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Rh MUSTON. 912 MWEELREA. land, co. Leicester, 6 miles W. by N. of Grantham, 13 N.E. of Melton-Mowbray, its post town, and 1J mile S.E. of the Bottesford railway station. The village, which is of email extent, is situated on the river Devon, and is wholly agricultural. The Grantham canal passes through the parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 400, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a cruciform structure, with a spired tower. The living was once held by the poet Crabbe. There is a National school, entirely supported by the Duke of Rutland, who is lord of the manor. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. HUSTON, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, East Hiding co. York, 8 miles S. of Scarborough, its post town, and 1J mile N. of Hunmanby. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Hart- ford, near Filey Bay. It is wholly agricultural. Above two-thirds of the land is arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture, with a few acres of woodland. There are stone quarries. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 251 17*. 6d., and the incumbent's for 126 18s. Sd. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 256. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small ancient structure, with a turret containing two bells. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. Muston Hall and Muston Lodge are the principal residences. Rear- Admiral Mitford is lord of the manor. MUSTON, an ext. par. place in the par. of "Winter- borne Kingston, co. Dorset, 4 miles N.E. of Dorchester. It is situated on the river Piddle. MUSWELL-HILL, a hmlt. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Hornsey, co. Middlesex, 5 miles N.W. of St. Paul's, London. It is a suburban district, situated in an undulating country, and commands a prospect of the metropolis to the S., with the richly wooded hills to the N. An extensive place of amusement called the Alexandra Park is in course of formation, which is ex- pected to rival Sydenham. The strata in the pits are worthy of inspection, as affording much valuable geolo- gical information. There is also a mineral spring, for- merly in much repute. Clerkcnwell Priory formerly had a cell here, on the site of Alderman Roe's house. The village is very straggling, comprising many villa resi- dences surrounded by gardens. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of London, val. 296, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a brick structure, dedicated to St. James, and was erected in 1842. There is a girls' and infant school. MUTFORD, a par. in the hund. of Mutford and Lothingland, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.E. of Beccles, its post town, and 5J S.W. of Lowestoft. It is a station on the Lowestoft branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Lothing Creek, and near the line of the Norfolk railway. It is chiefly agricultural. The soil is fertile, and the land well cultivated. The living is a discharged vie. annexed to the rect. of Barnby, in the dioc. of Norwich, joint val. 660, in the patron, of Caius College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure, with a circular tower surmounted by an octangular turret, con- taining three bells. The register dates from 1540. The parochial charities produce about 15 10s. per annum. There is an endowed parochial school, and a place of worship for the Wesleyans. Sir Samuel Morton Peto, Bart., 11. P., is lord of the manor. MUTFORD AND LOTHINGLAND, a hund. in the co. of Suffolk, contains the borough of Yarmouth, and the pars, of Ashby, Barnby, Belton, Blundeston, Bradwell, Burgh-Castle, Carlton-Colville, Corton, Flixton, Fritton, Gisleham, Gorleston, Guxton, Herringfleet, Hopton, Kessingland, Kirkley, Lound, Lowestoft, Mutford, Oulton, Pakefield, Rushmere, and Somerleighton, com- prising an area of 32,960 acres. It gives name to a Poor-law Union embracing the hundred, and to a super- intendent registry district. MUTFORDS, a hmlt. in the parochial chplry. of Bun- tingford, co. Herts, 13 miles N. by E. of Hertford, and 3 S.E.of Buntingford. MUTHILL, a par. in the southern part of co. Perth, Scotland. It contains the small post town of Muthill and the post-office vil. of Braco, also part of the quoad sacra par. of Ardoch. It is a station on the Crieff Junc- tion railway. The par., which is 10 miles in extreme length by 8 in breadth, is situated on the borders of the highlands, and is traversed by the great military road from Stirling to Inverness, and by the Crieff Junction railway. The principal rivers are the Allan Water, Earn, and Machany, besides numerous small streams. The prevailing rocks are sandstone and trap, covered in parts by a light loam which is exceedingly fertile, but in the higher, grounds the soil is barren and wet. The best lands are on the haughs of the Earn and Allan, where the greater part of the farms are arable, but above half the surface is still in hilly sheep pasture or barren waste, especially in the S.W. district, where there are many thousand acres completely covered with heath or deep moss. There are some native woods and several thousand acres of modern plantations. Game of all kinds are abundant, as also salmon and trout. The climate is damp and cold but tolerably healthy. Above two-thirds of this extensive parish belongs to the Drum- mond family, and the remainder to five or six heritors, who are all resident. Drummond Castle, the ancient seat of the illustrious family of Perth, but now of Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, is situated at the head of the Vale of Strathearn, near the Eagle's Craig beacon, and being built upon a rock, commands one of the most extensive prospects in Scotland. The small town of Muthill, by a cruel command of the Pretender, was burned in January, 1716. It is remarkably clean and well built, and is situated about 4 miles S. of Crieff. It is chiefly inhabited by farmers and weavers, the latter employed by the cotton manufactures of Glasgow. The par. is in the presb. of Auchterarder and synod of Perth and Stirling, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 250, besides a glebe of 8 acres. The church has been rebuilt on the site of a very ancient pointed one. There is another church, also modern, on the S. side of the parish. There are Free and United Presbyterian churches ; also parochial and other schools. Amongst the numerous remains of antiquity, may be mentioned the famous camp at Ardoch, the most com- plete of any in Great Britain, covering an oblong area of 140 yards by 125; also a camp at Strageath, on the banks of the Earn, supposed to have been the Ad Hiernam of Richard of Cirencester, from which led the Roman way to Orchil. From the ramparts of the former of these fortresses maybe seen the plain of Sheriff-Muir, where the ill-disputed battle of Dumblane was fought in 1715. Not far distant is a gigantic cairn measuring 182 feet by 45, where stone coffins have been found. In various parts of the parish are traces of Druidical temples and single upright stones 12 to 14 feet high. Fairs are held on the 19th January, 6th May, 5th August, and 3 1st October. MUTTONHOLE, a vil. in the par. of Cramond, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 miles N.W. of Edinburgh. It is situated on the Frith of Forth, near Granton pier, and the river Almond. MUTTON ISLAND, or ENNISKERRY, in Galway Bay, co. Galway, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Galway. It is situated in 58 16' N. lat., and 9 3' W. long., and has a lighthouse, erected in 1817, with a fixed light 33 feet above high water, and visible for 10 miles. There are remains of fortifications constructed in 1691. There is also another small island of this name on the W. coast of Galway, near Roundstone Bay. MUXTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Lilleshall, co. Salop, 4 miles S.W. of Newport. It is situated near the Shrewsbury canal, and it contains many valuable mines. MUXTON. See MUCKLESTON, co. Stafford. MWEELREA, a mountain in the co. of Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the N. side of Killcry Bay, and attains an alti- tude of 2,688 feet, being the highest peak in the county.