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Rh MICHAEL, ST. 826 MICKLEBRING. the " Chevy-chase" room. On the slope, but towards the top, are two batteries, and an old lantern beacon. The houses are situated at the bottom of the rock, where is a fishing-pier ; but the population of the whole island is scarcely above 150 persons. A considerable portion of the surface, which comprises about 70 acres, is in rabbit-warrens ; the remainder either a barren crag, or covered with a sparse herbage, scarcely sufficient to pasture a score of sheep for the whole year. It has also some plantations of fir scattered over its surface, and many rare plants are met with. The mount itself consists of a hard granite, in which transparent quartz is the preponderating substance. Among the minerals found are tin, copper, antimony, lead, mica, felspar, fluor spar, malachite, topaz, wolfran, and the triple sul- phuret of copper. There is also slate interspersed with granitic veins. Sir Humphrey Davy, who was a native of Penzance, has celebrated St. Michael's Mount in his poem of " Mount's Bay." MICHAEL, ST., or MIDSHALL, or MITCHELL, a vil., partly in the par. of St. Enoder, and partly in that of Newlyn, hund. of Pyder, co. Cornwall, 6 miles N. by E. of Truro, and 36 W. by S. of Launcestou. The an- cient name of this place was Modeshole, at which timo it was a market town, and a place of considerable import- ance. It was subsequently constituted a borough, and sent two members to Parliament from the reign of Edward VI. till disfranchised by the Reform Act. It is now an inconsiderable village, consisting only of a few houses, but is the place where petty sessions are held. There is no church. A fair is held on the 25th October for sheep. MICHAEL, ST., a par., partly in the borough of St. Alban's, but chiefly in the hund. of Cashio, or liberty of St. Alban's, co. Herts, 1 mile N.W. of St. Alban's, of which it forms a populous suburb. The parish, which is small, lies on the S. bank of the river Ver, or Colne. The parish church, though situated in the town of St. Alban's, and within the walls of the ancient city of Verulam, is without the limits of the borough. The living is a vie.,* val. 300, in the archdeac. of St. Alban's and dioc. of Rochester. The Earl of Verulum is impropriator of the great tithes. The church, dedi- cated to St. Michael, is a venerable structure, erected by Ulsinus, the sixth abbot, and has a square embattled tower and a chancel, the latter built principally of Roman tiles. In it the Lord Chancellor Bacon is interred under a marble tomb. MICHAEL, ST., a par. in the bars, of Barrymoro and Cork, co. Cork, Ireland, 5 miles N. of Cork. The surface is hilly, but the soil good, with limestone subsoil. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 120, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Michael. There are several schools. MICHAEL, ST., a par. in the bars, of Kilkea and "West Narragh, co. Kildare, Ireland. It is situated on the Grand Canal and river Barrow, and contains part of the town of Athy, which see. MICHAEL, ST., a par. in the bar. of Pubblebrien and city of Limerick, co. Limerick, Ireland. It is situ- ated on the river Shannon, and contains part of the city of Limerick, which see. MICHAEL, ST. See MILE END ST. MICHAEL, co. Essex. MICHAEL, ST. See KIRK MICHAEL, Isle of Man. MICHAEL, ST. See COKK CITY, Ireland. MICHAEL, ST. Set VALE, Channel Islands. MICHAEL, ST. See WINCHESTER, co. Hants. MICHAEL, ST.,BEDWARDINE. co. Worcester. MICHAELSTONE-LE-PIT, or LLANFIHANGEL- YNYGWAELOD, a par. in the hund. of Dinas Powis, co. Glamorgan, 3 miles S.W. of Cardiff, its post town, and 1 1 from Cowbridge. The parish, which is small, is situated near the coast. The land abounds in limestone, with lead. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Llaudafl", val. 65. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. MICHAELSTONE, LOWER and UPPER, hmlts. in the par. of Michaelstone-super-Avon, hund. of Neath, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles from Neath, and 14 from Bridgend. M1CHAELSTONE-SUPER-AVON, a par. in the hund. of Neath, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles S.E. of Neath, its post town, and 14 from Bridgend. It is situated on the river Avon, and contains the hmlts. of Upper and Lower Michaelstone, partly in Aberavon borough. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the tin aud coal works. The village is considerable, but much scattered. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 112, in the patron, of the English Copper Company. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. MICHAELSTONE-SUPER-ELY, a par. in the hund. of Dinas Powis, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles W. of Cardiff, its post town, and 8 from Lantrissant. The parish, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the river Kly, and has traces of a Norman castle. The village com- prises only eight houses. The living is a rect. annexed to that of St. Bride-super-Ely, in the dioc. of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The tithes were commuted in 1839. MICHAELSTONE- Y-VEDW, a par. partly in the ' upper div. of the hund. of Weutllooge, co. Monmouth, and partly in the hund. of Caerphilly, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town, and 7 from Cardiff. It is situated on the river Rumney, and con- tains Llan-vedw. The parish is of small extent, but the village is neatly built. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 500. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about 75 per annum, of which 64 goes to a school, endowed by the late Rev. Dr. Tate. MICHAELSTOW, a par. in the hund. of Lesnewth, co. Cornwall, 3 miles S.W. of Camelford, its post town. It is a small agricultural par., situated on the river Camel, and contains the hmlt. of Treveighan. The road from Camelford to Bodmin passes through the parish. The surface is undulating, and the soil light, but fertile. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture and meadow, and about 30 acres of woodland and plantation. The living is a rect. * in , the dioc. of Exeter, val. 270, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a stone structure, with a tower containing three bells. The church has tombs of the Lowers of Treviniu. There are National and Sunday schools. The Wesleyans, Bible Christians, and Association Methodists, have places of worship. At Helsbury, in this parish, are the mound and some earthworks of an ancient castle, called the Beacon. MICHELDEVER. See MITCHELDEVER, co. Hants. MICHELHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Hailsham, co. Sussex, 2 miles from Hailsham, and 7 N. of Eastbourne. It is situated on the river Cuckmere, and has the remains of a priory for Augustine Canons, founded by Gilbert D'Aquila in the reign jf Henry III., and converted into a farmhouse. The revenue at the Dissolution was 160, when the site was given to the Sackvilles. There is a tower remaining and a bridge of eight arehes over the river. MICKFIELD, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere, co. Suffolk, 3 miles S.W. of Debenham, 6J N.E. of the Stowmarket railway station, and 1 mile E. of Stoneham, its post town. The parish is small, and wholly agricul- tural. The soil is a strong fertile loam on a substratum of blue and white clay. The surface is elevated, but level. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 390. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 400. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a small structure, with a square embattled tower on the S. side, faced with flint. The interior of the church has a brass of P. Preston, bearing date 1616. The register dates from 1609. The parochial charities produce about 25 per annum. Sir William Middleton and Alexander Adair, Esq., are lords of the manor. MICKLEBRING, a hmlt. in the par. of Braithwcll, wap. of Straflbrth, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Rotherham, and 5 W. ofTickhill.