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Rh MORHAYS. 885 MORLEY ST. BOTOLPH. MORHAYS, a hmlt. in the hund. of Trigg, co. Corn- wall, 4 miles N. of Wadebridge, and 9 N.W. of Bodmin. It is situated near the river Camel. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioo. of Exeter. The church is a small modern edifice. MORICE TOWN, a suburb of Devonport, oo. Devon, half a mile N. of Devonport. It is situated on a creek of Hamoaze, near New Passage, in Plymouth Harbour, and opposite Devonport Dockyard. It has a spacious basin for ocean steamers called the Keyham basin, also wharfs, a powder magazine, blockhouse, and extensive brewery. MORISTON, a river of co. Ross, Scotland. It rises near Loch Clunie, and flowing through Glenmorriston, to which it gives name, falls into Loch Ness at Inver- morriston in co. Inverness. MORLAIS, a stream of co. Glamorgan. It rises under the Brecknockshire Beacons, and passing by Morlais Castle, built by Gilbert Earl of Gloucester, joins the Lesser Taff. MORLAND, a par. in West ward, co. Westmoreland, 7J miles S.E. of Penrith, its post town, and 5 S.E. of the Clifton railway station. The village, although irregular, is well built, and situated on the river Lyvennet, which is here joined by two small streams. The par., which is of large extent, is bounded on the E. by the river Eden, and contains the tnshps. of Morland, King's Meaburn, Newby, Sleagill, Great Strickland, with the chplries. of Bolton and Thrimby, with Little Strickland. It is a polling-place for the county. The manor formerly belonged to Ivo de Talebois, and was given in part by his grandson to St. Mary's Abbey at York. There are linen and tape manufactories, also corn and saw mills. The surface is gently undulating and the uplands em- bellished with wood. The land is chiefly arable and pasture, with about 500 acres of common. The soil consists of a rich, reddish loam with a subsoil of clay and limestone. A branch of the Carlisle savings-bank was established here in 1839. Limestone and freestone are quarried extensively, and coal of inferior quality is obtained. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1779. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 177, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The parish church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a large cruciform structure, with por- tions as early as the reign of Henry II., but the body of the church was rebuilt in the last century. It has a spacious chancel, and a square low spired tower contain- ing three bells. The interior of the church has a brass of Joseph Blyth bearing date 1562, also a tablet to Lieutenant-General Frederick Markham, C.B. The register dates from 1638. In addition to the parish church there are two district churches at Bolton and Thrimby, the livings of which are perpet. curs., val. 80 each. The parochial charities produce about 3 11. per annum. There is a free school for both sexes, also girls' and infant schools supported by voluntary contributions and payments of the children. A Sunday-school is held at the church. The Vicar has also established a village library. The Wesleyan Methodists and the Society of Friends have each a place of worship. The Ecclesiasti- cal Commissioners are lords of the manor. There are some remains of the monastic buildings connected with St. Mary's at York, and several old halls now converted into farmhouses. MORLESTOK AND LITCHURCH, a. hund. in co. Derby, contains the town of Derby and the pars, of Allestree, Aston-on-Trent, Dale Abbey, Denby, Egging- ton, Elvaston, West Hallam, Heanor, Horsley, Ilkeston, Kirk Langley, Mackworth, Mickleover, Morley, Ock- brook, Pentrich, Quarndon, Sandiacre, Sawley, Stanton- by-Dale, Weston, Willington, Wilne, and parts of St. Alkmund, Ashborne, Barrow, Crick, Kirk-Hallam, St. Michael, Mugginton, and St. Peter, comprising an area of 75,780 acres. MORLEY, a par. in the hund. of Morleston, co, Derby, 4 miles N.E. of Derby, its post town. There are traces of an old Roman road which passed through the parish. A portion of the inhabitants are .engaged n the collieries, and others in weaving silk stockings. There are quarries 'of good building-stone ; and a fine gritstone, used for scythe stones, is found. The living a a rect. * with the cur. of Smalley annexed, in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 648. The church, dedicated to St. ilatthew, is a spacious structure of the 14th century, with a tower surmounted by a lofty spire and con- taining three bells. The church has some stained windows, said to have been brought from Dale Abbey, which were restored in 1847, also five brasses bearing date from 1454. The parochial charities produce about 153 per annum, besides six almshouses founded and endowed with an annuity of 5 each by Jacinth Sache- verel. There is a National school for both sexes, supported by voluntary contributions. At Snmlley in ,his parish is a chapel-of-ease. MORLEY, a wap. in the West Riding co. York, contains the pars, of Birstal, Bradford, Calverley, Hali- fax, and parts of Batley and Dewsbury, comprising an area of 135,500 acres. MORLEY, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Batley, lower div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Leeds, its post town, and o N.W. of Dewsbury. It has stations on the Leeds and Dewsbury, and on the Leeds, Bradford, and Wake- field railways. The tnshp. includes Bruntcliti'e-Shorne and three other limits. The village, which is of large extent, was anciently the head of the wapentake to which it gives name, and one of the principal towns in the county ; but on the invasion of England by tho Scots in the reign of Edward II. it was completely devastated. It is situated at the base and on the acclivi- ties of an eminence rising from a deep valley ; and con- tains several extensive woollen manufactures, which give employment to a large numter of the inhabitants. The soil is generally fertile, and the land in good cultivation. The substratum abounds with coal and freestone of excellent quality. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 300, in the patron, of the Vicar of Batley. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is situated at Four- Lane-Ends, and was erected in 1830 at a cost of 2,593, partly by a grant from the Parliamentary Com- missioners. It is a stone structure, with a spired tower containing one bell. There are National schools for both sexes, also schools for the Independents and Wes- leyans. There are places of worship for the Primitive Methodists, Wesley ans, and Wesleyan Reformers. The ancient parochial church was let on lease by Sa villa EarL of Sussex, to the Presbyterian party in the reign of Charles I. for 500 years, and is still in possession of their trustees as an Independent meeting-house. There are a mental improvement society, and a mechanics' institute. The Earl of Dartmouth is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The township contains many old mansions, as Cross Hall, Springfield House, Bank House, Morley House, Morley Hall, and Croft House. On a lofty eminence are the ruins of Howley Hall, for eighteen generations the seat of the Saville family, and which was garrisoned in the civil war of Charles I. for the parliament. In 1730 this old mansion was demolished by order of tho Earl of Cardigan, and the surrounding park of 1,000 acres converted into arable land. On the E. side of the ruins of Howley Hall is Lady Anne's well, formerly much resorted to on Palm Sunday. MORLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Bowdon, co. Chester, 6 miles S.E. of Altrincham. It is situated near the river Mersey and Bridgwater canal. MORLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Andrew Auck- land, co. Durham, 4 miles W. by N. of Bishop Auckland. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Gauuless and Wear. MORLEY. See MORELEIOH, co. Devon. MORLEY ST. BOTOLPH, a par. in the hund. of Forehoe, co. Norfolk, 3 miles S.W. of Wymondham, its railway station and post town. Tho village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of fi u