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Rh MAWKINS-IIAZELLS 799 MAXWELLTOWN. its post town, and 8 from Padstow. It is bounded on tho W. by the Bristol Channel, and includes the small cove of Mawgan Porth. Tho village, which is small, and chiefly agricultural, is situated in a valley, watered by a considerable stream which, about 2 miles below, falls into the sea between precipitous cliifs. At a point on the coast called Budrathan Steps, a pathway leads down the rocks to a firm sandy beach, locally known as Tre- varrian, the sands extending for above 3 miles. Slate of excellent quality is procured in vast quantities from the clifis, chiefly for exportation. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 605. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 590, and a glebe of 61 acres. The church is an ancient structure, and in tho churchyard ia a cross, with a niche, in which is an alto-relievo of the Crucifixion. Tho Wesleyans and l'i imitive Methodists have places of worship, and there are two village schools. A court leet and baron is held annually for the manor of Carnanton. Lanherne House, one of the principal seats of the Arundel family, was fitted up by the eighth Lord Arundel as a nunnery for four Carmelites from Antwerp. Near the village are traces of ancient earthworks. MAWKINS-HAZELLS, a hmlt. in the par. and Lund, of St. Briavel's, co. Gloucester. MAWNAN, a par. in the hund. of Kerrier, co. Corn- wall, 4J miles S.W. of Falmouth, its post town, and 3 from Penryn. It is bounded on the S.E. by the English Channel, which here forms the two small open bays called Paisk and Bream. The village, which is small, is situated near the coast under Rosemulliou Head, at the mouth of the river Helford, an arm of the sea, about a mile in breadth. The surface is hilly, and in tho neigh bourhood is an ancient circular camp known as Carliunack. Petty sessions are held in the village. The soil is various, with a subsoil of clay and slate, which in some parts is overgrown with furze. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 304 10. Tho living is a roct.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 323. Tho church, dedicated to St. Hawnanus and Stephen, is an ancient structure, with a tower which serves as a land- mark to mariners. At Penwarne was formerly a chapel- of-ease, with a cemetery adjoining. There is an endowed National school, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship. HAWK., a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Llangafe- lach, co. Glamorgan, 7 miles N. of Swansea. It is situated near the Via Julia. The inhabitants are chiefly ^ed in the pits. MAWR, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanguick, hund. of Llangafciach, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles N.W. of Neath. MAWSLKY, an ext. par. place adjoining the chplry. of Faxton, co. Northampton, 3 miles S. of Rothwell. MAWTHORPE, a hmlt. in the pars, of Well and Mijlloughby, Wold div. of the hund. of Calceworth, purls of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 2 miles S.E. of Alford. MAXEY, a par. in the lib. of Peterborough, co. Nor- thampton, 1J mile S.W. of Market-Deeping, its post i, and 8 miles N.W. of Peterborough. It is situ- ou tho river Wellaud, and contains the hmlt. of Deeping-Gate, where the river is crossed by a stone bridge to Market-Deeping. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. Here are remains of the Lolham Bridges, constructed by the Romans, to conduct tho JL Street over the low grounds adjoining the river, aving is a vie.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val.
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church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone Nlriicturo with a square tower, containing six bells. The ior of the church contains many old tombs. Tho hial charities produce about 126 per annum, of i i 94 is realised by the Church estate. There is a National school for both sexes, of recent erection. There is a place of worship for the Independents. SIAXST'JKK, or MAXSTOCK, a par. in the Ather- Btone iliv. fit' tin; hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, '1^ i Coleshill, its post town, and 4 S.E. of the Vl.ita. re railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on tho river Blythe, and is wholly agricul- tural. Maxstoko is mentioned in Domesday Survey as Machitone, and formerly had an Austin priory, founded by Sir William de Clinton, Earl of Huntingdon, in 1335. Maxstoke Castle, which was built about the same time, has successively belonged to the Staffords, Comptons, Egertons, and, finally, to the Dilke family, in whose possession it now remains. The site of the priory is now occupied by a farmhouse, but the remains of the castle are still in good preservation and worthy of inspection, presenting an almost perfect specimen of the early baro- nial fortress. The soil consists of a reddish loam, with a subsoil of clay and gravel. The surface is generally level, except in the east, where it rises into a considerable elevation. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 70. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small neat edifice, containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Lord Leigh is lord of the manor. MAXTON, a par. in the district of Melrose, co. Rox- burgh, Scotland. It contains the vils. of Maxton and Ru- therford. It extends 3J miles in length, with an extreme breadth of 2 j, and is bounded by Berwickshire, Maker- Eton, Roxburgh, Ancrum, and St. Boswell's. The Edin- burgh and Hawick railway passes through the parish, and has stations at Maxton and Rutherford. Tho village of Maxton is situated on the Melrose and Kelso road, near the western border of the parish, and on the river Tweed. In former times it was of more importance than at present. The chief part of the land is well cul- tivated ; it has a rich soil, and is very productive. At Lilliard's Edge, on the boundary betwixt this parish and that of Ancrum, was fought the famous battle between the Scots and English on the 14th December, 1544, in which the latter were totally routed with the loss of 1,000 men slain and made prisoners. Some of the inha- bitants are employed in the fishery of salmon and trout, which are abundant. This par. is in the presb. of Sel- kirk and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. The minister has a stipend of ;224. The parish church, an ancient structure, was restored and modernised in 1812. It has tombs of the Kers of Littledean Tower, of which there are still traces about one mile from the church. There are traces of a Roman way, also of a Roman camp, on Moorhouse-law Hill. MAXWELLHEUGH, a vil. in the par. of Kelso, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 2 miles from Kelso. MAXWELLTON, a demesne in the par. of Glencairn, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 3 miles E. of Minnihive, and 67 S. by E. of Edinburgh. It is situated near the southern bank of Dalwhat Water, over which there is a stono bridge, and is the property of Ferguson of Craigdarroch. MAXWELLTOWN, a quoad sacra par. and burgh of barony, in the par. of Troqueer, dist. of East Kirkcud- bright, co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 1 J mile from Dum- fries, and 73 miles from Edinburgh. It is a station on tho Castle Douglas branch of the Glasgow and South- western and Portpatrick railway. The town stands on the right bank of the river Nith, here crossed by two bridges, about nine miles from the sea at Solway Frith, and directly opposite the town of Dumfries, within the limits of which parliamentary borough it is included. It was called Bridgend before 1810, when it was erected into a free burgh of barony, and was then only a poorly- inhabited village, but rapidly improved under the auspices of Mr. Maxwell, of Nithsdale. It now consists of three good streets, well paved and lighted, and several smaller streets or alleys, but, like London, it has no terrace or river frontage till below tho old bridge, when tho south hill, which rises abruptly from the water, is crowned by an observatory, once a windmill, and a range of houses fronting Dumfries. On the brink of the stream below the hill are numerous large corn mills, worked by water power, obtained by a high water wier, stretching diagonally across the whole breadth of tliu river. It contains a neat burgh or towuhall, a Free church, and a chapel-of-easo to tho parish church of Troqueer, which stands about a mile to tho S. of the