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PWLL-Y-WRACH. 264 QTJAINTON. at a considerable expense, to protect the harbour from encroachment of the sea. The town, which contains over 2,000 inhabitants, has a townhall (built in 1818), spacious assembly rooms, union poorhouse, a savings- bank, and two commercial branch banks. It is a contri- butory borough to Carnarvon in returning one member of Parliament, and is governed under the new Municipal Reform Act by a mayor, four aldermen, and twelve common councillors, with the style of the "mayor, bailiffs, and burgesses of the borough of Pwllheli." Its revenue is about 140 per annum. The Poor-law Union comprises 32 parishes. It is also the head of superinten- dent registry and new County Court districts. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the vie.* of Llannor, in the dioc. of Bangor. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was erected in 1834. There are four chapels belonging to Dissenting congregations. A good road was con- structed from this town to Porthddinllaen many years ago, under the impression that Government was going to make it a packet station for Ireland. From the heights above Denio, where the parish church is situated, there are views of the Merionethshire coast, the summits of Snowdon.the village of Llannor, with its ancient inscrip- tions, and Bodfel, where Mrs. Thrale was born. Market days are Wednesday and Saturday. Fairs are held on the 5th March, 13th May, 28th June, 19th August, 24th September, and llth November. PWLL-Y-WRACH, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Talgarth, co. Brecon, 2 miles from Talgarth, and 8 S. by W. of Hay. It is situated under Peu-cader-fawr, in the Black mountains, and near the river Llyflin. PYDER, a hund. in the co. Cornwall, contains the town of Wadebridge and the pars, of St. Agnes, St. Breock, Golan, St. Colomb Major, St. Colomb Minor, Crantock, Cubert, St. Enoder, St. Ervan, St. Eval, St. Issey, Lanhydrock, Lanivet, St. Mawgan, St. Merryn, Newlyn, Padstow, Perranzabuloe, Little Petherick, St. "Wenn, and "Withiel ; comprising an area of 103,000 acres. PYECOMBE, or PIECOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Poynings, rape of Lewes, co. Sussex, 6J miles N. of Brighton, its post town, and 2J from the Hassocks Gate railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the line of the London and Brighton railway, and on the road from Brighton to London, by way of Hixted and Cuckfield. It is shel- tered on the N. and W. by the downs. At the northern extremity of the parish is the fort of Volstonbury on the South Downs. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 321, and there are 30 acres of glebe. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. .316, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, which has been restored, is an ancient structure. There is a National school. The manor and chief part of the land belongs to the crown. In excavating for the railway, Roman urns, coins, and other remains were found. PYLE, a par. in the hund. of Newcastle, co. Glamor- gan, 6 miles N.W. of Bridgend, its post town, and 6 from Aberafon. It is a station on the South Wales railway. The village, which is small, is situated near Margam Abbey, and is famed for its good building- stone, similar to that of Rock Abbey. The Llynvi Valley tramroad has recently been formed into a rail- way. The living is a vie. with Kenvig, in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 110, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. James, contains an ancient cross. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. PYLLE, a par. in the hund. of "Whitstone, co. Somerset, 4 miles S.W. of Shepton Mallet, its post town, and 7 from Wells. It is a station on the Somerset and Dorset railway. The village, which is of small ex- tent, is situated on the ancient Fosse Way, and is wholly agricultural. The soil is of a clayey nature, with a subsoil of blue lias. The land is chiefly in pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 174, and the glebe comprises 22 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 181. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas-a-Becket, is an ancient stono structure, with a tower containing five bells. The register dates from 1691. There is a day school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Lord Portman is lord of the manor. PYRFORD, or PIRFORD, a par. in the first div. of Godley hund., co. Surrey, 2 miles N.W. of Ripley, its post town, and 3 from the Woking station on the South-Weetern Railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Wey navigation, and is wholly agricultural. The line of the London and South- Western Railway passes through the parish. The living is a vie.* annexed to the rect. of Wisley, in the dioc. of Winchester. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient structure, with a wooden spire containing one bell. There is a parochial school. The manor of PyrfOrd was granted by tiueen Elizabeth to the Wolleys, the ruins of whose mansion still exist. The Earl of Onslow is lord of the manor. PYRRDIN, a river of the co. of Brecon, rises in the mountains near Capel Colben, and unites with the Nedd, or Neath, about 1J mile above Pont-Neath- Vaughan. It has two cascades, one of 90 and the other of 40 feet. PYSCOTTWR, a feeder of the river Dothi, rises on the borders of cos. Cardigan and Carmarthen. PYSLLY-GOED, a tnshp. in ihe par. of Llanfairtal- haiarn, co. Denbigh, 4 miles S. of Abergele. PYWORTHY, a par. in the hund. of Black Tor- rington, co. Devon, 2 miles S.W. of Holsworthy, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Bude canal. In the neighbourhood are several barrows which have been opened, and in which sepul- chral urns were found. The surface is hilly, and about half the land is moor and marsh, the remainder being good arable and pasture. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 370, and the glebe comprises 185 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 360. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, has a lofty tower, containing five bells. In the interior is an arch of great antiquity. The parochial charities pro- duce about 12 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Bible Christians have each a place of worship. Q- QTJADRING, a par. in the wap. of Kirton, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, 8 miles N.W. of Spalding, its post town, and 2 S.E. of Donington. The village, which is large, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Eandyke. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1775. The living is a vie.* annexed to that of Wigtoft, in the dioc. of Lin- coln. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. The parochial charities produce about 215 per annum, of which 65 goes to Brown's school. QUAINTON, or QUINTON-MALET, a par. in the hund. of Ashendon, co. Bucks, 7 miles N.W. of Aylesbury, its post town, and the same distance from Winslow. The par., which is extensive, comprises the tnshp. of Shipton Lee and the hmlts. of Dereham and Doddershall. It lies between the two great roads which branch off from Aylesbury to Buckingham and Bir- mingham. The village is chiefly agricultural. It was formerly a market town under the Malets. Petty sions are held at the White Hart Inn. The surface ia in general level, and the soil clayey. An Act was passed in 1840 for enclosing waste lands. From Quainton Hill stone of various kinds is quarried. In the neigh- bourhood is a decayed stone cross of great antiquity. There are several mineral springs. A portion of the female inhabitants are engaged in lace-making. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 500. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains tombs of the Dormer and Pigot families, and a curious monument