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Rh MILFORD. 841 MILLBANK. which, the Hubberston Docks have been commenced, and it is asserted that the New Milford Docks, and in all probability Kewton Noyes Ocean Pier will be carried out as well. One striking peculiarity of Milford is that its climate is nearly twenty degrees milder than in any other part of England. It has recently been made a contributory borough to Pembroke in returning one member to parliament. The jurisdiction of the port extends to the whole haven and along the entire coast from near Laugharne, in Carmarthenshire, to St. David's H<';id. It is under the control of a lord high admiral and a vice-admiral of the port, a harbour master, and other officials. The whale fishery was formerly prosecuted with considerable success, but is now entirely discon- tinued. The finest pickled oysters are sent from this port. The shores abound with limestone, which is quarried, and in, places veins of copper oro have been found but partially worked. One reason which pre- vented the government adopting Milford as a naval arsenal, though Lord Nelson declared it the finest and most extensive harbour in the known world, capable of floating more than the whole navy of England in perfect safety, was the difficulty of securing it against hostile assaults ; and this objection has not yet been entirely overcome, though the government have recently con- structed fortifications at various points, as Popton, South Hook, Blockhouse, Dale, the Stack Rock, and Thorn Island. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 80. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, was erected in 1808, chiefly at the expense of the Hon. C. F. Greville, on a site originally intended for the centre of the town. The windows are ornamented with stained glass, and the interior contains a vase of red porphyry, brought from Egypt by Dr. Pococke, and inscribed to the memory of Admiral Nelson; it was presented as a font, but was pronounced too heathenish. There is also the twisted vane of the mainmast of the French admiral's ship L' Orient, blown up at the battle of Aboukir. A vase of Derbyshire marble forms the baptismal font. A little to the E. are the remains of the old chapel of St. Catherine, converted into a powder magazine since the building of the new church. Oyster fishery at Milford has of late been seriously interfered with by the oysters being caught and taken to other districts in order to be laid down in foreign beds. The Deep Sea Fishery Commissioners have recently visited Pembrokeshire, and acting upon their recommendation, and the powers contained in an old local Act, the county authorities have determined to make by-laws for the better preservation of the fishery. When these are carried out it is expected that the Milford Haven oyster fishery will be one of the most productive in the kingdom. MILFORD, a chplry. in the par. of Witley, second div. of the hund. of Godalming, co. Surrey, li mile S.W. of Godalming, its post town. It is a station on the Guildford, Godalming, and New Portsmouth branch of the South- Western railway. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 90. There is a National school, also a chapel for Independents. MILFORD, a tythjr. in the pars, of Laverstock and St. Martin, hund. of Ijnderditch, co. Wilts, half a mile E. of Salisbury, of which city it is a suburb. MILFORD, a tnshp. in the chplry. of Little Ness, par. of Baschurch, co. Salop, 7 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury, and 1 mile E.N.E. of Great Ness. MILFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Baswick, E. div. of the hund. of Cuttlestone, co. Stafford, 3 miles S.E. of Stafford. It is situated on the Worcester canal. HILFORD, a vil. in the bar. of Orrery, co. Cork, Ireland, 7 miles W. by S. of Charloville. It is situated on tho river Deel. MILFORD, a vil. in the bar. and co. of Carlow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles S. by W. of Carlow. It is a station on the Carlow branch of the Great Southern and Western railway. MILFORD, NEW, or NEYLAND, a vil. in the par. of Llanstadwell, and borough of Milford, co. Pombroko, 3 miles N.W. of Pembroke, and 285 from London by the Great Western and South Wales railways, which last has its terminus at this point, running down to the water's edge for the conveyance of goods and passengers aboard the Irish steamers. The village, which is modern, is situated on a creek of Milfoid Haven, directly opposite Pater, with its extensive docks, and Hobbs Point. MILFORD, NORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirkby Wharf, wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Tadcaster. It is joined to Kirkby Wharf to form a township. MILFORD, SOUTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Sherburn, partly within the lib. of St. Peter's, but chiefly in the upper div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 1 mile W. of Milford Junction, its post town and railway station, 4 J miles N.E. of Ferry-Bridge, and 6 N. of Ponte- fract. It is a small agricultural village, situated near the intersection of tho Leeds and Selby and North- Eastern railways. In excavating for the Leeds and Selby railway an ancient burial-ground was discovered, supposed to have belonged to one of the four chapels formerly attached to Sherburn, according to Domesday Book. Tho living is a perpet cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 104, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is a modern structure and contains one bell. There are National and Sunday schools for both sexes ; also places of worship for the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Lord Ashtown is lord of the manor. MILITARY CANAL, THE. It extends for 23 miles along the S. coast of Kent, beginning at Sandgate, and, passing round Romney Marsh, terminates at Cliffe End, in Sussex. It is 90 feet broad and 18 deep, and is defended by a parapet, having been intended as a kind of outwork in connection with the martello towers. MILK, HAVEN, a harbour on the coast of Sligo, Ireland, 4 miles N. by E. of Grange. It has 12 feet water, with a sandy bottom. MILKHOUSE-STREET, a. hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Craubrook, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, lj mile N.E. of Cranbrook, its post town, and 4 miles S. of Staplehurst railway station. It is now formed into an ecclesiastical district. In the village the manufacture of hop-bagging is carried on. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 120. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a stone structure with a tower. The church is endowed with 1,000 invested in government securities. The old castle of Sissing- hurst, formerly the seat of Sir Richard Baker, author of the " English Chronicle," is now in ruins. MILK RIVER, a tributary of the river Annan, co. Dumfries, Scotland. It rises under Little Hartfell, and flows 14 miles S.W. past Tundergarth. MILLAND, a vil. in the par. of Trotton, Chichester rape, co. Sussex, 44 miles N. W. of Midhurst. MILLAND VILLE, an ext. par. lib. in the hund. and lib. of Winchester soke, co. Hants, adjacent to Win- chester, within which city it is included. MILLAR'S DALE, a spot on the river Wye, under Raven's Tor, co. Derby, 4 miles N.W. of Bakewell. M1LLARSTON, a vil. in the par. of Paisley Abbey, co. Renfrew, Scotland. It is situated near Paisley, within which borough it is included. MILLBANK, a vil. in the par. of Ayton, co. Berwick, Scotland, 10 miles E. by N. of Dunse. It is situated on the river Eye near the line of the North British railway, and is chiefly noted for an ancient paper-mill. MILLBANK, a hmlt. in the par. of Thornhill, wap. of Lower Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Dewsbury. It is situated near the river Calder and the line of the Leeds and Manchester railway. Some of the inhabitants are engaged in the Stanfields colliery, and some in the woollen mills. MILLBANK, a hmlt. and suburban district of Lon- don, in the par. of St. John, Westminster, 2 miles S.W. of St Paul's. It is situated between Westminster and Vauxhall bridges, on tho N. bank of the Thames, and had a seat of the Mordaunts and Grosvenors. The prin-