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Rh MWSTWR. 913 MYNYDDYSLWYX. MWSTWR, a tnshp. in the par. of Corwen, hund. of Edernion, co. t Herioneth, near Corwen, and 10 miles N.E. of Bala. It is situated on the river Dee, under Berwyn Mountain. MYDDFAI, LOWER AND UPPER. See MOTHVBY, co. Carmarthen. MYDDFEI, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanarthney, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles S.W. of Llandilofawr. SIYDRIM, or MEIDRUM, a par. in the hund. of Derllys, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles from Llacharn, and 8 "W. of Carmarthen, its post town. The parish, which is large, is situated on a branch of the river Taf, and con- tains Castell Brynulo camp. The living is a vie. * with the cur. of Llanvihangel Abercowin annexed, in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 120, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. David. There is an endowed school with an annuity of 8. An annual fair is held on the 12th March for horses, cattle, and flannel. M YD WALLED, or MEDWALLETH, a tnshp. in the par. of Upper Beguildy, co. Radnor, 6 miles S.B. of Newtown. MYERSCOUGH, a tnshp. in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S. of Garstang, and 6J N. of Preston. The township, which is of irregular form, is situated on the Wigan railway and near the river Wyre. The chief part of the land is a forest belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster. Myers- cough is the principal residence. There is a free school endowed with land, the gift of an unknown benefactor. MYFOD, a par. in the hund. of Llanfyllin, co. Mont- gomery. See MEIFOD. MYFORD, a tnshp. in the- par. of St. George, co. Denbigh, 2 miles S.E. of Abergele. MYHATHAN, a hmlt. in the par. of Llanarthney, co. Carmarthen, 6 miles S.W. of Llandilofawr. MYLERSTOWN, a par. jfi the bar. of Carbury, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 9 miles N.W. of Robertstown. Kinnegad is its post town. The par. is 4 miles long, and its extreme breadth is nearly 3 miles. The surface is boggy and flat. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with Castle Carbury, 233. There is a day school, also ruins of the church and of an old castle. MYLLTEYRN, a par. in the hund. of Commitmaen, CO. Carnarvon, 9 miles W. of Pwllhcli. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect.* with the cur. of Bottwnog annexed, in the dioc. of Bangor, val. 178, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient edifice. MYLNEFIELD, a demesne in the par. of Long- forgan, co. Perth, Scotland, 11 miles N.E. of Perth. It is situated on the Forfarshire border, and has a view of the Tay. There is a quarry of purple sandstone of good quality for building. MYLOR, a par. in the hund. of East Kerrier, co. Corn- wall, 2 milea N.E. of Falmouth, and 3 E. by N. of Pen- ryn. This parish forms a peninsula, bounded on the E., S., and W. by Falmouth Harbour, and on the N. and N.W. by the parishes of St. Gluvias and Perran Ar- worthal. It is nearly divided into two sections by Mylor Creek, or Pool, at the head of which is situated the village of Mylor Bridge. Until recently the populous village and small seaport of Flushing was also included in this parish, but in 1844 it was constituted a separate ecclesiastical district with the adjoining lands. About two-thirds of the parish is arable, and the remainder pasture and meadow, with some woodland. The surface is varied by hill and dale, and the lower grounds are watered by numerous streams and several navigable inlets or lakes, the shores of which arc studded with marine villas. The substratum is slaty rock with veins of tin and copper. On account of the mildness of its climate this place is much resorted to by invalids. The government have a range of storehouses and a dockyard near the church, and at Flushing is a private dockyard with a building slip, also hot and cold sea-baths. At P(-rran Wharf, which is partly situated within the parish, is the Perran Foundry, having extensive works for the manufacture of boilers for steam vessels and mine machinery, and on the estuary of Carnon are copper steam works. An oyster fishery is also carried on. In the N.E. part of the parish is Carclew, the mansion of Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. ; in the S.W. the ancient mansion of Trefusis, the property of Lords Clinton and Saye, who together own the greater part of the parish. A branch of the Cornwall railway passes along the creek to Falmouth. At Flushing is also a ferry to Falmouth, and on the N.E., at Restronget ferry, a boat conveys passengers and horses to Feock, on the road to Truro. The great tithes have been commu- ted for a rent-charge of 453, and the vicarial for 215. The living is a vie. * with that of Mabe annexed, in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 385, in the patron, of the bishop. The parish church, dedicated to St. Melor, is an ancient Norman structure, situated on the margin of Mylor Creek, the churchyard wall being washed by the sea. It has a separate bell tower mantled with ivy, and on the N. side a Norman porch enriched with sculpture, while the S. porch has empanelled pillars. The interior contains many monuments and tombs of the ancient families of Donithorne of Carclew, and the Trefuses of Trefusis, also a monument by Wcstmacott to R. Cocks. In the churchyard is a yew tree one hundred years old, and more than 90 feet in diameter. There are also the parish church of Mabe, which has been consolidated with Mylor, and the church of St. Peter at Flushing, an independent ecclesiastical district, but held by the present Vicar of Mylor. In the church of Mabe is preserved a silver cup and lid, on which is inscribed the date 1276. There are chapels for Wes- leyans, Primitive Methodists, Bible Christians, Inde- pendents, Baptists, and Unitarians. A school is sup- ported by Sir C. Lemon, Bart. MYNACH, a river of the co. of Cardigan. It rises under Plinlimmon, and flowing by the Rheidiol, near the Devil's Bridge, forms a series of cascades. MYNACHTY, a hmlt. in the par. of Llan-y-Crwys, hund. of Cayo, co. Carmarthen, 4 miles E. of Lampeter. It is situated on the Sam Helen way. MYNACHTY, a seat of the Gwynnes, in the co. of Cardigan, 3 miles E. of Aberaeron. MYNISH, an islet off the W. coast of co. Galway, Ireland, near Ard Bay. MYNISHMORE, and MYNISHBEG, islets off the W. coast of co. Mayo, Ireland, 6 miles W. of Newport. There is a small fishing harbour and coastguard station. MYNYDD, a parcel in the par. of Bryn-Croes, co. Carnarvon, 9 miles W. by S. of Pwllheli. MYNYDD signifies a mountain in Welsh, and is used as a prefix to many names of hills, as Mynydd Digoll, or Long Mountain, in co. Montgomery, 3 miles E. of Welshpool, where Madoo, after the death of his cousin Llewellyn, was defeated by the Lords Marchers in 1294 ; Mynydd Mawr, or the Great Mountain, in co. Carnarvon, 5 miles S. by E. of Carnarvon : it forms one of the peaks of Snowdonia, and attains an elevation of 2,300 feet. MYNYDDMAEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Mynyddys- Iwyn, co. Monmouth, 8 miles S.W. of Wentllooge. MYNYDDYSLWYN, a par. in the lower div. of tho hund. of Wentllooge, co. Monmouth, 8J miles N.W. of Newport, its post town, and 7 SAV. of Pontypool. The par., which is extensive, contains the hmlts. of Mynyddmaen, Clawrplwyf, and Penmaen. The inha- bitants are employed in the numerous collieries, iron- works, stone quarries, and in cotton-weaving. Tho village is considerable. It is a meet for tho Tyisha harriers. The surface is boldly undulating, and tho lower grounds are watered by the livers Sirhowy and Ebbw, which, after uniting their streams, flow into tho Usk near its confluence with the Severn. The impro- priate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 680. The living is a pcrpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 150, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Tyder, is a spacious structure with a tower rebult in 1810. There is also a district church at Penmaen, the living of which is a pcrpet. cur.,