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Papa Stour, island, "Walls par., Shetland, on S. side of St Magnus Bay, 11 m. NW. of Walls, pop. 254; P.O.; the island measures 2§ miles in length and 2% miles in breadth, and presents interesting coast scenery ; it was a northern centre of the early Culdees.
Papa Stronsay, island, Stronsay and Eday par., Orkney, % mile off the NE. of Stronsay island, pop. 23; is low and flat, and has fertile soil.
Papa Westray, island, Westray and Papa Westray par., Orkney, 1% mile E. of Westray island and 25 miles N. of Kirkwall, pop. 345; P.O.; is 4% miles long and 1% mile in extreme breadth; the surface rises to 156 ft. above sea level, and the soil is fertile; the N. extremity forms the bold headland of the Hull of Papa, which is pierced with a vast cavern.
Papal, Holm of, Shetland, See Holm op Papal.
Papcastle, township and vil. with ry. sta., Bride- kirkpar., Cumberland—township, 1240 ac., pop. 700; vil., on river Derwent, 1 mile NW. of Cockermouth; P.O. Papcastle occupies the site of a Roman station, and many Roman relics have been found.
Paperkaugh, 4 miles SE. of Rothbury, Northumber- land; P.O. See Pauperhaugh.
Papigoe, hamlet, in par. and 1% mile NE. of Wick, Caithness.
Paplay, ancient par., now in Holm par., Orkney.
Papplewick, par. and vil., Notts, 7 miles S. of Mansfield, 1992 ac., pop. 331; near the vil. is Papple- wick Hall, seat.
Paps, Tke, group of mountains, SE. co. Kerry, 10 miles SE. of Killarney, alt. 2284 ft.
Paps of Jura. See Jura.
Pap worth, hundred, Cambridgeshire, 26,923 ac., pop. 5879 ; contains 10 pars, and a part.
Papworth St Agnes, par., partly in Huntingdon- shire but chiefly in Cambridgeshire, 4 miles NAV. of Caxton, 1302 ac., pop. 153.
Papworth St Everard, par., in SAV". of Cambridge- shire, 3 miles NAV". of Caxton, 1096 ac., pop. 126; P.O.; contains Papworth Hall, seat.
Par, small seaport town with ry. sta., St Blazey and Tywardreath pars., Cornwall, 6 miles NE. of St Austell, pop. 1530; P.O., T.o., and P.O. at Par Station; is a busy place, carries on a large pilchard fishery, has granite works and copper smelting, and exports ore and china clay to Swansea and the Potteries; in the neigh- bourhood are copper mines.
Paracombe, par. and vil., Devon—par., 4363 ac., pop. 382; vil., on Paracombe rivulet, 4% miles SW. of Lynton ; P.O., called Parracombe. The rivulet flows through Paracombe Gorge to the sea at Heddons Mouth.
Paradis, 2 miles N. of St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands ; a very remarkable cromlech is here.
Paradise, hamlet, Burnham par., Somerset, on Bridgwater Bay, 8 miles N. of Bridgwater.
Par bold, township and vil. with ry. sta., Eccleston par., N. Lancashire—par., 1159 ac., pop. 529 ; vil., 6 miles NW. of Wigan; P.O., T.o.; near the vil. is Parbold llall, seat. Parbold Hill commands views of the Isle of Man, and the AVelsh and Cumberland mountains.
Parbrook, hamlet, West Bradley par., Somerset, 5% miles NW. of Castle Cary.
Parcel Canol, township, Llanbadarnfawr par., Car- diganshire, in N. of co., near Aberystwith, 4325 ac., pop. 564.
Pardenick Head, picturesque headland, at SAV. ex- tremity of Cornwall, 1% mile SE. of Lands End.
Pardsliaw, hamlet, Dean par., Cumberland, 4 miles SW. of Cockermouth; in NE. vicinity is Pardskaw Hall, seat.
Parham.—par. and vil. with ry. sta., Suffolk—par., 2212 ac., pop. 446; vil., on river Ore, 2 miles SE. of Framlingham; P.O.; near the vil. is Parham Hall, seat.—2. Parham, par., Sussex, 5 m. NE. of Arundel, 1284 ac., pop. 88 ; contains Parham Park, seat.
Park.—hamlet, Tolpuddle par., Dorset, 7% miles NE. of Dorchester. — 2. Park, hamlet, Eglwysilan par., Glamorgan, 4 miles SW. of Llandaff.—3. Park, ry. sta., SE. Lancashire, 3% miles NE. of Victoria Station, Manchester.—4. Park, ry. sta., Middlesex. See Park (Lower Tottenham).
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