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Rh MIDDLETON. 839 MIDDLETON-QUERNHOW. have been commuted for a rent-charge of 373 17*. 6d. The living is a reel, annexed to that of Fordley, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a thatched roof and spired tower, containing five bells. The interior of the church contains two brasses, bearing dates from 1510. The parochial chari- ties produce about 3 9s. per annum. There is a church school and a place of worship for the Wesleyans. MIDDLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Ilkley, upper div. of the wap. of Claro, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N. of Ilkley, and 7 N.W. of Otley. It is situated on the river Whart'e, and includes a large portion of Mid- dleton Moor. Attached to Middleton Lodge, the ancient eat of the Middletons, is a Roman Catholic chapel. MIDDLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Belford, N. div. of Bambrough ward, co. Northumberland, 1 mile N.W. of Belford. Middleton Hall is the principal residence. MIDDLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Cottingham, hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 6 miles N.E. of Roth- well, and 2 S.W. of Rockingham. It is situated near the river Welland. MIDDLETON, a nmlt. in the par. of Winwick, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 4 miles N.E. of Warring- ton. It is joined to Hough ton- on- Arbury to form a township. MIDDLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale South of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 5 miles S. W. of Lancaster. It is situated near the river Lune, on the coast of Morecambe Bay. MIDDLETON, a tythg. in the par. of Longparish, oo. Hants, 4 miles S.E. of Andover. It is situated on the river Anton. MIDDLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Oswestry, co. Salop, 1 mile E. of Oswestry. MIDDLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bitterley, co. Salop, 2 miles N.E. of Ludlow. It is situated on a branch of the river Teme. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect.* of Bitterley, in the dioc. of Hereford. Sir William R. Boughton, Bart., is lord of the manor. MIDDLETON, a tythg. in the par. of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, co. Hants, 9 miles S.W. of Newport. MIDDLETON, a vil. in the par. of Orwell, co. Kinross, Scotland, 3 miles N. of Kinross. MIDDLETON-BY- WIRKSWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, 1 mile N.W. of Wirksworth, its post town, and 2 miles S.W. of the Cromford railway station. The village is extensive, and a portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the marble quarries. This tnshp., in conjunction with Ible and Ironbrook Grange, forms a chplry. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfleld, val. 90, in the patron, of the Vicar of Wirksworth. The church was erected in 1844, at an outlay of 1,200. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Independents, have each a place of worship. A school has recently been erected. MIDDLETON-CHENEY, or CHENDUIT, a par. in the hund. of King's-Sutton, co. Northampton, 3 miles N.E. of Banbury, ite post town, and 6 N.W. of Brackley. The village, which is extensive, is divided into two parts, upper and lower. It was here that the Earl of North- umberland defeated the Roundheads in 1646. Petty sessions are held at the Dolphin Inn monthly. An extensive trade is done in lace, and a few of the inhabi- tants are employed in framework knitting. The tithes were commuted for land under an Act of Enclosure in 1769. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 423, in the patron, of Brazenose College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stone structure with a pinnacled and spired tower containing a clock and six bells. The tower is ornamented with sculpture, and the S. porch has an ogee roof. The interior of the church contains several ancient monuments, and a piscina in good condition. The parochial charities pro- duce about 62 per annum. There is a National school. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Baptists, have places of worship. Miss Horton is lady of the manor. MIDDLETON-GRANGE, an ext. par. place adjoining the chplry. of Aston-by-Sutton, co. Chester, 3 miles JS. of Frodshum. It is situated on the river Weaver. MIDDLETON-GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Leigh, co. Staflbrd, 5 miles W. of Uttoxeter. SIIDDLETON-HALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Ildcr- ton, N. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles N.W. of Ilderton, and 1J mile 8. of Wooler. MIUDLETON HALL, a demesne in the hunds. of Elvet and Derllys, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles E. of Car- marthen. It is situated near the river Teivi, and was built by Cockerel! for Sir W. Paxton. The old seat of the Myddletons is still standing in the grounds, also tho Nelson pillar. MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE, a par., market and post town, in the S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 10 miles N.W. of Barnard Castle. The par., which is extensive, is situated on the river Tees, and ia bounded on the N. and E. by the pars, of Stanhope and Lynesack, and on the W. and S. by the cos. of Cumber- land, Westmoreland, and Yorkshire. It comprises the tnshps. of Middleton, Egglestone, Newbiggin, Forest and Frith. It is a polling-place for the S. division of the county. Courts leet and baron are held annually for the manor. The town, which consists of two irregular streets, is built on the sides of the hills, which surround an extensive green. It has a townhall, market-bouse, and savings-bank. In this parish are some lead mines belonging to the London Lead Company, which are worked by levels or hushings. About 2 miles above the town is Wynch Bridge, 70 feet in height and 2 in width, said to be the oldest suspension-bridge in Europe, and higher up the river are the cataracts of High Force and Cauldron Snout. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Durham, valued in the king's books at 25 17s. Id., and in the patron, of the crown. The parish church, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, is an ancient structure with detached tower containing three bells. There is also a district church at Egglestone, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 100. The charities produce about 38 per annum. There is an endowed parochial school. The Wesleyans, Baptists, and Primi- tive Methodists, have each a place of worship. Market day is Saturday. Fairs are held on the third Thursday in April, 7th July, and second Thursday in September. MIDDLETON-MALZOR, or MILTON, a par. in the hund. of Wymersley, co. Northampton, 3 miles S.W. of Northampton, its post town. The parish, which is small, is situated on the canal, and near the line of the Northampton railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 340. The church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, is a neat structure with a spired tower containing five bells. The parochial charities pro- duce about 52 per annum. There is an infant school, also a place of worship for the Baptists. Blake, Esq., is lord of the manor. MIDDLETON, NORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Hartburn, co. Northumberland, 8 miles S.W. of Mor- peth. It is situated on Hart Burn and the river Wansbeck. MIDDLETON, NORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Ilderton, N. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumber- land, 2 miles S.E. of Wooler. It belongs to the Earl of Tankerville. MIDDLETON-ON-THE-HILL, a par. in the hund. of Wolphy, oo. Hereford, 5 miles S.W. of Tenbury, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Leominster. The parish, which is small, is irregularly built, and wholly agricul- tural. Apples are grown here extensively. The soil consists of clay, upon a subsoil of clay and stone. Old redstone is quarried here. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Kimbolton, in the dioc. of Hereford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient struc- ture with a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 10. per annum. Moor Abbey and Withers are the principal residences. MIDDLETON - PKIORS, a tnshp. in the par. of Priors-Ditton, co. Salop, 6 miles S. of Wenlock. It is situated near Middleton-Baggot. MIDDLETON-QUERNHOW, a chplry. in tho par. of Wath, wap. of Hallikeld, North Riding co. Ymk,