PETHERICK (LITTLE), a parish in the hundred
of PYDER, county of CORNWALL, 2 miles (S.) from
Padstow, containing 217 inhabitants. The living is a
rectory, in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Bishop of
Exeter, rated in the king's books at £6. 6. 8., and in
the patronage of Sir W. Molesworth, Bart. The church
is dedicated to St. Petrock. A noble bridge has been
built by subscription across a small river that flows
through the parish and into the Camel. A small hospital
is endowed with funds under the superintendence
of the rector.