Peopleton (St. Michael)
PEOPLETON (St. Michael), a parish, in the union,
and Upper division of the hundred, of Pershore, Pershore and E. divisions of the county of Worcester,
3½ miles (N.) from Pershore; containing 316 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the road from Worcester to Evesham, and consists of 1471a. 3r. 15p. of a
productive soil; two-thirds of the land are arable, and
the rest pasture. The living is a rectory, valued in the
king's books at £11. 10.; net income, £147; patron
and incumbent, the Rev. George Dineley.
Peover Inferior
PEOVER INFERIOR, a township, in the parish of
Great Budworth, union of Altrincham, hundred
of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester,
3 miles (S. by W.) from Knutsford; containing 104
inhabitants. It comprises 256 acres, the soil of which
is partly clay and partly sand.
Peover, Nether
PEOVER, NETHER, a chapelry, in the parish of
Great Budworth, union and hundred of Northwich,
S. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles (S. by W.)
from Knutsford; containing 248 inhabitants. The township comprises 850 acres, of the same quality of soil as
Peover Inferior. The living is a perpetual curacy; net
income, £110; patron, Lord de Tabley. The chapel is
dedicated to St. Oswald. A school is endowed with
land, purchased with £400 bequeathed by the Rev.
Richard Cumberbach in 1720, and producing £50 per
annum.
Peover Superior
PEOVER SUPERIOR, a chapelry, in the parish of
Rosthern, union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles
(S. S. E.) from Knutsford; containing 580 inhabitants.
The township comprises 1251 acres, of which 23 are
common or waste: the prevailing soil is sand and clay;
the surface is level, and the cultivation is for dairy purposes. The seat of the Mainwaring family is here. The
living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £92; patron,
Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart.; appropriators, the Dean and
Canons of Christ-Church Oxford. The chapel is dedidicated to St. Lawrence. There is a place of worship
for Wesleyans. A school, built about 1730, has an
endowment of £10 a year.
Peper-Harow (St. Nicholas)
PEPER-HAROW (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
union of Hambledon, First division of the hundred of
Godalming, W. division of Surrey, 3 miles (W.) from
Godalming; containing 140 inhabitants. It comprises
1516a. 4p., of which 354 acres are arable, 330 pasture,
130 woodland, and 600 waste. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 7. 6.,
and in the patronage of Viscount Midleton: the tithes
have been commuted for £155, and there are 61½ acres
of glebe. The church is picturesquely situated in PeperHarow Park, which contains some very fine timber, and
is watered by the river Wey; the building was considerably enlarged, and a handsome tower erected, in
1826, by the late viscount.
Periton
PERITON, a hamlet, in the parish of Minehead,
union of Williton, hundred of Carhampton, W. division of Somerset; containing 51 inhabitants.
Perlethorpe
PERLETHORPE, a chapelry, in the parish of Edwinstowe, union of Southwell, Hatfield division of
the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county
of Nottingham, 2¼ miles (N. by W.) from Ollerton;
comprising 4127 acres. The village is small, and situated on the east side of Thoresby Park, within which
a great part of the chapelry is included. Thoresby was
the seat of Evelyn, Duke of Kingston, whose eldest
daughter, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, was born here:
the mansion, which was destroyed by fire in 1745, and
rebuilt, is now the seat of Earl Manvers, and is a fine
structure of stone, with a rustic basement, and a tetrastyle portico of the Ionic order. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Earl; net income, £100.
The chapel is a very handsome edifice, erected by one of
the Pierrepoint family, upon the site of a former one;
the windows exhibit both ancient and modern specimens
of stained glass, and over the altar is a painting, by
West, of Peter denying Christ.
Perran-Arworthal (St. Peran)
PERRAN-ARWORTHAL (St. Peran), a parish, in
the union of Falmouth, E. division of the hundred of
Kerrier, W. division of Cornwall, 3 miles (N.) from
Penryn; containing 1755 inhabitants. This parish,
which comprises about 1250 acres, is pleasantly situated,
and in many parts the scenery is highly picturesque:
Perran Vale is finely wooded, and watered by a stream
abounding with excellent trout; and at Bisson is an
ancient bridge of five arches, over the river Carnon,
which flows through the parish. Near Perran-Will is
an extensive manufactory of arsenic. Lead, copper,
and tin ores are occasionally procured in the parish,
and at Bisson-Bridge is a smelting-house; the making
of nails is carried on to a considerable extent, and there
is a large blanket and carpet manufactory. The Carnon
stream-works are partly within the parish, in which
stream gold has been found. The living is a vicarage,
annexed to that of Stithians: the great tithes have been
commuted for £150, and the small for £99; there is a
glebe of 4 acres. Here are places of worship for Bryanites and Wesleyans.
