Gordano, hund. of Portbury, co. Somerset, 6 miles N.W. of Bristol. It is situated on the river Avon, and is the pilot station for the port of Bristol. The modern village is built at a short distance from the Roman station Ad Sabrinam, on the Via Julia, or Fosse Way, which passes through the chapelry. There are places of worship for Independents, Baptists, and Wes loyans. FILLTOWN, a post and market vil. and small sea- port in the par. of Fiddown, in the bar. of Iverk, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 20 miles S.S.W. of Kilkenny, and 108 from Dublin. It is situated on tho nd from Waterford to Clonmel, at the junction of tho small stream Pill with tho river Suir. The town consists principally of modern buildings. In the vicinity is the demesne of Besborough, the seat of the Ponsonby family, to whom tho place is indebted for many of its im- provements. The village contains the parish of Fid- dov.-n, a Roman Catholic chapel, market house, and chief 1'olico station. There is also a quay and a dockyard. A considerable coasting trade is carried on. The dispen- sary here is within the Carrick-on-Suir poor-law union. A collection of Irish antiquities is in the possession of Mr. Antony. PILMOUR, a junction station of the North-Easforn railway, where the Boroughbridge line branches off. PILNING, a station on the Bristol and South Wales Union section of the Great Western railway, near New Passage Ferry, over the Severn, co. Gloucester. PILNOUR WATER, a stream of the co. of Kirkcud- bright, Scotland. It rises near New Bridge of Dee, and falls into the river Cree. PILSDON, or PILLESDON, a par. in the hund. of Whitchurch-Canoniconim, co. Dorset, 5 miles S.W. of Beaminster, its post town, and 7 N. of Bridport. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated on the road from Axminster to Beaminster. At a short distance from the village is Pilsdon Pen Hill, 934 feet in height, with an oval triple-trenched camp, the top of which serves as a landmark. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 68 10., and the glebe comprises 21 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 104. The church, which is of great antiquity, was almost rebuilt in 1830. There is a parochial school for both sexes. PILSGATE, a hmlt. in the par. of Barnack, lib. of Nassaburgh, co. Northampton, 1 mile from Barnack, and 2 miles S.E. of Stamford. Tho tithes have been commuted for corn rents under an Enclosure Act ob- tained in the 39th year of George III. P1LSLEY, a tnshp. in tho par. of Edpnsor, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 2 miles N.E. of Bakewell. P1LSLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of North Wingfield, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 4 miles N. of Alf'reton. P1LSLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Chesterfield, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 6 miles S.E. of Chesterfield. PILSWORTH, a tnshp. in tho par. of Middleton, hund. of Sallord, co. Lancaster, 2J miles S.E. of Bury, and 6 W. of Rochdale. PILTANTON WATER, a stream of tho co. of Wig- town, Scotland, rises at Leswalt, and falls into Luce Bay at Glenluce. P1LTON, a par. chiefly in the hund. of Whitstone, but partly in that of Glaston-Twelve-Hides, co. Somer- set, 3 miles S.W. of Shepton-Mallet, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Wells. The village, which is irregularly built, is situated on the Fosse Way, and on the turnpike road leading to Glastonbury. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The par. comprises the hmlts. of East and West Compton, Ham, and Westholme, and was a grange to Glastonbury Abbey. This parish is cele- brated for its cheese, which is chiefly made in the hamlets of East and West Compton ; cider is also made in largo quantities, and there is an extensive brewery of long standing. A large portion of tho land is in pasture, with some good arable interspersed. There are quarries of good building-stone. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 245, and tho vicarial for 185. The glebe comprises 29 acres. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 300, in tho patron, of the bishop. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary, or, according to others, to St. John the Baptist, has a square embattled tower containing six bells. Part of it was built in the reign of Edward III., but other poi lions are of later date. The church has an E. window, and contains a piscina, a carved pulpit with canopy bearing date 1618, and monuments and brasses of great antiquity. The chancel has been recently restored. There is also a district church at North- Wootton, the living of which is a perpet. cur. * with the cur. of Worminster annexed, val. 300, in the patron, of the vicar. There are various charities of small amount. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Bible Christians have each a place of worship. Westholme, Burford, Perridge House, and Springfield House are the principal residences. W. H. P. G. Langton, Esq., is the lord of the manor. A fair is held on the Monday following the 10th September.