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PURLEY HOUSE. 262 PUTNEY. pa De near the line of the Great "Western railway. It is chiefly agricultural. The greater portion of the land is arable, with some pasture and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 300, and the glebe com- prises 48 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 281. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is situated about a mile distant from the village. PUELEY HOUSE, an old seat in the par. of Croy- don, co. Surrey, 2 miles S. of Croydon. It occupies the site of an earlier mansion once occupied by President Bradshaw, and subsequently by Home Tooke, while writing his " Diversions of Purley." PURL WELL, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Batley, and r. of Dewsbury, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N. of ewsbury. and 5 N.W. of Wakefield. PURPLE MOUNTAIN, a lofty summit in the middle lake of Killarney, co. Kerry, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Killarney. PURSE-CAUNDLE. See CAUNDLE PURSE, co. Dorset. PURSLOW, a hund. in the co. of Salop, contains the divs. of Bishop's Castle and Stow, comprising an area of 64,320 acres. PURSLOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Chmbury, in the above hund., co. Salop, 5 miles S.E. of Bishop's Castle. PURSTON, a hmlt. in the pars, of King's Button and Newbottle, co. Northampton, 5 miles N.W. of Brackley. PURSTON-JAGLIN, a. tnshp. in the par. of Fea- therstone, upper div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Pontefract. It is a station on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Wakefield and Pontefract road, and is chiefly agricultural. PURT, a vil. in the bar. of Tirhugh, co. Donegal, Ireland, 1 mile from Ballyshannon, of which it is a suburb, and 11 miles S.W. of Donegal. It is situated near the mouth of the river Erne, which is here crossed by the fourteen-arched bridge connecting this village with the town of Ballyshannon. PURT, a ruined castle in the par. of Abbeyfeale, bar. of Glenquin, co. Limerick, Ireland, 36 miles S.W. of Limerick. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Allaghaum and Feale, and was once a stronghold of the Geraldines. PURT HEN, a stream of the co. of Brecon. See PYRKDIN. PUKTON, a par. in the huud. of Highworth, co. Wilts, 6 miles N.V. of Swindon, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Wootton Bassett. It is a station on the Chel- tenham branch of the Great Western railway. The village is situated on an eminence near the Wilts and Berks canal, and is chiefly agricultural. Red-street, in this parish, js the site of a battle between the royalists and parliamentarians. At a short distance from the village are traces of a double-ditched Danish camp. The par. includes the hmlt. of Braydon, once a forest, but disafforested in the 6th of Charles II. The Cricklade union poorhouse is situated in this parish. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 690. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a commo- dious structure with two towers, one of which is crowned with a lofty spire, and contains five bells. The interior of the church contains monuments to the families of Ashley Cooper and Maskelyne. The parochial charities produce about 97 per annum, of which 17 goes to Stephen's school. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Dr. Maskelyne, the Astronomer Roval, was buried here in 1811. PURTON, a'tythg. in the par. of Lydney, co. Glou- cester, 3 miles N.W. of Berkeley. There is a ferry over the Severn sands. PUSEY, a par. in the hund. of Ganfield, co. Berks, 5 miles E. by N. of Great Faringdon, its post town, and 12 from Oxford. The village, which is of small extent, is situated in the vale of White Horse, on the river Ock. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. Pusey was the Saxon Pefesige, and was held under a grant from Canute by the Puseys, one of whom, Charles Pusey, recovered the manor in Chancery, before Lord Chan- cellor Jeffreys, by production in court of the identical horn entrusted to his ancestors by Canute the Great, above 700 years before. The horn is that of an ox, and is of a dark brown colour, 2 feet in length, and upon it is the inscription, " Kyng Knowd gave Willyam Pewse Thys horn to hold by thy Lond." It was perhaps used for drinking, or more probably as a hunting horn. The old Berkshire hounds have a meet in this parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 173, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains a marble monument to J. Allen Pusey, and a singular epitaph to Lady O'Loonry, grandniece of Burke, who went by the name of " Sublime." The church was rebuilt by J. Allen Pusey about 1754. Buck- land House and Pusey House are the principal resi- dences. PUTFORD, EAST, a par. in the hund. of Shebbear, co. Devon, 9 miles W. of Great Torrington, its post town. It is situated on the river Torridge. The vil- lage is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Buckland-Brewer, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church is an ancient stone struc- ture, with stained-glass windows. It contains several ancient monuments and brasses. The register is of early date. The trustees of the late Lord Rolle are lords of the manor and principal landowners. PUTFORD, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Black Torrington, co. Devon, 8 miles N.E. of Holsworthy, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Great Torrington. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the river Torridge, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is of a clayey and loamy nature, with a subsoil of clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 195, and the glebe comprises 70 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 186. The church is an ancient cruciform structure, with a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. The Wesleyans and Bible Christians have each a place of worship. William May, Esq., is lord of the manor. PUTLEY, a par. in the hund. of Greytree, co. Here- ford, 5 miles W. of Ledbury, its post town. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is situated to the S. of the road leading from Ledbury to Hereford. The in- habitants are chiefly agricultural. The soil is of a heavy nature, but very fertile. Hops are grown in this parish. A hard clay stone is quarried for the repair of the roads. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 110, and the glebe comprises 20 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 118, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church has a square em- battled tower containing three bells. The church is partly enveloped in ivy. The churchyard contains a cross of great antiquity. The parochial charities pro- duce about 5 per annum. Putley Court, a modern mansion, is the principal residence. Major Stock is lord of the manor and principal landowner. PUTLEY, a tnshp. in the par of Woolhope, hund. of Greytree, co. Hereford, 6 miles S.W. of Ledbury. PUTLOE, a tythg. in the par. of Standish, hund. of Whitstone, co. Gloucester, 5 miles S. of Gloucester. It is situated on the road from Gloucester to Bristol. PUTNEY, a par. and post town in the W. div. of Brixton huud.', co. Surrey, 4 miles from Hyde Park Corner, and 6 S.W. of St. Paul's. It has a station on the Richmond and Windsor railway. Steamboats ply to and from London during the summer season. It is a suburban district of the metropolis, situated on the S. bank of the river Thames, opposite Fulham. The par. contains the hmlt. of Roehampton. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as fttlelei, and was subsequently called Puttenheath, since contracted into its present name. During the civil war in the reign of Charles I. it was fortified by the Earl of Essex, and in 1647 it became the headquarters of Cromwell's army, while the king was prisoner at Hampton Court. An ancient ferry over the Thames at this place is mentioned ia