Hello, As far as I can tell, Howden itself is a parish (as opposed to a larger village or a town or city in which there are several parishes). Are you sure that the word isn't "Parish" (as in the phrase "the Parish of Howden"?) Just a thought - I may well be completely wrong! David Lamb (Paignton, Devon, UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marg Morse" <margmorse@smartchat.net.au> To: <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:31 AM Subject: [ERY] place name help please > Hi all, > I have a Parish mentioned in a marriage entry that looks like Pamst*k or Pemst*k > the marriage took place in Howden. > Any clues welcome > Marg >