Poole contributed four ships for the siege of Calais in
the reign of Edward III. From his time it sent 2
members to Parliament until 1868, after which it re-
turned 1 member until 1885.—2. Poole, township,
Acton par., Cheshire, 24 miles NW. of Nantwich, 712
ac., pop. 146; contains Poole Park, seat.—3, Poole,
hamlet, Sourton par., Devon, 4 miles SW. of Okehamp-
ton.—4. Poole, Yorkshire. See Byram with Poole.

Poole Junction and Broadstone, ry. sta., Dorset,
3£ miles NW. of Poole sta.

Poole Keynes, par. and vil., Wilts, 5 miles SW. of
Cirencester, 1216 ac., pop. 138.

Poole’s Hole, cavern, 1 mile SW. of Buxton, Derby-
shire ; is nearly 4 m. long, and contains stalactite pillars.

Poolewe, quoad sacra par. and vil., Gairloch par.,
Ross and Cromarty—quoad sacra par., pop. 2317 ; vil.,
at the head of Loch Ewe, 2 miles NW. of foot of Loch
Maree, 6 miles S. of Aultbea, and 274 miles NW. of
Achnasheen ry. sta.; P.O., T.o.; is a centre for visiting
Loch Maree.

Pooley Bridge, vil., Barton par., Westmorland, on
river Eamont, at its efflux from Ullswater, 54 miles SW.
of Penrith; P.O., T.o.; is a boating and angling station.

Pooley Ball, old mansion, Polesworth par., War-
wickshire, near Polesworth sta. and 5 miles NW. of
Atherstone; belonged to the Marmions of Tamworth.

Poolhainpton, hamlet, 4 miles NE. of Whitchurch,
Hants.

Poolnierick, vil., Monmouthshire, in SE. of co., on
Poolmerick Brook, in par. and 14 mile SW. of Chep-
stow; the brook rises near Newchurch, and flows 7 miles
SE. to the Severn, 2 miles below the vil.

Poolnaslierry, creek, S. co. Clare, at mouth of river
Shannon, 3 miles W. of Kilrush.

Poolvasii Bay, bay, on S. coast of Isle of Man,
between Castletown and Port St Mary; it measures
34 miles across the entrance, and gives its name to a
kind of marble which is largely quarried on its shores.

Poor Head, co. Cork. See Power Head.

Poorstock, par., liberty, and vil. with ry. sta.
(Powerstock), Dorset—par., 4078 ac., pop. 821;
liberty, pop. 357 ; vil., 5 miles NE. of Bridport; P.O.

Poorton, North, par., Dorset, in W. of co., 3 miles
SE. of Beaminster, 664 ac., pop. 61.

Pope Street, 2 miles SE. of Eltham, Kent.; p.o.

Popeley Gate, hamlet, Birstal par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NAY. of Dewsbury.

Popes wood, 3 miles from Bracknells, Berks ; P.O.

Popham, par. and vil., Hants, 8 miles SAA⁷. of Basing-
stoke, 1440 ac., pop. 106; Popbam Beacon, 460 ft.
high, is 2 m. AY. of vil., and affords an extensive view.

Poplar, par. (ry. stations Poplar and Poplar East
India Road), Middlesex, on river Thames, between Lime-
house reach and Blackwall reach, in E. of London and
in bor. of Tower Hamlets, 1164 ac., pop. 55,077; in-
cludes Blackwall and the Isle of Dogs, and contains
the East India and West India Docks.

Poplar Division, parl. division of the bor. of
Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, pop. 74,104; consists of the
par. of Poplar and part of the par. of Bromley St
Leonards, or Bromley by Bow.

Poppleton, eccl. dist. (consisting of the township of
Upper Poppleton and the par. of Nether Poppleton)
and ry. sta., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 577 ;
the sta. is 4 miles NW. of York.

Poppleton, Nether, par. and vil., E. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, on river Ouse, 1J mile NE. of Popple-
ton sta. and 44 miles NW. of York, 1278 ac., pop. 293.

Poppleton, Upper, township and vil. (ry. sta.
Poppleton), St Mary Bishophill Junior par., E. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NW. of York, 1407 ac.,
pop. 284.

Poppleton Gate, on E. border of West-Riding York-
shire, near Poppleton sta. and 3 m. NW. of York; P.O.

Porchester (or Portchester), par. and vil. with ry.
sta., Hants, on Portsmouth harbour, 4 miles NW. of
Portsmouth, 1379 ac. land, 329 tidal water and 1430 fore-
shore, pop. 772; P.O., T.O.; is the Caer Peris of the
ancient Britons, the Portus Magnus of the Romans, and
the Portceastre of the Saxons; near the sta. is Por-
chester Castle, a ruined ancient stronghold, having in
its interior a well preserved Saxon church. Porchester
gives the title of baron to Earl of Carnarvon.