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Rh MARSTONE STANNETT. 786 MARTIN. MARSTONE STANNETT, a chplry. in the par. of Pencombe, hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, 6 miles N.W. of Bromyard. The living ia a perpet. cur., val. 85, in the patron, of the Rector of Pencombe. The church is a small edifice. MARSTON ST. LAWRENCE, a par. in the hund. of Kings Button, co. Northampton, 5J miles N.W. of Brackley, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Banbury. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Westrop, and is watered by several tributaries of the river Ouse. There are quarries of building stone, and some of the women are employed in making pillow lace. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1759. The living is a vie. * with the cur. of Warkworth annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 316. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient structure, with a square embattled tower, containing five bells and a clock. In the chancel are some monuments to the Blencowe family, and an altar of carved oak. There is an infant school built and supported by J. J. Blencowe, Esq., who, with Mr. Thomas Wyatt, are lords of the manor. MARSTON-TRUSSELL, a par. in the hund. of Rothwell, co. Northampton, 3 miles W. of Market Har- borpugh, its post town, and 12 N.W. of Kettering. It is situated near the Union canal, and contains the hmlt. of Thorpe Lubbenham. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 429. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a square embattled tower. The paro- chial charities produce about 6 per annum. Barwell Ewins Bennett, Esq., is lord of the manor. MARSTON-UPON-DOVE, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 5 miles N.W. of Burton-on-Trent, and 1 mile N.E. of Tutbury Junction railway station. The par., which is of small extent, is situated on the river Dove, near the North Staffordshire railway, and includes the hmlts. of Hattou, Hilton, and Hoon. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The tithes were commuted for land and money payments nnder Acts of Enclosure in 1780 and 1789. The living is a Vic.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 225. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a spired tower, con- taining four bells. The interior contains a very ancient font. The parochial charities produce about 53 per annum. MARSTOW, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Wormelow, co. Hereford, 5 miles S.W. of Ross, its post town and railway station, and the same distance N.E. of Monmouth. The par., which is of small extent, is situated on Garron Brook, a tributary of the river Wye. It includes the hmlt. of Pencraig, and is traversed by the Ross and Monmouth road. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of sand and loam upon a subsoil of red sandstone and rock. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 202 10s. The living is a perpet. cur. with that of Pencoyd annexed, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 269, in the patron, of the Vicar of Sellack. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is an. ancient stone structure, with a small tower containing two bells. The churchyard is frequently inundated by the overflowing of the river. There is a school for both sexes. MARSWORTH, or MASWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Cottesloe, co. Bucks, 2 miles N. of Tring, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Ivinghoe. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Roman way, Ick- nield, and is chiefly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Longmarstone. There is a large reservoir, covering several acres of land, which belongs to the Grand Junction canal, and is frequented by anglers during the season. The Grand Junction canal and the London and North- Western railway intersect the parish. The land is chiefly arable. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1809. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 136, in the patron, of Trinity College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a tower, con- taining five bells. The interior of the church contains several monuments, and two brasses bearing date from 1586. Parts of the floor are of Roman brick. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There are National and Sunday-schools for both sexes ; also a plaiting school. The Baptists have a place of worship. In cutting the canal numerous swords, urns, coins, and other relics of Roman antiquity were turned up. MARTHALL, with LITTLE WARFOBD, a tnshp. in the par. of Eostherne, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 3 miles E. of Knutsford, its post town, and 1 mile W. of Chelford railway station. The township is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 60. The church is modern. The paro- chial charities produce about 3 10*. per annum. MARTHAM, a par. in the hund. of West Flegg, co. Norfolk, 10 miles N.W. of Yarmouth, its post town. The village, which is large, is situated on an eminence above the marshes. It contains several residences and good shops. The land is partly in common, and is enlivened by an extensive lake interspersed with islets. The river North, which is navigable from Thame to Somerton, bounds the parish on the N. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 247, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a lofty embattled tower surmounted by a small spire, containing six bells. The church has recently undergone exten- sive alterations at an expense of several thousand pounds, the greater part having been defrayed by Mrs. Dawson, of Rollesby Hall. The register dates from 1558. There are various charities, producing about 57 per annum, of which 17 goes to Amies' school; also 36 acres of land allotted to the poor, on the enclosure of the waste lands. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Thomas Eraser Grove, Esq., is lord of the manor. MARTHA-ON-THE-HILL, or MARTYR-HILL, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Blackheath, co. Surrey, 2J miles S.E. of Guildford, its post town. At the village of Chilworth in this parish is a station on the Eeadmg branch of the South-Eastern railway. At the time of the Domesday Survey it belonged to the Bishop of Bayeux, and was annexed to his manor of Bramley. The present proprietors are Lord Lovaine and Sir H. Austin, Bart. The village of Chilworth con- sists of about a dozen houses ; but there are two paper mills, and a gunpowder-mill on a branch of the river Wye. The living is a don. cur., val. 25, and is exempt from any ecclesiastical jurisdiction. The church of St. Martha occupies a bleak situation on the summit of a hill. It was formerly an extensive cruciform structure, constructed of a rude composition of flints and un- wrought stones, cemented with Roman mortar, but the nave is now in ruins. At Tyling are the remains of a religious house. MARTHWAITE, a hmlt. in the par. of Sedbergh, West Riding co. York, near Sedbergh. MARTIN, a par. in the hund. of South Damerham, co. Wilts, 9j miles S.W. of Salisbury, its post town, and 4 N.E. of Cranborne. It is situated on the borders of Hampshire and Dorsetshire, and contains the tythgs. of East and West Martin. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 80. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a tower con- taining three bells. The church has recently been thoroughly restored. The register dates from 1590 The parochial charities produce about 142, which goes towards the church and poor. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. There is a National school. MARTIN, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Gartree, parts of Lindsey,co. Lincoln, 2J miles S.W. of Horncastle, its post town, and 5 N.E. of the Kirkstead station on the Great Northern railway. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on the Horncastle canal, and is bounded on the W. by the Bain naviga- tion. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture. On the moor are the remains of an octagonal