Perran-Uthnoe (St. Peran)
PERRAN-UTHNOE (St. Peran), a parish, in the
union of Penzance, hundred of Penwith, W. division
of Cornwall, 1½ mile (S. E.) from Marazion; containing 1438 inhabitants. This parish, which comprises
1127a. 2r. 36p., whereof 50 acres are common or waste,
is bounded on the south by Mount's bay, and intersected
by the roads from Falmouth and Truro to Penzance.
It is said that a chapel was founded here about 460 by
St. Kyran or Pyran, an Irishman, contemporary with
St. Patrick. The South Wheal Neptune copper-mine,
under the sea, and the St. Peran tin-mine, afford employment to a part of the population; and stone is
quarried for building. At Gold-Sithney, a large fair for
cattle, coarse cloths, hardware, &c., is held on the 5th
of August. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £17. 11. 5½., and in the patronage of the
Dowager Lady Carrington: the tithes have been commuted for £290, and there are about 17 acres of glebe,
exclusive of gardens. The church, which is surmounted
by a tower, contains several monuments. A chapel in
Gold-Sithney, dedicated to St. James, and long in a
dilapidated state, has been lately taken down. There
are places of worship for Methodists.
Perran-Wharf
PERRAN-WHARF, partly in the parish of PerranArworthal, and partly in that of Mylor, union of
Falmouth, E. division of the hundred of Kerrier,
W. division of Cornwall, 5 miles (S. S. W.) from Truro.
This place is situated on a branch of the river Fal, and
in a fertile vale, finely wooded, and thickly studded
with pleasing villas. The new road from Truro to
Falmouth passes through the village; and a railroad,
communicating with the Redruth and Gwennap mines,
has been constructed to the wharf, for facilitating the
conveyance of mineral and other produce. A considerable trade is carried on in coal, lime, and slates, and in
timber from Canada and Norway. Here is also a large
foundry for the manufacture of steam-engines.
Perranzabuloe, or Perran-in-the-Sand (St. Peran)
PERRANZABULOE, or Perran-in-the-Sand (St.
Peran), a parish, in the union of Truro, W. division
of the hundred of Pyder and of the county of Cornwall, 7 miles (W. N. W.) from St. Michael; containing
3161 inhabitants. This parish comprises 10,995 acres,
of which 3404 are common or waste land; it is situated
on the shore of the Bristol Channel, and includes the
small harbour of Perran-Porth, to which belong several
seans that are employed in the pilchard-fishery off the
coast. The beach is a firm smooth sand, well adapted
for sea-bathing, and is much frequented for that purpose. The western portion of the parish is very populous, and inhabited chiefly by miners, who live in detached cottages thickly scattered over the commons;
the vicinity abounds in mines of tin, copper, lead, and
zinc. A fair is held on Easter-Tuesday, sometimes at
Millingy, and sometimes at Penhallow, in the parish.
The living is a discharged vicarage, with that of St.
Agnes annexed, valued in the king's books at £24; net
income, £419; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and
Chapter of Exeter. The great tithes of Perranzabuloe
have been commuted for £395, and the vicarial for £265.
The ancient church was collegiate for a dean and canons
in the time of Edward the Confessor, and had the privilege of sanctuary; it was overwhelmed by the sand, as
was another subsequently erected. A third church was
built near the village of Lambourn, and consecrated in
1805; it is a cruciform structure, with a tower, and is
capable of accommodating 500 persons. There is a place
of worship for Wesleyans. Near Lambourn is St. Peran's
well, to which miraculous efficacy was formerly attributed in the cure of diseases; and about a mile and a
half from the well is St. Peran's Round, one of the
ancient Cornish amphitheatres, for the celebration of
games and sports; besides which, there are several old
earthworks in the parish.
