PADDINGTON, (Middlesex) on the N. side of Hide-Park, bel. anciently to Westminster-Abbey; but since the R. of Edw. VI. to
the Bps. of London, who have from time to time leased it out. Bp. Sheldon gave the lease, upon its expiration, to his two
nephews, Sir Jos. and Mr. Dan. Sheldon; of whom the former pulled down the old ruinous Ch. and built a new one at his own
expence. It is a donative, or curacy, in the gift of the Bp. of London.