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Rh MUNDON. 908 MUNSLOW, LOWER. Chelmsford. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near a creek of the Blackwater estuary, which bounds the parish on the N. It is wholly agricultural. Mundon-Wash is a meet for the Essex Union hounds. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder pasture, marsh, or waste, with 56 acres of woodland. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 160, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a neat ancient structure partly of stone, with a square wooden belfry. This parish has the privilege of sending two children for free education at the grammar school at Maldon. Mundon Hall is the principal residence. MUNDON. See ML-NDEN, co. Herts. MUNDSLEY, or MUNDESLEY, a par. in thehund. of North Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 5 miles N. of North Walsham, its post town, and 7 S.E. of Cromer. It is a coastguard station and sub-port to Cley. The parish, which consists wholly of arable land, is situated on the coast. The village has of late years been much improved by the construction of marine villas and lodging-houses for the reception of visitors. It is Binall, and commands a view of the North Sea. Fishing is carried on to some extent. The land being gradually encroached upon by the sea, it was found requisite to construct two massive sea walls, forming an upper and lower terrace, to protect the village. There is a small jetty running out about 100 feet into the sea. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 168 14s. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 167, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is situated on' a high part of the cliff. It was founded shortly after the introduction of Christianity into England, and is now in a ruined condition, so that divine service is performed in a part of the nave, which has been repaired. The register dates from 1760. The charities consist of the " sermon acre," valued at 10*. There are National and British schools for both sexes. There is a place of wor- ship for Nonconformists. In a cliff near the sea have been found petrified bones of the fossil elephant, horns of the moose deer, and other extinct animals. MUNGO, ST., co. Lanark. See GLASGOW. MUNGO, ST., or CASTLE-MILK, a par. in Annan- dule, co. Dumfries, Scotland. It contains the post town of Lockerby, situated near its northern boundary, and is 4 miles W. by N. of Eccles-Fechan. It was anciently called Abermele, from its situation at the confluence of the Mele or Milk with the Annan, and afterwards Castle- Milk, from the famous castle of the Bruces, lords of Annandale, builtherein 1170; but after the Reformation it took the name of St. Mungo, the popular form of St. Kentigern, the British saint, to whom the church was dedicated. It was given by King Robert Bruce to the Archbishop of Glasgow as a mensal church in the 13th century. It lies in that part of the shire of Dumfries which was formerly called the Stewartry of Annandale, and is surrounded by the pars of Cummertrees, Dalton, Dryfesdale, Hoddam, and Tundergarth, to which last this parish was for a short time annexed. The par. is 5 miles long from N. to S., and its greatest breadth about 3 miles, with an area of 7 square miles. The sur- face is in general level, except some eminences of small elevation towards the centre and northern end, called the Barrhill, and Nut-Holm Hills, on which are vestiges of a Roman and several British camps. It is watered by the Annan and the Milk, the banks of the latter river being fringed with natural wood, and both abounding with salmon. The climate, though subject to heavy rains, is nevertheless healthy. The soil along the banks of the Annan and the Milk is a rich alluvial loam, about 18 inches deep, but the uplands are sterile, with a sub- soil of sandstone rock or trap. About 300 acres are under wood, chiefly plantations, and the same number uncultivated, the remainder being arable. The principal landed proprietor is Jardine of Castle-Milk, but there are eighteen other smaller holders. There are several marl pits in the parish, and limestone is quarried. Game is abundant, but fuel is expensive. The great road from Carlisle to Glasgow runs through the E. end of the parish by the bridge over the river Milk, and the line of the Caledonian railway intersects it, having a station at Lockerby. This par. is in the presb. of Loch- maben and synod of Dumfries, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is 174, besides a glebe valued at 60. The parish church, erected in 1841, is situated near the centre of the parish. There is a paro- chial school, the master's salary being 34 4. 4d. with 30 fees. The only mansion in this parish of any historical interest is Castle-Milk, originally built by the Bruces, the ancient lords of Annandale, in the middle of the 12th century. It passed as the marriage dowry of the daughter of King Robert Bruce to Walter, High Steward of Scotland, and descended to their son Robert, the first of the Stewarts who came to the crown, in 1 371. It afterwards passed to the Maxwells, Douglases, and other families, and now belongs to the Jardines by pur- chase. It was besieged by the Duke of Somerset while Protector during the minority of Edward VI. of Eng- land, and was again assaulted under Oliver Cromwell, whose intrenchments are still visible. The old castle was dismantled and modernised in the year 1707, when it was converted into a dwelling house, and in 1796 it was entirely rebuilt. MUNGRET, a par. in the bar. of Pubblebrien, co. Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Limerick, its post town. It is 3 miles long by 2 broad, and contains part of the vil. of St. Patrick's Well. The soil is good. The road from Limerick to Rathkcale passes through the interior. There is a police station in the village. The bishop's old seat, Cunegar, is now turned into a farm. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lime- rick, val. 189, in the patron, of the Dean of Limerick. The church was a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1824. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Crecora. There are three day schools, also ruins of a very ancient and once very extensive abbey. Its foundation is attributed to St. Patrick in the 6th century. The ruins consist of a wall, preceptory gate, church, and lepers' hospital. MUNGRISDALE, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Greystoke, Leath ward, co. Cumberland, 8 miles E. by N. of Keswick, and 11 from Penrith, its post town. It is situated on the river Glenderamakin, under Souter Fell and Saddleback. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the slate quarries, which consist chiefly of blue slate and flagstone. The soil is principally clay, and the land in pasture. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 118, in the patron, of the Rector of Greystoke. The church is a small ancient structure with a square tower containing two bells. There is an endowed school, also a Sunday-school. Henry Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor. MUNHIN, a stream of co. Mayo, Ireland. It is only 3 miles long, draining Loch Carrowmore into the river Owenmore. MUNLOCHY, a vil. in the par. of Knockbain, co. Ross, Scotland, 5 miles N. of Inverness. It is situated in a moorland district near Loch Beauley. Sandstone is quarried, both red and variegated. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the fisheries. MUNLYN, a tnshp. in the par. of Forden, co. Mont- gomery, 3 miles N. of Montgomery. MUNSLEY, a par. in the hund. of Radlow, co. Here- ford, 4 miles N.W. of Ledbury, its post town. The vil- lage is of small extent, and wholly agricultural. A portion of the land is in hop-grounds. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 220. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 227. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is a stone structure. MUNSLOW, LOWER, a hund. in co. Salop, con- tains the borough of Ludlow and the pars, of Abdon, Ashford-Bowdler, Ashford-Carbonell, Bromfield, Glee St. Margaret, Culmington, Diddlebury, Easthope, Hold gate, Hopton-in-the-Hole, Munslow, Onibury, Lacy- Stanton, Long-Stanton, Stoke St. Milborough, Stokesay, Tugford, Cold-Weston, and parts of Ludford and Richard's-Castle, comprising an area of 59,670 acres.