Perrivale
PERRIVALE, a parish, in the union of Brentford,
hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex, 3¼ miles
(S. by E.) from the town of Harrow; containing 46 inhabitants. It is on the bank of the Brent river, a short
distance from the Paddington canal; and comprises 627
acres, of which 34 are common or waste. The living is
a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at
£6. 13. 4., and in the patronage of Lady T. Croft; net
income, £185.
Perrot, North (St. Martin)
PERROT, NORTH (St. Martin), a parish, in the
union of Yeovil, hundred of Houndsborough, Berwick, and Coker, W. division of Somerset, 3 miles
(E.) from Crewkerne; containing 431 inhabitants. The
parish is separated from Dorsetshire by the river Parret,
from which it takes its name. A good description of
stone, applicable to building purposes, is found; and
sailcloth, girth-web, and twine are manufactured. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£9. 18. 1¼.; patron and incumbent, the Rev. Henry
Hoskins: the tithes have been commuted for £300, and
the glebe comprises 44 acres. The church is a cruciform
structure, erected about the period of Henry VII., with
a plain tower supported by four enriched arches; an
altar-piece has lately been put up, from the chisel of
Westmacott, jun., in alto-relievo, representing the Last
Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. Part of a moat and
bridge, still remaining, denotes that a fortified building
once stood here.
Perrot, South (St. Mary)
PERROT, SOUTH (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Beaminster, hundred of Beaminster-Forum,
and Redhone, Bridport division of Dorset, 4¼ miles
(N. by W.) from Beaminster; containing 387 inhabitants. It consists of 1451a. 2r. 28p., and is situated on
the road from Dorchester to Crewkerne. Limestone is
quarried for burning. The living is a rectory, with
that of Mosterton annexed, valued in the king's books
at £17. 14. 2., and in the gift of the family of Wills:
the tithes of the parish have been commuted for £225,
and the glebe comprises 77 acres.
Perry-Bar
PERRY-BAR, an ecclesiastical district, in the parish
of Handsworth, union of West Bromwich, S. division of the hundred of Offlow and of the county of
Stafford, 4 miles (N. W.) from Birmingham. This
district or township, which comprises 4042a. 2r. 10p.,
and is separated from the township of Handsworth by
the river Tame, has long been partly the property of the
Goughs, whose representative, John Gough, Esq., is lord
of the manor. Perry Hall, the family seat, lately rebuilt, is surrounded by a moat, and situated in a park
ornamented with trees of stately growth; about half a
mile from the church is Oldford Mill, occupied by John
Willmore, Esq., and having neat gardens. The village
is near the new road to Walsall. The Liverpool railway
passes through the township, in a line nearly parallel
with the river Tame; and to the north of the village and
railway, is a branch of the Birmingham canal, opened
for public traffic on the 14th February 1844, and intended to assist in carrying off the produce of the Staffordshire collieries and iron-works. The line was originally suggested by the late Mr. Watt, and was executed
under the direction of Mr. James Walker, civil engineer,
with great improvements in the towing-paths, bridges,
and locks, the last passing a boat in one minute. The
church, dedicated to St. John, cost £6000, and was
consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield in 1833; it is in
the early English style, and the living is a perpetual
curacy, endowed by Mr. Gough with £200 per annum.
That gentleman has expended not less than £16,000 in
the erection and endowment of the church, and the
erection of the parsonage-house, which is contiguous to
the church, and harmonizes with it in style. There is a
place of worship for Independents, with a school attached; and two schools in connexion with the church
are supported by Mr. Gough.
Perry, East
PERRY, EAST, a hamlet, partly in the parish of
Graffham, hundred of Leightonstone, and partly in
that of Great Staughton, hundred of Toseland, union
of St. Neot's, county of Huntingdon, 3¾ miles (E. by
S.) from Kimbolton; containing 223 inhabitants.
Perry-Hill
PERRY-HILL, a tything, in the parish of Worplesdon, union of Guildford, First division of the
hundred of Woking, W. division of the county of Surrey; containing 611 inhabitants. The parochial church
stands in the tything.
Pershall
PERSHALL, a township, in the parish of Eccleshall, union of Stone, N. division of the hundred of
Pirehill and of the county of Stafford, 1 mile (N. W.)
from Eccleshall; containing 115 inhabitants. The
tithes have been commuted for £65. 17.
