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Rh MADERTY. 743 MADRON. Iron Bridge to Shiffnal passes through the parish, which includes scenery that may vie with the most beautiful in the counties of Monmouth or Devon, especially in the Ubourhood of Coalbrookdale. The district abounds with coal, iron, stone, and potters' clay. A great many of the people are employed in the mines, quarries, and extensive ironworks of Madeley Court and Madeley Wood, as well as iii the manufacture of porcelain, rope, and oil. The town is lighted with gas, and there is a court-house in which the county court is held. The workhouse for the Poor-law Union of Madeley, which Arises 12 parishes, is in this parish. The original market having fallen into disuse, it was revived about uiddle of the last century, when a new market-house was erected near the foot of the iron bridge in Coal- Icdale. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Here- fnrd, val. 300. The church is a stone structure of Grecian architecture, rebuilt towards the close of the last century, on the spot occupied by the old Norman edifice. The Rev. John Fletcher, a celebrated and much respected divine of the last century, was vicar of this h. There is also a district church at Iron Bridge, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 196, in the gift of the vicar. The Church of the Holy Trinity, at Iron Bridge, is a Gothic structure with a massive tower recently erected. The parochial charities amount to about 20 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, besides chapels at Coal- brookdale and Iron Bridge, where the Society of Friends liavo a meeting-house. There are large National schools, conducted in a handsome building ; also an infant school. Joseph Reynolds, Esq., is lord of the manor. Friday is . t day. Fairs are held on 26th January, 29th May, %nd 12th October. MADERTY, a par. in the Strathearn district of co. Perth, Scotland, 9 miles W.S.W. of Perth. It contains the barony burgh of Craig, and the vils. of St. David and Bellyclone. The size of the par. is 6~ miles by 5. The surface is level, and the soil, which is chiefly arable, is very fertile there are about 450 acres under planta- tion. The average rent of arable land is about 1 12j. per acre. The river Pow, or Powaffray, runs along the northern border of the parish. It is in the presb. of Auchterarder and synod of Perth and Stirling. The minister's stipend is 234. Here also is a Free church. On the banks of the Pow, in this parish, stand the ruins of Inchaffray Abbey, founded in 1200 by Gilbert Earl of Strathearn and his Countess Matilda. Maderty was given in 1607 by James I. to the Drummonds, her with the title of Baron Maderty. Remains of a Roman way to Ardoch are traceable. MADINGLEY, a par. in the hund. of Northstow, co. Cambridge, 4 miles N. W. of Cambridge, its post town and nearest railway station. In this parish is the manor urlwas, the proceeds from which are applied to the benefit of the members of parliament for the county. The village is a small agricultural place. The impro- ion belongs to the Bishop of Ely. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 120, in the patron, of the p. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a spire and stained E. window. There are National schools 'th sexes, with residence for the teacher. Madingley is a structure in the Elizabethan style. iMAHLEV, a par. in the hund. of Webtree, co. Here- i-s V. of Hereford, its post town and nearest railway station, and 17 N.W. of Ross. It is situated on rivrr Wye. A castle formerly stood here, and at here was a market, but it has long since fallen into disuse. Petty sessions are still held in the village. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, with the cur. of Tiberton annexed, 608, in the m. of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated Mary, is an ancient Norman edifice of stone, with uare embattled tower. The roof is a vaulted one, ng upon pointed arches supported by pillars. -It has ' li JWB of stained glass, and contains many monuments and a stone font. Beneath the chancel is the ancient t. The parochial endowments produce about 27 per annum. There is a National school for boys and girls. The Baptists have a chapel, and there are remains of two ancient crosses. MADGES, ST., a par. at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, co. Perth, Scotland. It is situated on the river Tay, 6 miles S.E. of Perth, its post town, and contains the hmlts. of Cottown and Hawkestone. Its length from N. to S. is If mile, and it is 1J at its greatest breadth. The surface is flat, and for the most part under tillage. The par. is in the presb. of Perth, and synod of Perth and Stirling. The minister's stipend is 219. The church was erected in 1798. The church- yard contains a Runic monument. There is a pier and shore-house, which were built in 1830. There is a sandstone quarry at Cotton. The parish is traversed by the Perth and Dundee line, Glenearse being the nearest railway station. Near the eastern boundary of the parish is a stone of some historical note called " the Hawk's stane." The original name of the parish is supposed to have been St. Madoch, or Madox, and is generally pronounced by the inhabitants Semmiedores. Sir John S. Richardson, Bart., is the sole heritor. MADRESFIELD, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Pprshore, co. Worcester, 2 miles N.E. of Great Malvern, its post town, and 6 N.W. of Upton-on- Severn. The Malvern Link station on the West Midland line of railway is about 1 mile E. from the village. It is situated on the river Severn, at the foot of the Malvern hills, and includes the hmlt. of Dripsill, where the manufacture of bricks, drain pipes, &c., is carried on. Two-thirds of the land is in pasture, and the remainder arable and orchards, the latter producing apples and pears in profusion. There are nine hop plantations. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 222. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 230. The church is an ancient Gothic edifice. There is a free school, supported by the patron. Madresfield Court, the seat of Earl Beauchamp, is a mansion in the early English style of architecture, surrounded by a park. It has a gallery of portraits from the time of the Tudors, some by Holbein. Charles I. slept here in 1646, at which time the place was put in a state of defence for the royal cause. Earl Beauchamp is lord of the manor. MADRON, a par. in the hund. of Penwith, co. Corn- wall, 8 miles N.E. of the Land's End, and 17 S.W. of Redruth. It is situated to the N.W. of Mount's Bay, and the higher grounds command sea views. The par. includes the market and post town of Penzauce. Mining operations are carried on here, chiefly in copper, lead, and tin. The principal portion of the tin is obtained from the Wherry mine, which extends for a considerable distance under the sea. Alumina, fire-clay, granite, and porphyry are also worked. The workhouse for tho Penzance Poor-law Union is situated in this parish. Brickmaking is carried on in this neighbourhood, and the bricks are much esteemed for smelting-houses and furnaces, being capable of enduring an intense degree of heat. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 431 10s. 10d., and the vicarial for 660. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. with that of Morvah annexed, 740. The parish church is an ancient stone edifice in the Gothic style of archi- tecture, with an embattled tower and porch. It con- tains several stained-glass windows, and is dedicated to St. Madern, whose sacred well is still shown. There is also a district church at Penzanco, a perpet. cur., to which is annexed St. Paul's chapel, val. 160, in the gift of the vicar. The register dates far back..- In the churchyard are numerous monuments of .tho <Borlase, Nicholls, Trengwainton, and other families. The cha- rities consist of endowments to Daniel's school amounting to about 100 annually. Tho Wesleyans have five chapels, and there are schools for boys and girls belonging to the Church and the Wesleyan body. The Rev. John Wesley preached here for about eighteen years. In the vicinity of the town of Penzance are remains of stone crosses, and at Lanyen is a cromlech computed to weigh about 20 tons, also' a stone with an ancient British