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PLASHETTS AND TYNEHEAD. 220 PLEMONSTALL. PLASHETTS AND TYNEHEAD, a tnshp. in the par. of Falstone, N.W. div. of Tindalo ward, co. North- umberland, 10 miles N.W. of Bellingham. At Plash- etts is a station, on the Border Counties branch of the North British railway. The township, which is ex- tensive, is situated on the river North Tyne. The sur- face is of a hilly nature, abounding in game. The houses are much scattered, and the inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries. The township extends to the border of Scotland. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. PLASTOW. See PLAISTOW, cos. Essex and Sussex. PLATT, a chplry. in the par. and hund. of Wrotham, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 5 miles N.E. of Sevenoaks, its post town. It is situated under the chalk hills, near the line of the London and South Eastern railway. The land is partly in hop grounds. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 400, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. A National school for both sexes was erected here in 1845. PLATT-BRIDG-Ej a station on the Manchester and Wigan section of the London and North Western rail- way, about 1 J mile from Wigan. PLAWSKETTS. See PLASHETTS, co. Northumber- land. PLAWSWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Chester- Ic-stueet, middle div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 2j miles S. of Chester-le-Street, and 3J N. of Durham. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Durham and Newcastle road. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Nettleworth, at which place is a coal mine. The Methodists of the New Connexion have a place of worship, with a Sunday-school adjoining. South Hill is the principal residence. PLAXTOL, a chplry. inthepar. andhund. ofWrotham, lathe of Aylesibrd, co. Kent, 4 miles E. of Sovcnoaks, its post town, 6 N. of Tunbridge, and 5 S.W. of Wrotham. It is situated under the chalk hills, near the line of the South Eastern railway. The living is a perpet. cur.,* val. 400, in the patron, of the arch- bishop. Tho church is an ancient edifice. PLAYDEN, a par. in the hund. of Goldspur, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, three-quarters of a mile N. of Kye, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated at the confluence of the military canal, with the river Rother, and is included within the parliamentary borough of Kye. It had anciently a cell to Westminster Abbey, called St. Bartholomew's hos- pital. A portion of the land is in hop grounds. Tho surface is varied with hill and dale, and from the village, which appears once to have been more extensive than at present, a view is commanded of the sea and the surround- ing country. The living is a rect. annexed to that of East Guildford, in the dioc. of Chichester. The church, dedi- cated to St. Michael, is situated on Playden-height, with a central tower between the nave and chancel, sur- mounted by a lofty shingled spire, which serves as a landmark at sea. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. PLAYFORD, a par. in the hund. of Carlford, co. Suffolk. 5 miles N.E. of Ipswich, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Woodbridge. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Deben, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is of a productive nature. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 79. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower containing three bells. The church con- tains a brass of Sir J. Felbrigg, bearing date 1400. In the churchyard is an obelisk, erected in 1857 to Mr. Clarkson, the strenuous and successful opposer of the slave trade. There are day and Sunday schools. Play- ford Hall, the principal residence, is an ancient moated mansion. The Marquis of Bristol is lord of the manor and chief landowner. PLEALEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Pontesbury, co. Salop, 5 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. At Plealey Road is a station on . the Shrewsbury and Minsterley branch of the London and North-Western railway. PLEAN, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of St. Ninian's, co. Stirling, Scotland, 5 miles S.E. of Sterling. PLEAN MUIR, a Til. in the par. of St. Ninian's, co. Stirling, 4 miles S. by E. of Stirling. It is situated near the " Links of Forth," and has an extensive colliery. PLEASINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Blackburn, lower div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Blackburn. It is a station on the Lan- cashire and Yorkshire railway. The village, which is of small extent and irregularly built, is situated on a height. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agri- culture. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, called Plcasington Priory, and dedicated to SS. Mary and John ; it was erected at an outlay of 20,000, defrayed by the late John Francis Butler, Esq., and was opened in 1819. There is an endowed free school. Pleasington Hall and Feniscowles Hall are the principal residences. J. B. Bowden, Esq., is lord of the manor. ' PLEASLEY, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Scars- dale, co. Derby, 3 miles N.W. of Mansfield, its post town, and 9 S.E. of Chesterfield. It is situated on the road from Nottingham to Chesterfield, and on the river Meden. The land is chiefly arable, but there are 300 acres of woodland and plantation. The soil is good, upon a substratum of limestone. The par. comprises the vils. of Stoney Houghton, and Shirebrook. The village, which appears once to have been of more im- portance than at present, is a decayed market town, the cross still standing, and has a mechanics' institute and library. There are two extensive cotton mills at Pleasley Vale, which employ a large number of hands. In the park adjoining the cotton-mills is a large enclosure, with a double vallum and entrenchment, two sides of which are secured by natural precipices, and is evidently a Saxon work. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichlield, val. 493. Tho church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient stone edifice, with a cracked tower, caused by the shock of an earthquake, which was felt over a great part of the midland counties on 17th March, 1816. In the churchyard is a yowtree of great antiquity. There is also a district church at Shire- brook, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. i'90. The parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. There is a village school for both sexes ; also a Sunday- school. The Methodists meet in the Sunday-school. Fairs are held on the 6th May and 29th October. PLEASLEY HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Mansfield, N. div. of Broxtow wap., co. Nottingham. It is situated near the Mansfield cotton- works, and lias on it a double- ditched camp. PLEBERSTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Gowran, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.E. ot Thoniastown. It is about 1J mile in length, and the same in breadth. The surface, which lies along the river Nore, consists of a very fair soil. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Ossory, united to the benefice of Burnchurch, joint val. 700, in the patron, of the crown. Coolmore House is the chief seat. PLEDGDON, a hmlt. in the par. of Henham, hund. of Clavering, co. Essex, U mile S.E. of Henham, 3 miles E. by N. of Stansted-Mouiit Fitchet, and 6 N.E. of Bishop Stortford. It is situated on rising ground, and was a village in Edward the Confessor's time. PLED WICK, a hmlt. in the par. of Sandall Magna, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Wakefield. PLEMONSTALL, or PLEMSTALL, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, 4 miles N.E. of Chester, its post town. It is situated on a branch of the river Mersey, and contains the tnshps. of Hoolo, Mickle Trafford, Bridge Trafford, and Pickton. During the siege of Chester in the parliamentary war of the 17th century, Trafford was held for the king by Sir William Brereton. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 360, and the glebe comprises acres. The living is a don. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 389. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, the tower of which was rebuilt in 1826. The church stands in the township of Mickle Trafford. There is a National school for both sexes.