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PINEHAM. 215 PIPEWELL. branch canal. The inhabitants are engaged in the neighbouring coal and iron-mines. PINEHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Whitfield, hand, of Bewsborough, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 3 miles N. of Dover. PINFOLD, a tythg. in the par. of Sherborne, co. Dorset, 2 miles from Sherborne. PINHOE, a par. in the hund. of Wonted, co. Devon, 2J miles N.E. of Exeter, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Exeter to Bristol, and is chiefly agricultural. It was burnt by the Danes in 1001, after their victory over Ethelred. There is a prospect from Beacon Hill, on the summit of which are several residences. The soil con- sists for the most part of clay intermixed with sand. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 235, and the vicarial for one of 265. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 227, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone structure, with an embat- tled tower containing four bells. The interior of the church contains a carved pulpit and oak screen. In the churchyard is a largo cross, resting on a pedestal. The parochial charities produce about X42 per annum. Bishop Conybeare was a native of this parish. Lord Poltimore is lord of the manor. PINKIE HOUSE, a demesne in the par. of Inveresk, CO. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1 mile from Musselburgh, and 6 miles E. of Edinburgh. It is situated near the mouth of the river Esk, above the Frith of Forth, and came from the Abbots of Dunfermline to the Setons in the reign of James VI., and now belongs to Sir A. Hope, Bart. It was hero that the Duke of Somerset defeated the Scots in 1547. PINKNEYS GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Bray, co. Berks, 2 miles N.W. of Maidenhead. PINLEY, or PINDLEY, a tnshp. in the pare, of Clavendon and Eowington, Henley div. of the hund. of Barlichway, co. Warwick, 4 miles E. of Henley-in- Arden, and 4 W. of Warwick. It is situated near Pinley Green.and adjoins the villageof Whitley. At a farmhouse in the neighbourhood are the ruins of a Benedictine nunnery, founded by R. de Pilardinton, in the reign of Henry I. Its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at 27 14. Id. PINNALS, an ext. par. lib. in the hund. of Spar- kenhoe, co. Leicester, 1^ mile N. of Atherstone. PINNER, a par. and post town in the hund. of Gore, co. Middlesex, 2J miles N.W. of Harrow, and 12J from London. It is a station on the London and Birming- ham railway. The village is situated near a feeder of the Colne river, and on the high road to Buckingham- shire. It was formerly part of Harrow, and had a weekly market by grant of Edward III., under the Archbishops of Canterbury, who had a moated seat at Headstone. The land is partly in common, with pas- ture. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Canons of Christ Church, Oxford. The living is a perpet. cur." with the cur. of All Saints annexed, in the dioc. of London, val. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Harrow. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a flint structure, erected in 1321. It contains an octangular font, and tombs of lawyers Clitherow and Shower of Pinner Hill. The parochial charities produce about 41 per annum. Miss Howard's college for widows of navy and army officers and clergy- men is situated in the village, and is of recent erection. Here is also the commercial travellers' school, founded in 1846, and opened by his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort in 1855. It is entirely supported by voluntary contributions. Pinner Place was formerly the seat of J. Z. Holwell, Governor of Bengal, who died here in 1798, having been one of the survivors con- fined in the Black Hole of Calcutta. PINNOCK, ST. a par. in the hund. of West, co. Cornwall, 4 miles b.W. of Liskeard, its post town, and 6 E. of Lostwithiel. The village, which is small and chiefly agricultural, is situated on the great western road from Plymouth to Truro and Falmouth. There is a silver and lead mine at Herotsfoot, which, after having been abandoned for some years, has recently been re- opened. Stone of good quality for building is quarried. The soil is light, and rather barren, resting upon a sub- soil of rock. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 285, and the glebe consists of about 30 acres. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 285. The church is an ancient stone structure, with a tower containing four bells. There are chapels for Bible Christians and Calvinistic Methodists, also a free school and a Sunday-school, the last in connexion with the church. PINNOCK- WITH-HYDE, a tnshp. and hmlt. in the par. of Didbrook, lower div. of Kiitsgate hund., co. Gloucester, 4 miles E. of Winchcomb. It was formerly a distinct parish, but has now only three or four farm- houses. The living is a rect. annexed to the vie. of Didbrook, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol. There is no church. PINVIN, a chplry. in the par. of St. Andrew, upper div. of the hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 1^ mile N. of Pershoro, its post town, and 4 miles S.W. of Spetchley railway station. It is a station on the Oxford, Wor- cester, and Wolverhampton railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Avon, and is wholly agricultural. The soil consists principally of clay. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1776. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. * of St. Andrew, in the dioc. of AVor- cester. The church is an ancient structure, with a tower containing one bell. PINXTON, a par. in the hund. of Scarsdalo, co. Derby, 3^ miles S.E. of Alfreton, its post town, and 6 S.W. of ^Mansfield. It has a station on the Erwash Valley railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated at the conjunction of the Erwash and Crom- ford canals, near which a considerable village, called New Pinxton, has arisen. There are extensive collieries, also a nail manufactory. The land is chiefly in pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-chargo of 228, and the glebe comprises 40 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 293. The church, dedicated to St. Helena, has an ancient tower. The interior of the church contains tablets of the Coke family. The church stands on an eminence in the centre of the parish. The parochial charities produce about o per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have two places of worship. Brook Hill Hall, the principal residence, is situated in the midst of pleasure grounds. D'Ewes Coke, Esq., is lord of the manor. PIODE, a hmlt. in the par. of Llandebie, co. Car- marthen, 4 miles S. of Llandilofawr. PIPE-CUM-LYDE, a par. in the hund. of Grims- worth.co. Hereford, 2J miles N. of Hereford, its post- town, and 1J mile from the river Lugg. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the turnpike road leading from Hereford to Leominster and Shrews- bury. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture. The land is partly in hop grounds. The soil is of a clayey and gravelly nature. Stone is quarried for building purposes. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 150, and the vicarial for 240 ; the appropriate glebe comprises 42 acres. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 260, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient stone structure with a square tower, crowned with a wooden spire, and containing four bells. The interior of the church contains several marble monuments. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a free school, entirely supported by the vicar. PIPEHILL. a tnshp. in the par. of St. Michael, city of Lichfield, S. div. of the hund. of Offlow, co. Stafford, 2 miles S.W. of Lichfield. PIPERHALL, a hmlt. in the par. of Kingarth, co. Bute, Scotland, 5 miles S. of Rothesay. PIPEWELL, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Roth- well, oo. Northampton, 6 miles N.W. of Kettering. Hera