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Peyton House, seat, in NW. of Essex, 4 miles N. of
Bishop Stortford.

Pcytyn Gwyn, in co. and 2 miles NE. of Brecknock;
was the birthplace of Sir David Gam (the “Fluellin” of
Shakespere), knighted by Henry V. at Agincourt.

Pezeries Fort, at AY. extremity of Guernsey, Channel
Islands.

Pliantasslc, seat, Prestonkirk par., Haddingtonshire,
near East Linton; was the birthplace of John Rennie
(1761-1821), the engineer.

Pharay (Fara, or South Pharay), island, Walls and
Flotta par., Orkney, 4 mile E. of Hoy, pop. 68.

Pharey (Fara, or North Pharay), island, Stronsay
and Eday par., Orkney, 4 mile AY. of Eday island, pop.
72; adjacent to its N. extremity is the
Holm of Pharay,
a pastoral island.

Pharis, 7 m. E. of Ballymoney, N. co. Antrim; P.O.

Pheasant Bush, 2 miles from Pontardawe, Gla-
morgan ; P.O.

Phepson, hamlet, Himbleton par., AYorcestershire,
5 miles SE. of Droitwich.

Phesdo, seat, Fordoun par., Kincardineshire, 5 miles
NW. of Laurencekirk.

Phibshorongh, suburban vil., on the N. side of
Dublin city ; P.O.

Philadelphia, hamlet, in par. and 14 mile N. of
Houghton le Spring, Durham ; P.O.

Philhaan (or Pilham), hamlet, Hartland par., Devon,
in NW. of co., 1^ mile S. of Hartland.

Philip Norton. See Norton St Philip.

Phiiiphaugli, seat, in co. and 3 miles SW. of Sel-
kirk, on Yarrow AYater; a plain in the vicinity was the
scene of Sir David Leslie’s victory over the Marquis of
Montrose in 1645.

Philipstown.—markettown, E. King’sco., onPhilips-
town rivulet and on Grand Canal, 8 m. E. of Tullamore
and 12 miles SW. of Edenderry, pop. 829; P.O., T.O.,
called Phillipstown. Market-day,
Thursday. Philips-
town was so named in honour of Philip II. of Spain, the
consort of Queen Mary of England, and was designed
to be the counterpart of Maryborough in Queen’s co.—
2. Philipstown, par., W. co. Louth, on river Glyde, 5
miles NAA7. of Ardee, 3659 ac., pop. 780.—3. Philips-
town, par., N. co. Louth, on river Castletown, 4 miles
NW. of Dundalk, 1035 ac., pop. 237.—4. Philipstown,
par., S. co. Louth, 2 miles N. of Drogheda.—5. Philips-
town, 4 miles from Dunleer, mid. co. Louth; P.O.

Philipstown, Lower, bar., NE. King’s co., 30,691
ac., pop. 3926.

Philipstown, Upper, bar., SE. King’s co., 37,096
ac., pop. 4392.

Phillack, local government district and par., Corn-
wall, on St Ives Bay—par. (containing part of Hayle),
2938 ac., pop. 4254; dist., 2566 ac., pop. 3642; has iron-
works and mines. See
Hayle.

Philleigh (or Filley), par. and vil., Cornwall, on
river Fal, 5 miles SE. of Truro, 2420 ac. and 299 fore-
shore, pop. 269.

Phillipstown; p.o., t.o. See Philipstown.

Phillyholnic, vil., Hawkchurchpar., Dorset, 5 miles
NE. of Axminster.

Philorth, seat of Lord Saltoun, in par. and 2 m. S. of
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, near the AYater of Philorth.

Philpstonn, vil. with ry. sta., Abercorn par., Lin-
lithgowshire, 34 miles E. of Linlithgow; has oilworks;
Philpstonn House, seat, is 1 mile NE.

Phinstown, vil., Orkney. See Finstqwn.

Phladda Lighthouse. See Fladda Lighthouse.

Phocle Green, 3 m. from Ross, Herefordshire; P.O.

Phoenix Mills, paperworks, Dartford, Kent.

Phoenix Park. See Dublin.

Phoside, hamlet, Glossop par., Derbyshire, 5 miles
NW. of Chapel en le Frith.

Phoul-a-Phouca, waterfall, on river Liffey, on border
of cos. AA7icklow and Kildare, 4 miles SW. of Blessing-
ton ; 150 ft. high.

Physgill, seat, Glasserton par., SE. Wigtownshire, 2
miles SAV. of Whithorn.

Picardy, vil., Erith par., Kent, 7 miles E. of Wool-
wich ; P.O., t.o.

Pickenham, North, par. and vil., Norfolk, on river
Wissey, 34 miles SE. of Swaffham, 1590 ac., pop. 245.


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