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Rh MOLLENSBURN. 861 MOLYRANY. the Courtenayg. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum, bequeathed by Thomas Clark in 1776. Tin TO is a National school. .MOLLENSBURN, a vil. in the par. of Cadder, co. rlc, Scotland, 8 miles N.E. of Glasgow. MOLLINGTON, a chplry. in the par. of Cropredy, hunds. of Bloxham and Kington, cos. Oxford and Warwick, 5 miles N.W. of Banbury, its post town, and 9 from Shipston-on-Stour. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 120, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is situated on an eminence. There is a small charity distributed yearly in coals. MOLL1XGTON BANASTRE, or LITTLE MOL- LIXGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Mary-on-the- Hill, higher div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester, 2 miles N.W. of Chester, and 1 mile S. of the Mollington railway station. MOLLINGTON TARRANT, or GREAT MOL- LINGTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Backford, higher div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester, 2.} miles N.W. of Chester. It is a station on the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction lines of railway. The village, which is irregularly built, is situated on the Mersey canal, and is chiefly agricultural. Mollington Hall, f'Hinerly the seat of the Hunts, is a brick mansion sur- rounded by a wooded park, and watered by a large lake. MOLOUGH, or MULLOGH, a par. in the bar. of West Iffa and Offa, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles S.S.E. of Cahir. It lies along the left bank of the river Suir, and is 2 miles in length by 1.J mile in breadth. It is ecclesiastically identical with Kewcastle parish [which see]. Kenilworth is the prin- cipal scat of the parish. An Augustine convent formerly stood here, the site of which was given to Sir H. Itad- clifle at the suppression. MOLTON, a limit. in the par. of Llancarvan, co. Glamorgan, 4 miles S.E. of Cowbridge. MOLTON, NORTH, a par., formerly a market town, in the hund. of South Molton, co. Devon, 3J miles N.E. of South Molton, its post town, and 11 j miles N.E. of the South Molton Road station on the Taw Vale railway. The village, which is very extensive, is situated on the river Mole, from which the parish derives its name, and on the Exmoor road. It is celebrated for a peculiar breed of cattle called the North Devon breed, and has a small woollen manufactory. About a mile distant from the village is a Holy Well, which is still visited by inva- lids from far and near every Holy Thursday. The sub- stratum contains copper ore, and there are numerous quarries of freestone. The living is a vie.* with the perpet. cur. of Twitchen annexed, in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 110. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a stone structure, with a lofty square tower containing six bells. The interior of the church contains a carved screen, an ancient font, stone pulpit, and monuments of the Bampfyldes of Court Hall, and of the Parkers. The church has recently been restored and re-roofed. The parochial charities produce about 46 per annum, of which 5 goes to Parker's almshouses for six poor men. There is a National school for both sexes, supported by Lady Poltimore, also an infant school. The Indepen- di'iits and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. Tin TO are two copper mines which were formerly worked, and in 1840 a large nugget of gold was discovered, from which cause, in 1853, a sham gold mine was imposed upon the public. Lord Poltimore is lord of the manor and principal landowner. A fair is held on the Wednes- day following 1 2th May, and on the last Wednesday in i- for cattle. MOLTON, SOUTH, a hund. in co. Devon, contains the pars, of East and West Anstey, Bishop's Tawton, Chittlehampton, Knowstono, Landkey, Holland, North n, South Molton, Nympton St. George, Sattcrleigh,
 * lui'l^e, Twitchen, and Warkleigb, comprising an

of 67,930 arres. MOLTON, SOUTH, a par., post and market town, in the above hund., co. Devon, 8J miles from the South VOL. II. Molton Road station on tho North Devon railway, and 12 S.E. of Barnstaple. It is situated in a healthy spot on tho western bank of tho river Mole, which joins the river Taw about six miles distant. The river Mole is crossed by a one-arched bridge, in lieu of the old one destroyed during a violent storm in 1841. South Molton derives its name from the afore-mentioned river, having Exmoor on the N. and Dartmoor on its southern boundary. It formerly belonged to Edward the Con- fessor, and subsequently came to the Martyns and Audeleys. For a short period in the reign of Henry VIII. it was the seat of a suffragan bishop, and was first chartered by Elizabeth. Its charter was confirmed and enlarged by Charles II. It once returned members to parliament in the 30-31 of Edward I., but never sub- sequently. The town is governed under the new Act by a mayor, four aldermen, and twelve councillors, with the style of " mayor and burgesses of the borough and parish of South Molton." It is well built, paved, and lighted with gas. Several of the streets unite in the market-square, where the market-house is situated a brick building, in which the mechanics' institution is also held, and tho business of the corn-market trans- acted. The guildhall is a structure of Portland stone, crowned with a turret coutaiuing a clock and one bell. There are two banks, a borough gaol, gas works, Free- masons' Hall, police station, &c. Petty sessions are held monthly. A court of quarter sessions is held before the recorder, and a court-leet is held annually. It is also a polling-place for the northern division of the county. There are several woollen mills for the manufacture of shalloons, serges, and coarse woollen cloth ; also numerous corn mills, tanneries, malting establishments, and machine works. The manufac- ture of laco has been introduced, and mining opera- tions are carried on. Since the discontinuance of the coach traffic the trade of the town has declined, notwithstanding the opening of tho North Devon line of railway. The impropriale tithes, belonging to the Dean and Canons of Windsor, have been commuted fora rent- cliargo of 840. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 157, in the patron, of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is a commodious structure, with a lofty square tower containing eight bells. The interior of the church contains a carved stone pulpit, an ancient circular font, and several monuments. The church was restored in 1829, and again in 1856. There are a National school for both sexes, Hugh Squires' free school endowed with an annuity of 40, founded in 1684, and a blue-coat school, founded in 1711, with an endowment of 115 per annum. The Baptists, Independents, Wes- leyans, and Bible Christians have each a place of worship. The Rev. Samuel Badcock, the divine, was born here in 1747, and the late Mr. Justice Buller was a pupil at the blue-coat school. The union poorhouse is situated on the Barnstaple road. Castle Hill, situated about 2 miles N.W. of the town, is the principal residence. Market day is Saturday. There aro two annual fairs, termed old and new ; tho former is held on the Wednesday prior to 22nd Juno, and tho latter on the Wednesday following 2Gth August. MOLUSK GRANGE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Belfast, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles 8. of Ballyclare. It is 1 J mile long by 1 broad. The soil is mostly good. The road from Belfast to Ballymena teaverses tho interior. Tho living is part of Carrick- fergus, in the dioc. of Connor. Here is a Methodist meeting-house and a day school. MOLYNEUX BROW, a built, in the par. of Eccles, oo. Lancaster, 6 miles N.W. of Manchester. It is a station on the Manchester and Accrington branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in tho neighbouring collieries and cotton mills. MOLYRANY, a hmlt. in tho par. and bar. of Burris- hoole, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 8 miles N.W. of Newportpralt. It is on tho N. side of Clew Bay, and contains a police office and a National school. 6 a