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Rh MOTHELL. 892 MOTTRAM-IN-LONGDENDALE. breadth is 5 miles. The surface is mountainous, compris- ing in the S. W. part of the Commeragh range. The river Cladagh passes through the interior, as also does the road from Carrick-on-Suir to Kilthomas. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lismore, val. with others, 591. The church vas built in 1817 by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Rathgormuck. There are three day schools, also remains of an abbey said to have been founded in the Gth century, and dedicated to St. Brogan. MOTHELL, a par. in the bars, of Fassadinin and Gowran, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Castlecomer. Leighlinbridge is its post town. The surface, which consists of a main block and a detached district, covers an area of 7,093 acres. The river Dinin flows on the E. and N. sides. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with others 450, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1794. The Roman Catholic chapel is in the detached district. There are a Sunday and several daily schools. The principal attraction here is the Dunmore Caves. MOTHER BANK, between Spithead and Cowes, co. Hants. It is situated off the coast of the Isle of Wight, and is 2 miles long, with 3 J fathoms water, and has out- side an anchorage in 5 fathoms. MOTHERBY AND GILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Grey stoke, Leath ward, co. Cumberland, 6 J miles W. by S. of Penrith, and 12 E. of Keswick. The township is of small extent, and the soil chiefly clay. There is a mixed school. Henry Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor. MOTHERWELL, a vil. in the par. of Dalziel, co. Lanark, Scotland, 2 miles N.E. of Hamilton. It is a station on the Caledonian railway where the Clydesdale branch turns off to Glasgow. Motherwell derives its name from a celebrated well, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and styled the "Well of Our Lady." In the neighbourhood are iron works and numerous collieries. In the village are a Free church, a Primitive Methodist chapel, and numerous schools. MOTHVEY, or MYDDVAI, or MYDDFAI, a par. in the hund. of Perfedd, co. Carmarthen, 3 miles S. of Llandovery, its post town. It is situated on the river Sevin, between the rivers Fowey and TJsk. It includes the hmlts. of Upper and Lower Mothvey. The surface is hilly. There is a lead mine. The principal mansions are Cilgwyn and Llwynywormwood. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 103, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient structure dedi- cated to St. Michael. The interior has a tomb to Bishop Owen. In the churchyard are a sycamore 64 feet in diameter, and a yew 25 feet. MORTRAY WATER, a small river in co. Fife, Scot- land. It rises under Norman's Law, near Abdie, and joins the Eden at its mouth. MOTTINGHAM, a hmlt. chiefly is the par. of Eltham, hund. of Blackheath, and lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, but partly in the par. of Chiselhurst, hund. of Ruxley, co. Kent, 3 miles S. of Woolwich, 1 mile S. of Eltham Church, and 8 S.E. of London. It is situated on the road lead- ing from London to Bromley. The village, which is small, is under the jurisdiction of the Woolwich and Central Criminal Courts. MOTTISFONT, a par. in the hund. of Thorngate, co. Hants, 4J miles N. of Romsey, its post town, and 12 from Salisbury. It has a railway station at Dun- bridge. The village, which is of small extent, is situated in a valley on the river Anton, and is chiefly agricul- tural. Prior to the reign of Henry VII. Mottisfont was of some importance. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 500. The living is a rect.* with the curs, of Lockerley and East Dean annexed, in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 900. The church, dedi- cated to St. Andrew, is an ancient flint and stone struc- ture with a square wooden belfry containing five Bells. The church is partly covered with ivy, and is adorned with several stained windows. The principal residence is Mottisfont Abbey, an ancient mansion erected on the site of an Austin priory founded by William de Briwere in the reign of Kng John. It was intended to have been suppressed by Henry VIL, who procured a bull to that effect from Pope Alexander, but it continued till the Dissolutin, when its revenues were valued at 167 15s. Sd. The site was given to Lord Sandys by Henry VIII. in exchange for Chelsea, in Middlesex. MOTTISTON, a par. in the Isle of Wight, lib. of West Medina, co. Hants, 6 miles S.E. of Yarmouth, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Newport. The village, which is small in extent, is situated near Brixton Bay, in the south-western part of the island, and is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Chilton, and commands extensive views of the country and the English Channel. It ia mentioned in Domesday Sur- rey as Messetone, and formerly belonged to the Lisles, Chekes, Leighs, &e. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 200. The living is a rect.* with the vie. of Shorwell annexed, in the dioc. of Win- chester, val. 403. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is a small, ancient, but partly modernised structure, with a square tower. The interior of the church contains inscriptions to the Bassett family. Pitt Place is the principal residence, near which is a Druid stone. Foundations of great extent, and other re- mains, have been discovered here. Sir John Cheke, tutor of Edward VI., was born at the Manor House in 1514. The chalk cliffs at Mottiston Down are 698 feet in height, affording a prospect of the surrounding country. MOTTRAM-IN-LONGDENDALE, a par. and small town in the hund. of Macelesfield, co. Chester, 10 miles from Manchester, its post town, 4 S.E. of Ashton-under- Lyne, and 7J N.E. of Stockport. It is a station on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. The town is situated on the edge of the moorlands, near the river Etherow, or Mersey, which separates the parish on the S. from the county of Derby, while the river Tame divides it on the N. from Lancashire. The par., which is very extensive, contains the tnshps. of Hat- tersley, HolUngworth, Matley, Mottram, Newton, Stay- ley, Tintwistle, and Godley. This place, which was anciently called the lordship of Tintwistle, was, in the reign of Edward II., forfeited by Thomas Earl of Lan- caster, to the crown, and subsequently came through the Hollands, Lovells, Stanleys, and Wilbrahams, to the Tollemaches. Previous to the commencement of the present century the parish was wholly agricultural, but has recently become one of the most flourishing manu- facturing districts in this part of the country. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the extensive cotton mills and calico print works at the Hodge and Broad- bottom, built on the banks of the river Mersey, which is here crossed by a stone bridge of one arch. There are also within the parish several large manufactories of cotton and woollen goods, paper, and machinery, also some collieries, and a foundry for smelting iron ore, which abounds in the S.W. portion of the parish. Mottram- Hill and Cat-Tor, both in the township, afford views of the surrounding country, including the vale of Longden- dale with the windings of the Mersey, and the Derby, Cheshire, and Yorkshire hills. The substratum abounds in coal, slate, building stone, and iron ore, all of which are worked. The soil in the higher parts is rocky, hut in the valleys a rich loam, alternating with clay and gravel. The town of Mottram is situated on a steep hill at the western extremity of the valo of Longdendale, and consists principaDy of one broad and well - paved street. In the immediate vicinity are numerous small hamlets and mills stretching along the bank of the river Mersey, which expands into a broad stream about a mile and a half from the town. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 219, in the patron, of the bishop. The parish church, which is situated on a hill, is a structure of pebbly stone, with a lofty, square, embattled tower. It has been rebuilt on the foundation of a still more ancient edifice, and is dedicated to St. Michael. In the interior are some ancient monuments and sepulchral chapels belonging respectively to the manors of Hollingworth and Stayley,