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Rh MORTON-TYNEMOUTH. 890 MOSELEY. churcR was restored and tlie chancel rebuilt in 1845. The parochial charities produce about 22 10s. per an- num. There is a National school supported by subscrip- tion. The Baptists have a place of worship. Edward Candler, Esq., is lord of the manor. MORTON-TYNEMOTJTH, a. tnshp. in the par. of Gainford, S.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 7 miles N.W. of Darlington, and 3 from Gainford. It takes the suffix to its name from having belonged to Tynemouth Priory, in Northumberland. MORTON-UPON-SWALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Ainderby-Steeple, wap. of East Gilling, North Riding co. York, 4 miles S.W. of Northallerton. It contains the Ainderby station of the Northallerton, Bedale, and Leyburn railway. The village, which is small and straggling, is situated on the E. bank of the river Swale. MORVA, a quarter in the par. of Nevern, co. Pem- broke, 2 miles E. by N. of Newport. MORVAH, a par. in the hund. of Penwith, co. Corn- wall, 6 miles N.W. of Penzance, its post town, and 4 from St. Just. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the coast of the Bristol Channel, and is wholly agricultural. The par. contains Castle-Chun, the most regular Danish fortification in the county, and near it is a cromlech. The soil consists of killas, with a subsoil of rock. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Madron, in the dioc. of Exeter. The church, which was rebuilt in 1828, is a stone structure with a square tower containing three bells. The interior of the church con- tains an ancient font and numerous monuments. A Sunday-school is held in the church. There is a school for both sexes. MORVAL, a par. in the hund. of "West, co. Cornwall, 3 miles N.E. of East Looe, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Liskeard. The village, which is small, is situated on the canal which joins the Looe river near its termination at this place, and is chiefly agricultural. Morval formerly belonged to the Glyns, Coades, and Sir Hugh de Mor- ville, one of Thomas-a-Becket's murderers. The sub- stratum abounds with limestone, which is extensively quarried and sent to Liskeard by the canal. From Tre- garlin Torr, in this parish, a view is commanded of the winding vale of Morval, terminated in the distance by Bindon Hill, which rises to the height of 900 feet above the sea. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of .200. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 333, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Wenn, and contains tombs of the Mayows of Bray, the Coades, and other families. The charities produce about 23, which go to Buller's almshouses and a school. John Francis Buller, Esq., is lord of the manor and pro- prietor of Morval House, an old seat. The other seats, called Polgover and Lydcott, are now converted into farmhouses. MORVEN, or MOR-VHEAN, a mountain in co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Logie Coldstone. It has an elevation of about 2,700 feet above the sea. There is also another mountain of the same name in co. Caithness, near Latheron, which has an elevation of 1,221 feet. MORYERN, or MORVEN, a par. in the district- of Mull, co. Argyle, Scotland. It comprises a post-office station of the same name ; it also includes the islands of Oransay and Carna in Loch-Sunart. It extends 20 miles in length from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of 15, and is bounded on the S.W. by the Sound of Mull, on the N. by Loch Sunart, and on the E. and S.E. by Loch Linnhe. The surface is of a hilly nature, its highest elevation being the summit of Beneaddan 2,306 feet above the sea-level. There are numerous other mountains of less altitude. Its uplands are partially wooded, and a great portion of the land is occupied in grazing farms. The village of Morvern is situated about 13 miles N.W. of Oban. In the neighbourhood are Druidical stones, also Killundine and Dunian forts. On Loch Aline, near Loch Arienas, is Ardtornish Castle, a fortress of great antiquity. This par. is in the presb. of Mull and synod of Argyle. The minister has a stipend of 155. There are two parish churches, both of which are situated near the coast, and about 9 miles distant from each other. At Morven there are a Free Church preaching station, a Roman Catholic chapel, also three parochial schools, besides other schools. The parish de- rives -its name from Mor earran, i.e. "the great division." MORVIL, a par. in the hund. of Kemess, co. Pem- broke, 5 miles S. of Newport. Haverford-AVest is its post town. It is situated near Precelly Mountain. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 81. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. MORVILL, a par. in the Chelmarsh div. of Stottesden hund., co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Bridgnorth, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the turnpike road from Bridgnorth to Much-Wenlock. The par. is intersected by the Marl Brook, and contains the chplry. of Aston-Eyre. It formerly had a cell to Shrewsbury Abbey. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of loam and clay, with a clayey subsoil. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1773. The living is a perpet. cur. with that of Aston Eyre annexed, in the dioc. of Here- ford, val. 204. The church, dedicated to St. George, or, according to others, to St. Gregory, is an ancient structure with a tower containing six bells. The paro- chial charities produce about 21 per annum, chiefly arising from property bequeathed by Thomas Burtes in 1631, one moiety to the minister, and the other to the poor. There is a school which is entirely supported by the Countess Granville. The Roman Catholics have a chapel at Aldenham Hall, which is a stone building, and is the principal residence. MORWICK, or MORRICK, a tnshp. in the par. of Warkworth, E. div. of Morpeth ward, co. Northum- berland, 2 miles S.W. of Warkworth, and 6 S.E. of Alnwick. It is situated on the river Coquet, near the coast. The soil is of a loamy nature, with a subsoil of sand. Morwick Hall is the principal residence. MORWICK WITH SCHOLES, a tnshp. in the par. of Barwiok-in-Elmett, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Leeds. It is joined with Scholes. MOSBOROUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Eckington, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 1 mile from Eckington church, 5 miles N.E. of Dronfield, and 6 S.E. of Sheffield. It is situated near the line of the North Midland railway and the river Rother. The village, which stands on an elevated site on the road from Sheffield to Worksop by Barlboreugh, commands extensive views, and was anciently a Roman settlement. Wooden hoop measures are manufactured, also sickles. The inhabitants are partly employed in the neighbouring collieries. There are places of worship for the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, also an endowed school for the free educa- tion of fifteen children. MOSCROFT. See MOLESCROFT, co. York. MOSE, or MEASE, a river of co. Leicester, rises near Gopsall Park, and joins the Trent at Croxall in Derby- shire. MOSEDALE, a tnshp. in the par. of Caldbeck, ward of AHerdale-below-Derwent, co. Cumberland, 2 miles N.W. of Hesket-Newmarket. MOSELEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Bushbury, co. Stafford, 4 miles N. by E. of Wolverhampton. It is situated on the North- Western railway and Grand Junc- tion canal. In the neighbourhood is Moseley-Court, an old mansion formerly the place of concealment of Charles II., which contains his bed, &c., in the original state. MOSELEY, a chplry. in the par. of King's-Norton, upper div. of the hund. of Halfshire, co. Worcester, 2 miles S. of Birmingham. It is a station on the Bristol and Birmingham section of the Midland railway. The village, which is considerable, is a suburb of Birming- ham. It formerly belonged to the Greveses, a family which came over at the Conquest. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Bromsgrove. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was enlarged in 1822. There