PENRIETH (PEN-RHYDD), a parish, in the union of NEWCASTLE-EMLYN, hundred of KILGERRAN, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 7 miles (S. s. z.) from Cardigan; containing, with the chapeiry of Castellani, 890 inhabitants. This parish is situated in a mountainous district in the north-eastern part of the county, and comprises a moderate portion of arable and pasture land, which, though light and poor, is inclosed and cultivated, and a considerable tract of uninclosed moor, not susceptible of profitable culture: the rateable annual value is £597. The lofty mountain called Vrenni-Vawr, which, with only one exception, is the highest in the county, is comprehended within the limits of the parish. The sm rounding scenery is bold and striking, but contains few features either of pleasing or picturesque beauty. The living is a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at £4, endowed with £400 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Crown; present net income, £100: the tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £107, of which £71 are payable to the rector, and £36 to the impropriator of Castellani, the latter portion subject to rates, averaging £3 per annum. The church, dedicated to St. Cristiolus, is not remarkable for any architectural peculiarities. Within the parish is a chapel called Castellani, now in rains, on account of which the incumbent receives one guinea per annum from the impropriator, Sir R. B. P. Phillips, of Pieton Castle, Bart. There is a day school, in which 85 children are instructed at their parents' expense; also a Sunday school, where about 130 males and females are gratuitously taught by Particular list*.