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Rh HUCH-MARCLE. 901 MUCKISH. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient stone structure with a Bquaro embattled tower, containing five hells. A Sunday-school is held at the vicarage. In the neighbourhood are the remains of a Benedictine nunnery, founded by King AthelsUne in 939, and now converted into a farmhouse. It flourished till the Dissolution, when its revenue was returned at 493 16s. Zd. Walter Long, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. MUCU-MARCLE, a par. in thehund. of Qreytree, co. Hereford, 5j miles S.W. of Ledbury, its post town, and 7J from Ross. The village is situated on the high road leading to Ross, and is wholly agricultural. The par., which is of large extent, contains the tnshp. of Yatton. A portion of the land is luid out in hop-grounds. At a spot called the Wonder, near Marclay Hill, an ex- tensive landslip took place in the reign of Elizabeth, car- rying with it houses, fences, and cattle. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Yatton annexed, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 811. The church, dedicated to St. Bar- tholomew, is a commodious stone structure with a square tower containing six bells. The church contains monu- ments of the Mortimer and Kyrle families, to which latter the " Man of Ross " belonged. The parochial charities produce about 25 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes endowed with an annuity of 6. Yatton chapel is a stone structure of recent erection. At Quarry Wood in this parish are traces of Ellingham Castle. William Money Kyrle, Esq., is lord of the manor. MUCH-WOOLTON, a chplry. in the par. of Childwall, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 6 miles S.E. of Liverpool, its post town. The village, which is exten- sive, contains numerous streets well lighted with gas. Much-Woolton, anciently called Wolveton, belonged to the Norris, Brettargh, Ireland, and Lathom families. Stone is quarried here to a great extent. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 220, in the patron, of the Vicar of Childwall. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a modern stone structure. There are National schools for both sexes. Woolton Hall, the principal residence, is situated in a commanding position. The Marquis of Salisbury is lord of the manor. An annual wake is held at Woolton Green on Midsummer- day. MUCK, an island off the coast of Argyle, Scotland, 6 miles N. by W. of Ardnamurchan. It was formerly a separate parish belonging to the Macleans, but is now included in the parish of Small Isles. It is near 3 miles long by 1 mile broad, with a rocky coast and uneven sur- face, the highest elevation being 800 feet above sea-level. MUCK, an islet off the coast of Antrim, Ireland, 6 miles N.E. of Carrickfergus. It is about half a mile long, and is situated near Islandmagee. MUCKAIHN, a par. in the district of Lorn, co. Argyle, Scotland, 10 miles E. of Oban, and 112 from Edinburgh. It is situated under Cruachan Ben, near Loch Etive, and includes Calnadaluck and Stonfield. It was once called Kilspickarrol, and was part of Ardchattan. There is a parish church, erected in 1829, also a Free church and a parochial school. MUCKALEE, a par. in the bars, of Iverk andKnock- topher, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Pilltown. Castlecomer is its post town. It is 3 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 1 mile. The surface has a good proportion of fair soil, the remainder being mountain and waste. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Killcullikeen, 107, in the patron, of the Bishop of Cashel. MUCKALIE, a par. in the bar. of Fassadinin, co. Kil- kenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S. of Castle- comer, its post town. It is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The surface is hilly, but comprises a fair proportion of good arable soil. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of -.y, val. with Punmore, 179, in the patron, of the crown. There are two day schools. Rockbrook is the chief seat of the locality. This spot is interesting as being the place where Cormac, king of Munster, was slain. MUCKAMORE GRANGE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Miissareene, co. Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 1 mile S.E. of Antrim, containing the vil. of Massareene. It is 4 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 2 miles. The surface lies along the S. bunk of the Six-mile-water, and touches the shore of Lough Neagh. The soil is very productive, and the district is famous for its cheese. Muckamore is a parochial grange, united to the par. of Antrim, in the dioc. of Connor. There are two day schools. Muckamore Abbey, Summerhill, and Green- mount, are the principal seats. There are ruins of an abbey founded by St. Columb in 550, also Druidical remains. It was granted to the Langford family by Queen Elizabeth. MUCKARSIE, an ancient par. in co. Perth, Scotland, now joined to Forteviot. MUCKART, a par. in the Ochill district of co. Perth, Scotland, 8 miles W. of Kinross. It lies on the border of the county, adjoining the shires of Clackmannan and Kinross, and is bounded by the pars, of Dollar, Fossa- way, and Glendevon. It has an extreme length from S.W. to N.E. of 5 miles, and its greatest breadth is near 3 miles. It comprises the post-office vil. of its own name, and the limits, of Pool and Yetts of Muckart. The surface rises gradually from the W., where it is only 60 feet above the sea-level, towards the E. and N., taking in part of the spurs of the Ochill hills, the highest point of which, called Seamale, attains an elevation of 1,350 feet above sea-level. The soil is in general light and gravelly, alternating with clay, and in the lower grounds sandy but fertile. Oats are extensively cultivated, and the hill sides afford excellent pasture for sheep. The predominant rock in the highlands to the N. is trap, but the underlying rocks in the valley of the Devon are of the carbo- niferous formation, comprising mountain limestone, sandstone, ironstone, and coal, all of which are worked, the ironstone chiefly on the Fossaway side of the Devon, and coal on the Muckart side. The parish is watered by the river Devom, or Devon, and its tributaries, which in its course forms the scenes of the Rumbling Bridge and the Cauldron Linn. The village, which is ancient, suffered much damage in 1645 by the Marquis of Montrose, who, as the enemy and rival of the house of Argyle, carried fire and sword through this district. There are five principal landowners, besides three times that number of small proprietors. The climate is cold and rainy, but not unhealthy. The parish is intersected in an easterly direction by the road from Dollar to the Crook of Dovan, and in a northerly by a road from tho Rumbling Bridge to Strathearn. 'The Tillicoultry branch of the Stirling and Dunfermline railway also passes in the vicinity. The par. is in the presb. of Kin- ross and synod of Fife, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is 159, with glebe valued at 20. The church was built in 1838. There are also an United Presbyterian church, a public library, and schools. MUCKCROFT, a vil. in the par. of Cadder, co. Lanark, Scotland, 6 miles E. of Glasgow. MUCKING, a par. in the hund. of Barstablc, co. Essex, 16 miles S. of Romford, its post town, and 2 N. of East Tilbury. It is near the Stanford-le-IIupo station on tho Southend railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a creek of the Thames, and is included in the eastern metropolitan district. It is chiefly agricultural, about two-thirds being arable, and the remainder pasture and woodland. Here was formerly a priory cell to Barking Abbey. The parish is bounded on the E. by the Thames. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 219, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's. The church, dedicated to St. John tho Evangelist, has a stone tower surmounted by a shingled spire, and containing three bella. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. There is a parochial school erected in 18S6. MUCKISH, a mountain in co. Donegal, Ireland, 5 miles S. by. W. of Dunfanaghy. It attains an elevatior. of 2,190 feet above sea-level. 6 Y