MARSH-BROOK. 783 MARSKE. eo. Norfolk, 2 miles S. of Aylsham, its post town, and 10 K. of Norwich. It is situated on the river llure, and is an inconsiderable village. It gives title of uut to Earl Romney, to whose family it has be- d since 1100. A portion of the inhabitants are >yed in the worsted and bombazine manufactures. The land is chiefly arable, with about 187 acres of heath and waste, which were enclosed in 1801, and given 1 to the poor. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 30, payable to the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, and 330 to the rector. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 281. The church, dedi- cated to All Saints, is a neat structure, with a low square tower, containing eight bells. The interior of the church contains an ancient carved oak screen, and a flue carved font ; also tombs of the Norris family, &c. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum, besides 187 acres of fuel allotment. There is a school supported by the rector. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. Marsham Hall is the principal nee. MARSH-BROOK, a station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford section of the London and North- Western railway. MARSHCHAPEL, a par. in the hund. of Bradley Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 10J miles S.E. of Grimsby, its post town, 9 N.E. of Louth, and 4 N.E. of the Ludborough railway station. The village, which is large, is situated near the Louth Navigation, which joins the Humber, and is wholly agricultural. The small limit, of Fire Beacon lies to the W. of the par. There is a wharf at Thoresby Bridge. The principal residence is Rock Tower, a baronial mansion, containing some good specimens of ancient armour. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 222. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a spired tower sur- mounted by seven pinnacles. The interior of the church is handsomely fitted up, and the chancel divided from the nave by an oak screen. The nave was reroofed in 1845, at an outlay of 300, chiefly by the Rev. Dr. Parkinson; in 1848 the chancel was rebuilt, and a new oak roof added to the north aisle. It contains a small monument with effigies of Walter Harpham, his wife and daughter, in kneeling posture, bearing date 1617. The register dates from 1592. There is a place of wor- ship for Wesleyans. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, besides 5 for poors' cottages. There are National schools for both sexes, erected in 1838, but improved and enlarged in 1857. James Bankes Stanhope, and Charles AUex, Esqs., are lords of the manor. MARSIIFIELD, a par. and market town in the upper div. of the hund. of Thornbury, co. Gloucester, 9i miles W. of Chippenham, its post town, and 1 1 E. of Bristol. It is situated under the Cotswold hills, and on the Lon- don and Bristol road. The par. comprises the hmlts. of Becks, Rocks, and Weston Town. The town consists chiefly of one street nearly a mile in length, with many old houses. It is governed by a bailiff and serjeant-at- mace, annually elected at the manorial court. There are numerous mailings and a brewery. Several barrows exist in the neighbourhood. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 680, with 118 acres of glebe, valued at 140, and the vicarial for 321 14s., with a glebe valued at 20. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 409, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, is au ancient structure of stone, with a square r at the W., and containing six bells. The interior of the church contains several tablets and monuments. >: are numerous charities, producing about 280 per annum, distributed in various ways. There are alms- houses for 8 persons, endowed by N. Crispe in 1625, also endowed free schools for both sexes, founded in 17^2. Tho Primitive Methodists, Unitarians, and Indo- hiivo each a chapel, and an infant school is iud to the latter. Ashwick House and the Rocks no principal residences. Robert Hume, Esq., is lord
- manor. Market day is Tuesday, and fairs are
held on the 24th May and 24th October the former for cattle and sheep, and the latter for horses, sheep, and cheese. MARSHFIELD, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Wentllooge, co. Monmouth, 5 miles S.W. of Newport, its post town, and 7 from Cardiff. It has a station on the Great Western line of railway. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 175, and the vicarial for one of 48. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 52, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is a largo and ancient structure with stone stalls. MARSHFIELD, an ext. par. place adjoining the par. of Kirkby Ireleth, co. Lancaster, near Broughton. MARSH-GIBBON, a par. in the hund. of Bucking- ham, co. Bucks, 4J miles N.E. of Bicester, its post town, and 3i miles from the Launton station, on the London and North-Western line of railway. The parish is wholly agricultural. An Enclosure Act was obtained in, 1841. There are quarries of good building stone. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 500. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 456, in the patron, of the Bishop of Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a square tower containing a clock and four bells. The church has recently been restored. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, also a chapel of recent erection for the Independents. There are vestiges of earthworks thrown up by the parliamentarians in 1625. MARSH8IDE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of North Meols, co. Lancaster, 8 miles N.W. of Onnskirk. 1IARSHTOWN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Condons, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles E. of Fermoy. It is situated on the river Blackwater. Marshtown House is the principal residence. MARSHWOOD, a par. in the hund. of Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport div. of co. Dorset, 6 miles S.W. of Beaminster. Thorncombe is its post town. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Char. It takes its name from the marshy and woody character of the vale in which it is situated. It was anciently an honour and head of a barony. The living is a cur.* annexed to the vie. of Whitchurch Canonicorum, in the dioc. of Sarum. The church is a modern structure dedicated to St. Mary. There is a village school for both sexes. MARSIDE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Bainbridge, in the par. of Aysgarth, North Riding co. York, 2 miles S.W. of Askrigg. It is situated in Wensleydale, near the river Bainbridge, which has its source in Raydale side. MARSKE, a par. in the wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 65 miles W. of Richmond, its post town, and 3 E. of Reeth. It is situated on the river Swale, which rises in Hope Moor, and contains the hmlts. of Feldon and Skelton. The inhabitants are chiefly em- ployed in agriculture. There are some brick kilns. A great portion of the land is in wood and moor, the remainder is pasture. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 91. The parish church, dedicated to St. Edmund, is an ancient stone edifice, with an open belfry containing two bells. The interior of the church contains a font of great antiquity. The register dates from 1622. There is also a district church at Redcar, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 50. The parochial charities produce about 89 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. Marske Hall is the principal residence. In the grounds a short distance from the village stands an obelisk, 60 feet high, to Captain Matthew Hutton, bearing the date of his death, 1813. Timothy Ilutton, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. MARSKE, a par. in the E. div. of the lib. of Lung- baurgh, North Riding co. York, 3 miles from Redcar, its nearest money-order office, and 6 N. of Guisborough. It is a station on the Stockton and Darlington section of the North-Eastern railway. The par. is situated on the coast, and contains thu tushp. of Redcar.
