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MABKET-BOSWORTH. 778 HARRINGTON WITH WALLERTHWAITE. Derwent. It anciently belonged to the earls of Chester, and came through the Touchets to the Monday family. The Hall, which is the principal residence, is a brick mansion, situated in an extensive and well-wooded park. W. Mundy, Esq., is lord of the manor. MARKET-BOSWORTH. See BOS-WORTH MARKET, in oo. Leicester, and so for other places in Market, which will be found under the proper name. MARKETHILL, a small post and market town in the pars, of Mullaghbrack and Kilclooncy, in the bar. of Lower Fews, co. Armagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 milea S.E. of Armagh, and 76 from Dublin. It is a station on the Newry and Armagh railway. The town is situated on the road from Armagh to Newry. It contains a police station, bridewell, and court-house, and petty sessions are held at intervals. There are three chapels and a school. The dispensary is within the Armagh Poor-law Union. In the vicinity is Draper's Hill, spoken of in Dean Swift's works, also Gosford Castle, the seat of Lord Gosford. MARKET-STREET, a chplry. in the pars, of Cad- dington, Flamstead, and Studham, partly in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Herts, and partly in that of Manshead, co. Beds, 3 miles S.E. of Luton. This place was anciently called IferTtgate, and comprises three hmlts. On a hill where now stands an ancient mansion called " The Priory " was formerly a Benedictine nunnery founded in 1145 by Geoffrey, Abbot of St. Albans, on land given by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, London. Its revenue at the Dissolution was 143 13s. 8d., when the site was given to G. Ferrers. In the village, which consists of one long street facing the road from London to Birmingham, several industries are carried on, as the manufacture of hats, bonnets, and straw plait. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 227. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is situated in the Priory Park, and was erected about the middle of the last century. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Baptists. The charities consist of 138 per annum, belonging to the grammar school. There is a National school. MARKET-STREET, a tnshp. in the par. of Wymond- ham, within the incorporation and hund. of Forehoe, co. Norfolk, 8 miles S.W. of Norwich. It is a populous district, situated near the river Tare. MARKF1ELD, a par. in the hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 8 miles N.W. of Leicester, its post town, and 3 N.E. of the Bagworth railway statisra. It is a large but irregularly built village. The chief portion of the inhabitants are employed in framework knitting. The living is a rect.* in the dioe. of Peterborough, val. 300, in the patron, of the Marquis of Hastings. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient structure, with a spired tower containing three bells. The church has recently been repaired and enlarged. The parochial charities produce about 9 10s. per annum. There is a Sunday-school in connection with the church, and one for the Primitive Methodists, who have also a chapel. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The charities consist of land left by Mrs. Avery in 1723 for the poor, now producing 12 per annum. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington is lord of the manor. MARKHAM, EAST, a par. in the South Clay div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 1 mile N. of Tuxford, its post town and railway station on the Great Northern line, which passes through the parish. It contains the tnshp. of Markham Moor, formerly a wide tract of moorland, but enclosed in 1811. A portion of the parish is devoted to the cultivation of hops. The soil is generally a fertile clay. The village, situated on an acclivity, is largo and well built. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1810. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. with the rect. of West Drayton annexed, 334. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a spacious Gothic structure, with a lofty embattled tower, and con- tains some ancient monuments; one of Chief Justice Sir John Markham, who died in 1409. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum, distributed to the poor in bread. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There are both day and Sunday schools. The Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor. MARKHAM, WEST, or MARKHAM-CLINTON, a par. in the hund. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 1J mile N.W. of Tuxford, its post town, and 4 miles W. ofTuxford railway station. The par., which is of small extent, ia situated between the Great Northern road and the river Idle, and contains the hmlt. of Milton, where Chief Justice Markham was born. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The tithes were commuted for land under an Act of Enclosure in 1808. The living is a vie.* annexed to that of Bevercoates, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 254. The old church, dedicated to All Saints, is disused. The new church, which is situated on rising ground, has an octagonal tower, erected in 1832 at the expense of the Duke of Newcastle, whose family vault is here. The parochial charities produce about 17 per annum. There is a free school for both sexes. The Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor. MARKIE WATER, one of the sources of the river Spey, rises in Badenoch, co. Inverness, Scotland. MARKINCH, a par. in the Kirkcaldy district of the co. Fife, Scotland. It contains the vils. of Balcurrie, Balgonie, Burns, Haughmill, Inverleven, Markinch, Thornton, Woodside, W indygates, and part of the vil. of Star. It is bounded by the par. of Kennoway on the E. ; on the W. by Dysart, Kinglussie, and Leslie; mi the N. by Falkland and Kettle; and on the S. by Wemyss. It extends from N. to S. oj- miles, by a mean* breadth of 2 miles, its southern end being considerably wider. The parish has a general slope towards the S. ; it is under the best state of cultivation, enclosure and plantation, and is traversed by the streams of the Leven and the Orr, and the great road of the county. Coal was worked here before 1517, and the district around now furnishes abundance of that mineral as well as ironstone. The par. is in the presb. of Kirkcaldy and synod, of Fife, in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is 284. The parish church, an ancient structure, once belonging to St. Andrew's Priory, was enlarged and partly rebuilt in 1806 ; its steeple is 104 feet liigh. There is a chapel-of-ease at Thornton, and nnothiT at Milton; United Presbyterian churches at Inverleven and Markinch, and at the latter place there is also a Free church. Throughout the parish there are nine non-parocKial schools. The par. contains Balgonie Castle, one of the seats of the Earl of Leven, and from whence his eldest son takes his title of baron. The castle is an edifice of great antiquity and strength, and is situated on the S. bank of the Leven. About half a mile to the E. is the castle of Balfour. Bulbirnie House is a substantial mansion. N. of the village of Markinch is a stone cross about 7 feet in height, near which is Markiuch Hill, which has some artificial terraces cut on it. Remains of Kirkforthcr chapel still exist, and coins have been found at Maiden Cattle camp. The manufactures are extensive and various. There are paper and flax spinning mills, a woollen factory, a distillery, bleach-fields, and the weaving of linens is also an extensive employment. The village of Markinch, which is 10 miles S. of Cupar, is a railway station on the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee line. It occupies an open situation on a piece of irregular rising ground. It is lighted with gas, and there is a branch office of the Commercial Bank. Fairs are held on the second Tuesday of February, on the last Tuesday of March, on the second Tuesday of May, on the second Friday of October, and on the third Tuesday of December. MARKINGFIELD, an ext. par. place, in the lib. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Ripon. HARRINGTON WITH WALLERTHWAITE, a tnshp. in the par. and lib. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.W. of Ripon, its post town, and 1 mile W. of Wormal Green station on the North-Eustern mil- way. The village, which is small, is situated on the river