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PUCKAUN. 259 PUDSE*. and the glebe comprises 64 acres. The living is a per- pet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a square embattled tower containing six bells. The church underwent a thorough repair in 1860, but in the follow- ing year a part of the roof and summit was destroyed by lightning. The register dates from 1569. The charities consist in the interest of 500 for apprenticing boys of the parish. There are parochial and Sunday schools. The Wesleyans and Calvinists have each a place of worship. E. L. Popham, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PUCKAUN, a post-office vil. in the par. of Killo- diernan, in the bar. of Lower Ormond, co. Tipperary, prov. of Minister, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Nenagh. It stands at the head of Lough Derg, and contains a police station and a Roman Catholic chapel. PUCKERIUGE, a hmlt. in the pars, of Standon and Braughin, co. Herts, 6 miles N.E. of Ware, and 9 N. by E. of Hertford. It is situated on the ancient way E'rmine Street. According to Tanner, a free chapel with a chantry existed here in the reign of Edward II. PUCKINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Abdick, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.E. of Ilminster, its post town, and 6 W. of the Hartock station on the Yeovil branch of the Bristol and Exeter railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Isle, and is chiefly agricultural. The soil is clay, with a subsoil of limestone. The par. includes the hmlt. of Little Puckington. The living is a rect.* in the dioo. of Bath and Wells, val. 234. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a tower containing a clock and five bells. The register dates from 1693. The church was restored in 1857. There is a day school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school held in the church schoolroom. Lord Portman is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PUCKLECHURCH, a hund. in the co. of Gloucester, contains the pars, of Abson, Cold Ashton, Pucklechurch, Siston, and Westerleigh, comprising an area of 12,250 acres. PUCKLECHURCH, a par. in the above hund., co. Gloucester, 8 miles N.E. of Bristol, its post town, and 2 E. of the Mangotsneld railway station. It is situated near the line of the Bristol and Gloucester railway, and contains the hmlt. of Shortwood. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and in the collieries. The soil is of a loamy description, with a subsoil of clay and rock. The village, which is considerable, was formerly a market town. At this place was a palace of the Saxon kings, in which Edmund the Elder was stabbed by Leolf, a robber, in 946. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 765 8., and there are about 60 acres of glebe. The living is a vie.* with the curs, of Abson, Wick, and Westerleigh annexed, in the dioc. of Glou- cester and Bristol, val. 765, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas- a-Becket, is an ancient stone structure with a square tower containing six bells. The church has been partly restored. The parochial charities produce about 65 per annum, of which 53 goes to Berrow's school. There is a National school for both sexes. There are places of worship for the Independents and Wesleyans. rhe Earl of Radnor is lord of the manor. PUDDING-NORTON, a par. in the hund. of Gallow, co. Norfolk, 1 i mile S. of Fakenham, its nearest railway station and post town. The parish is inconsiderable, and contains only a few farmhouses. The living is a in the dioc. of Norwich. The church has long been in ruins. PUDDINGTON, or PODDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Willoy, co. Bedford, 5 miles from Welling- its post town, and 4 N. of Harrold. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Hinwick. The soil is chiefly a strong loam, intermixed with clay. There ia a petrifying spring, and small shells and fossils are found in the gravel pits. Canary birds are found to live tun in awild state. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1765. The living is a vie.* VOL. III. in the dioc. of Ely, ral. 134. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, has a spired tower containing a clock and four bells. The church has been recently thoroughly restored. The interior contains some brasses, one of which is to J. Howard, bearing date 1518, also a monu- ment to General Livesay, at whose expense the church was erected. There is a National school. Hiuwick House and Hinwick Hall are the principal residences. S. L. Orlebar, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PUDDINGTON, or PODINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Witheridge, co. Devon, 7 miles N. by W. of Crediton, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Tiverton. The village, which ia of small extent, is situated near the river Credy, and ia chiefly agricultural. The soil con- sists of loam upon a subsoil of clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 131, and there are 81 acres of glebe. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 136. The church, dedicated to St. Bar- tholomew, or St. Thomas-a-Becket, is an ancient stone structure with a tower containing three bells. The Presbyterians have a place of worship. The landowners are lords of the manor. PUDDINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Burton, higher div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester, 1 miles N.W. of Chester, and 3 S. of Sutton railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Dee, and is wholly agricultural. In the neigh- bourhood is an ancient moated mansion, which has been converted into a farm dwelling. There is a place of worship for the Roman Catholics. Puddington Hall is situated in the midst of well-wooded grounds. PUDDLEDOCK, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Lawrence, Isle of Thanet and lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles from Ramsgate. PUDDLE-MILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Church- Knowle, hund. of Hasilor, co. Dorset, 3 miles S. of Wareham. PUDDLESTONE, a par. in the hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 6 miles N.E. of Leominster, its post town, and 16 from Hereford. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the N. of the turnpike road from Leominster to Worcester. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricultural pursuits. The soil consists of clay and loam. The par. includes the tnahps. of Whyle and Brockmanton. The living is a rect. * with Whyle, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 276. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a tower containing four bella. The church has been thoroughly restored and enlarged. There ia a National school for both sexes. Puddlestone Court ia a modern mansion. Hops are grown in the parish. Elias Chad wick, Esq., is lord of the manor. PUDLICOTT, a hmlt. in the par. of Shorthampton, co. Oxford, 4 miles S.W. of Chipping-Norton, on the river Evenlode. PUDSEY, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Cal- verley, wap. of Morley, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S. of Leeda, its post town, 4 E. of Bradford, and half a mile from the Stanningley station, on the Leeds and Bradford railway. Thia place is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as Podechesaie, and at that time be- longed to the Calverley family, by whom the manor was sold in the reign of Edward II. to an ancestor of the Milners. The township, which ia extensive, is situated on the brow of a lofty acclivity rising from the valley of Airedale. A large number of its inhabitants are em- ployed in the woollen manufacture, which is carried on to a considerable extent, and is the staple trade of the town. The tnshp. comprises the vil. of Fullneck, with part of Stanningley and the hmlt. of Tyersall. The town formerly consisted of only a few scattered hamlets, but now forms one of the most extensive clothing towna in the West Riding. It is well lighted with gas, and has a bank and mechanics' institute. On the banks of the small stream which flows through the valley below the town are numeroua scribbling and fulling-mills, and various establishments for dyeing the wool used in the factories. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 300, in the patron, of the Vicar of Calverley.