Pershore
PERSHORE, a market-town, and the head of a
union, partly in the parish of St. Andrew, and partly
in that of Holy Cross, Upper division of the hundred
of Pershore, Pershore and E. divisions of the county
of Worcester, 9 miles (S. E.) from Worcester, and 102
(N. W. by W.) from London; containing 2813 inhabitants. The name of this place, variously spelt Persore,
Pearshore, and Pershore, is thought by Camden to be derived from Periscoran, in allusion to the numerous peartrees which grew in the vicinity. A convent was founded
here, according to William of Malmesbury, by Egelward,
Duke of Dorset, or, as others suppose, by Oswald, nephew of Ethelred, King of Mercia, about 689, for secular
clerks. It was remodelled by Edgar, as a monastery
for Benedictine monks, about 984, and dedicated to the
Virgin Mary, St. Peter, and St. Paul, and afterwards to
Edburga, eighth daughter of Edward the Elder. The
buildings suffered repeatedly from fire, especially in
1287, when a considerable part of the town was also
destroyed: at the Dissolution, the revenue was valued
at £666. 13. The remains are the church of the Holy
Cross, and the Abbey house, but the latter has undergone such alterations that every vestige of its ancient
character is lost.
The town is pleasantly situated on the lower road
from Worcester to London, and on the western bank of
the Avon, which is here navigable, and is crossed by a
bridge on the south. The principal street is about
three-quarters of a mile in length; the greater part is
well paved, and the houses are of respectable appearance. In 1845 an act was passed for a railway from
Oxford, by Pershore, to Wolverhampton. The market
is on Tuesday; and fairs are held on Easter-Tuesday,
June 26th (called the Great Fair), the first Monday in
August, and the Tuesday before November 1st. The
town returned two burgesses to parliament in the reign
of Edward I. The powers of the county debt-court of
Pershore, established in 1847, extend over the registration-district of Pershore. As to civil jurisdiction the
parishes of St. Andrew and Holy Cross are distinct: that
of St. Andrew embraces several chapelries, and comprises 6537 acres, of which about 700 are in the town
portion; that of Holy Cross, including also some hamlets, contains 4377 acres. The living of St. Andrew's is
a discharged vicarage, with the curacy of Besford annexed, valued in the king's books at £8. 19. 2.; net
income, £588; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and
Chapter of Westminster. The church consists of a
choir and south transept, the remains of a noble cruciform edifice; and is partly Norman, but principally in
the early English style. The church of the Holy Cross
is later English; it was enlarged and beautified in 1846:
the living is held as a curacy, with the vicarage of St.
Andrew's. There is a place of worship for Baptists.
The poor-law union of Pershore comprises forty parishes
or places, and contains a population of 13,382.
Pertenhall (St. Peter and St. Paul)
PERTENHALL (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish,
in the union of St. Neot's, hundred of Stodden, county
of Bedford, 2 miles (S. W. by S.) from Kimbolton;
containing 420 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 1800 acres; the soil is a stiff clay, with some
gravel, and the surface hilly. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £18; net income, £215;
patron, the Rev. J. K. Martyn: the tithes have been
commuted for £30. 7. 6. Here was a preceptory of the
Knights Templars, of which only the site, surrounded
by a moat, is now remaining. In the parish is a chalybeate spring called Chadwell.
Pertholey
PERTHOLEY, a parochial chapelry, in the union of
Abergavenny, Lower division of the hundred of Usk,
county of Monmouth, 4¼ miles (S. by E.) from Usk.
The living is annexed to the vicarage of Llantrissent.
The chapel is dedicated to St. Bartholomew.
Pertwood (St. Peter)
PERTWOOD (St. Peter), a parish, in the union
of Mere, hundred of Warminster, though locally in
the hundred of Dunworth, Hindon and S. divisions of
Wilts, 2 miles (N. W.) from Hindon; containing 24
inhabitants. This parish, which comprises 428a. 17p.,
is intersected by the road between Shaftesbury and
Warminster. The living is a discharged rectory, valued
in the king's books at £3. 1. 5½., and in the gift of H.
Seymour, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for
£70, and the glebe comprises 10 acres. The church, a
very small structure, has a chancel supposed to have
been erected anterior to the Reformation.