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MALVERN, LITTLE. 756 MANAFON. edifice has recently been restored at great expense. There are also two district churches viz. Trinity Church, at North Malvern, and St. Mary's, at Barnard's Green, the livings of which are both, perpet. curs. The paro- chial charities produce about 20 per annum. There are National, industrial, and endowed schools. There are two chapels of the Countess of Huntingdon's Con- nexion, and one for the Independents. Lady Emily Foley is lady of the manor. MALVEKN, LITTLE, a. par. in the hund. of Lower Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 4 miles S. of Great Malvern, its post town, and 1 mile S. of the Malvern-Wells stations, on the Worcester and Malvern and Tewkesbury and Malvern branch railways. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situated under the Malvern Hills, on the roads from Ledbury to Worcester and Upton. It formerly had a Benedictine cell to Wor- cester Abbey, founded in 11"! by the two brothers Joceline and Eldred, in a gloomy cavity under the Here- fordshire Beacon, which is partly in this parish. From the summit of this hill, which is 1,444 feet above the sea-level, a most extensive view is commanded over the rich plains of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford, with the hills of South Wales in the distance. The land is chiefly rich meadow and woodland, comprising some of the finest oak timber in England. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 44. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, formerly belonged to the Benedictine priory. It is an ancient stone structure, some part of which is in ruins ; but the parts used as the parish church, including the tower and chancel, are in good preservation, and have recently been repaired. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. Adjoining the church is Little Malvern Court, constructed with the materials of the old priory. It has recently been re- stored. To the S. of the parish is a camp. Charles Michael Berington, Esq., is lord of the manor. MALVEliN WELLS, a vil. in the par. of Hanley Castle, hund. of Lower Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 1 mile N. of Little Malvern. There are railway stations here, as well as at Malvern. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester. The church is a modern structure dedicated to St. Peter. MALWOOD CASTLE, in the New Forest, co. Hants, 10 miles W. of Southampton. It is situated near Stoney Cross, where William II. was accidentally shot by Tyrrel whilst hunting. MALZIE WATER, a stream of co. Wigtown, Scot- land, rises in Loch Mochrum, and falls into the river Bladenoch. MAMARAGHTY, a mountain in co. Mayo, Ireland, 8 miles N.W. of Newport. It attains an altitude of 2,340 feet. MAMBLE, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Doddingtree, co. Worcester, 5 miles S.E. of Cleobury Mortimer, and 1J S. of Bayton. The village, which is small, is situated near the Tenbury and Leominster canal, and is wholly agricultural. The land is partly in hop grounds. The substratum abounds with coal, which is worked and transmitted by means of a tramway to the canal. The impropriate tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 235, and the vicarial for 180. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Bayton annexed, in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 328, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. John, is an ancient structure, with a wooden spired tower containing three hells. The interior of the church contains a monument to the late Lieutenant- Colonel Greswold, erected by the officers of the Ennis- killin dragoons, and tombs of the Blounts of Sodington Hall, an old seat in this parish, which was partially burnt by the Parliamentarian troops in the civil war of Charles I. On the site of this mansion, which was taken down in 1807, were found Roman bricks, pave- ment, with other relics of antiquity. MAMHEAD, a par. in the hund. of Exminster, co. Devon, 10 miles W. of Exeter, its post town, and 4 N. of Dawlish. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Ex. There is a coastguard station. The subsoil is red sandstone and gravel. The surface is varied and richly wooded. Great quantities of fine flax are produced. Building stone is quarried. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 145. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 200. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas, has a tower containing five bells. The church has been recently restored. The interior contains a monu- ment to the Lisburne family, and one has been lately erected to Sir Robert Lydstou Newman, Bart., -who fell at the battle of Inkcrmann. The parochial charities produce about 13 per annum. Mamhead House is the principal residence. In Mamhead Park are some Ilex trees of a fine description. On Haldon Hill is an obelisk of Portland stone 100 feet in height, which serves as a landmark to mariners. Sir R. Lydstone Newman, Bart., is lord of the manor. MAMHILAD, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Abergavenny, co. Monmouth, 3 miles N.E. ofPont-y- pool, its post town, and 7 from Abergavenny. The parish, which is small, is situated on the Brecon canal. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Llunilaff. Mamhilad House is the principal residence. MAMHOLE, or MANMOEL, a hmlt. in the par. of Bedwelty, lower div. of the hund. of Wentllooge, co. Monmouth, 7 miles N.W. of Pont-y-pool. It is situated near the Monmouth canal, between the rivers Rumney and Sirhowey. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coal and iron works which are extensively carried on. The district is very populous. MAM-TOR, or the SHIVERING MOUNTAIN, one of the loftiest summits of the Peak, co. Derby, 2 miles W. of Castleton. It attains an altitude of 1,300 feet, and has on its summit the remains of a double ditched camp of 16 acres, and two barrows. At its base is famous Odin lead mine, and in various places obtained fluor spar, bitumen, and manganese. MANACCAN, or MONATHON, a par. in the hund. of Kerrier, co. Cornwall, 6 miles S.E. of Helston, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Falmouth. The village, which is small, is situated near the coast, in a vale to which it gives name. The par. contains the vil. and small port of Helford, on the river Hel, over which is a ferry. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and some in the coasting and Baltic trades, the chief import being timber. The port affords safe anchorage for vessels of from 200 to 300 tons burden, and is principally used by vessels unable to reach the port of Falmouth on account of contrary winds. The new metal titanium was first discovered in the titaniferous iron ore of this place, from which circumstance it was originally called Manaccanite. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 240, and the vicarial for 180. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 193, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to SS. Menaacus and Dunstan, is a venerable structure with a large fig-tree growing out of the S. wall. It was tho- roughly restored and enlarged in 1824. Kestell is an old seat which formerly belonged to the family of the same name. There arc places of worship for Indepen- dents and Wesleyans, also a National school. At Res- morden is a double entrenched camp, near which Roman coins have frequently been found, and at Tregonwell are vestiges of an ancient chapel. The Rev. R. Polwhele, the county historian, was vicar of the parish from 1794 to 1821. MANACLES, THE, a reef of granite rocks oft" the coast of Cornwall. They lie about 5j miles to the S. of Falmouth Harbour, and have near them the sunken rocks of Penwin and Vaze. MANAFON, a par. in the hund. of Newtown, co. Montgomery, 7 miles from Welshpool, its post town, and 7 N. of Newtown. It is situated near the river Rhiew. and contains the tnshps. of Manafon, Gaynog, Llan, and Llys, also- the hmlt. of Dwyriew. The parish abounds in hills and open moorland. The village is small, but neatly built. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of St. Asaph, val. 460, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient edifice, recently restored. The