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Rh MILLINGTON. 843 MILLTOWN. and ia wholly agricultural. The soil is chiefly chalk, and two-thirds of the land arable, the remainder being pasture and woodland. Some good springs exist in the parish. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1768. The living ia a vie.* annexed to that of Great Givendale, in the dioc. of York, val. 300, in the patron, of the arch- bishop. The church is an ancient structure, with a small tower containing two hells. The register dates from 1609. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum, of which 5 goes to a school. There is a parochial school in which a Sunday-school ia also held. About half a mile N.E. of the village, numerous Roman remains, including the foundations of a circular temple, tesselated pavements, tiles, coins, and various other relics, have been found, giving colour to the suggestion that this was the site of the Roman station Delgwieia, and within a short distance are immense earthworks, from 60 to 90 feet in height, enclosing an area of 4,185 acres. MILLINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Rostherne, hund. of Bucklow, co. Chester, 4 miles S.W. of Al- triucham, and 4 N.W. of Nether Knutaford. The township chiefly consists of a few scattered farmhouses. MILLMEECE, a tnshp. in the par. of Eccleshall, N. div. of the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, 1J mile from Standon. MILLMOUNT, a hmlt. in the bar. of Cremorne, co. Monaghan, Ireland, 6 miles S.E. of Monaghan. MILLO, a hmlt. in the par. of Dunton, hund. of Biggleswade, co. Bedford, 3 miles S.E. of Biggleswade. It is a small agricultural place, and had formerly a chapel-of-ease. MILL-OF-HALDEN, a vil. in the par. of Bonhill, co. Dumbarton, Scotland, 6 miles N. of Dumbarton. It ia situated near the southern end of Loch Lomond, on the river Leven, which runs from the loch down to the Frith of Clyde. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the print and bleach works. MILLOM, a par. in the ward of Allerdale-above- Derwent, co. Cumberland, 4 miles from Broughton, ita post town, and 2 from Holborn Hill station on the Whitehaven and Furness Junction line of railway. It is situated on the W. bank of the river Dudden, and is a subport to Whitehaven. The par., which is bounded on the W. and S. by the Iriah Sea, contains the tnshps. of Tipper and Lower Millom, Birker Chapel, Sucken, and Austhwaite, and the chplries. of Thwaites and Ulpha. Millom was formerly an extensive lordship, and came to the earls of Lonsdale through the Boyvills and Huddlestona, the remains of whose castle are still to be seen, having on one of the walla the anna of the Huddleaton family in excellent preservation. Formerly the lords of Millom had a special jurisdiction over which the sheriff of the county had no power, including the punishment of death, which was carried into effect at a place called Gallows Field, where a stone has been erected with a suitable inscription. The soil consists of loam and gravel on a substratum of limestone. The mineral productions are slate, iron, and copper ore, but these are not worked to a considerable extent. The village, formerly a market town, stands on the bay formed by the mouth of the Dudden, and famous for cockles, sand eels, and mussels. The market and fair granted by charter of Henry III. have long been dis- used. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 189, in the patron, of the crown in right of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient stone structure, with a bell gable containing two bells. Portions of-the church have been greatly disfigured by modern alterations. There are several brasses and monuments to the Huddlestone and other families of great antiquity, among which may be mentioned a tomb of alabaster of rare beauty and work- manship ; it consists of the effigies of a male and female in rucumbent position, with the representation of six angels on cither side, each bearing a scroll. This noble iicierit production of art evidently bears signs of fast decay, not so much from the hand of time as from the dampness of its situation. In the churchyard is an ancient stone cross in excellent preservation. There are also two district churches, viz. at Thwaites and Ulpha, the livinga of which are perpet. cure.,* val. 115 and 65 each. The parochial charities produce about 41 per annum. There is a parochial school for both sexes, and a new one has been recently erected near the church. Lord Lonsdale is lord of the manor. In Upper Millom are several aaline springs, called Holy Wells, of a purga- tive nature. MILLPORT, a seaport and post town on Cumbrae Island, co. Bute, Scotland, 3 miles E. of Bute, and 5 S.W. of Largs. It is a prosperous bathing-place on the Frith of Clyde, and a creek of the port of Greenock. The town, which is of semi-lunar form, is situated on the S. side of the greater Cumbrae. It has a small but convenient harbour, and a pier constructed at the ex- pense of the late Marquis of Bute. Adjoining the harbour is an excellent anchorage sheltered by two islets called the Allans, which render it safe for vessels during violent storms. There is a steam-packet com- munication between this town and Ardrossan, Ayr, Greenock, and Glasgow. Seventy years back ilillport had but one dwelling that a fisherman's hut ; it con- sists now of several streets, with a resident population exceeding 1,000, chiefly employed in fishing and weav- ing. It contains an Episcopal college and church, con- sisting of a range of buildings crowned with a spire ; also a Free church, and a place of worahip for the Bap- tista. The schools are a parochial, Free Church, Epis- copalian, and two industrial schools for females. There are a reading-room and public library, and a branch office of the Western Bank. MILLSHIELD8, a vil. in the tnshp. of Eeperahields, par. of Bywell St. Peter, co. Northumberland, 9 miles S.E. of Hexham. MILLS-OF-DRUM, a hmlt. on the Deeside railway, adjoining the boundary between the cos. of Kincardine and Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the first station E. of Banchory. MILLSTONE-GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Swin- nerton, co. Stafford. It is situated near Newcastle- under-Lyme. MILLSTREET, a small post and market town in the par. of Drishane, bar. of West Muskerry, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 25 miles W. of Cork, and 170 from Dublin. It is a station on the Killarney Junction railway. The town stands on a small feeder of the river Blackwater, and on the road from Mallow to Killarney, surrounded by lofty hills. It contains the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, bridewell, infantry barracks, and a dispensary within the Kanturk Poor-law Union. There is a police station, and petty sessions are held once a month. The O'Leary of Coom- legane and Wallis of Drishane are the proprietors. Thursday is market day. Fairs are held on 6th January, 1st and 12th March, 1st June, 1st September, 1st and 26th December. MILLTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Aslackby, wap. of Aveland, parts of Keateven, co. Lincoln, 3 miles S.E. of Folkingham. MILLTIMBER, a station on the Deeside railway in- tervening between Murtle and Culter, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Derryaghy, bar. of Upper Belfast, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, not far from Belfast. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Tartaraghan, bar. of West O'Neilland, co. Armagh, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland, 7 miles N.E. of Charlemont. It is situated on the bank of Lough Neagh, and contains a church. MILLTOWN, a post-office vil. in co. Caran, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles S.S.W. of Belturbet. MILLTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Garvaghy, bar. of Lower Iveagh, oo. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles S.S.E. of Dromore. It is situated on the road from Dromore to Castlowellan. MILLTOWN, a vil. in tho par. of Auchterarder, co.