MASSYTOWN. 795 MATLOCK. railway station, its post town. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The land, which is chiefly arable, is in good cultivation ; the remainder is pasture and woodland. The tithea have been commuted for a rent- i;o of 570. The living is a rect. * in the dioe. of . ich, val. 439. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a neat stone edifice with a square embattled tower, dning one bell. The interior of the church contains monument to Sir C. Mourdant, bearing date 1648. The ,lai dates from 1539. The church has recently un- >ne a thorough restoration. The charities consist of 1 per annum for the clerk. Henry Wilson, Esq., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. MASSYTOWN, a vil. in the bar. of West Muskerry, co. Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Sullane, and forms a suburb of Macroon. MASTERS-CLOSE, an ext. par. place in the ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, 9 miles E. of Hexham. MASTERTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Dunfermline, co. Fife, Scotland, 1 j mile N.N.W. of Inverkeithing. It is situated on rising ground, from which are views of the Frith of Forth and the surrounding country. A hospital was founded and endowed in 1676 by Sir Henry Wardlaw, of Pitreavie, for four poor widows. MATCHING, a par. in the bund, of Harlow, co. Essex, 4 miles N.E. of Harlow, its nearest railway station and post town, and 9 N.E. of Epping. It is a small village, watered by a stream of the Stort, the navi- gation of which is about 5 miles distant. The inha- bitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. Matching Green is a meet for the Essex hounds. The surface is gently undulating, and the soil a stiff clay, alternated with gravel. The impropriate tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 440, and the vicarial for 240 10. The living is a vie." in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 159. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with an embattled tower, containing five bells. The south porch is of wood and in a dilapi- dated condition. There is a church, school, and a house bequeathed to the poor parishioners, in which their marriages take place. MATEHY, a par. in the bar. of East Muskerry, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles E. of Cork, its post town. The par. is about 4 miles in length, and the same in breadth. The surface consists of a mid- dling soil, and is traversed by the river Dripsey. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. with Innis- carra 832, in the patron, of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Benring and Clohroe. There is a day school. Maguay's paper-mills are situ- ated on the river bank. 11ATFEN, EAST, a tnshp. in the par. of Stamford- ham, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles S.W. of Stamfordhain, and 8 N.E. of Hexham. It contains the hinlt. of Wall Houses, on the site of the Roman Wall. Largo quantities of bricks and tiles are made here. MATFEN, WEST, a tnshp. in the par. of Stamford- ham, as above, 9 miles N.E. of Hexham. The village is considerable, and in the vicinity are traces of ancient foundations. Here was an upright stone pillar culled the " Stob Stone," and near it a tumulus, supposed to have been a Druidical mausoleum in which four unhewn stone coffins containing human ashes were found. KATFIELD GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Brenchley, lathe of Aylesford, co. Kent, 4 miles S.E. f Tonbridge, and lj mile W. of Tonbridge Wells.
- m; many residences, also a Baptist chapel.
JIATUAVARN, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Machynlleth, co. Montgomery, 32 miles W. of Mont- gomery. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers and Dulas, and is famous in history as the place Il.'iiry VH. was (;nti:rtaincd by David Llwyd, the n liia way to Bosworth-n'eld. MATHEBRWYD, a tnshp. in tho par. of Llanrwst, hund. of Isdulas, co. Denbigh, 2 miles from Llanrwst, and 17 W. by S. of Denbigh. It is situated on the river Con way. MA'i'HERNE, a par. in tho upper div. of the hund. of Caldicott, co. Monmouth, 2 miles S. of Chepstow, its post town, and 14 from Newport. It is situated on Matherne Pill, at which place the river Wye joins the Severn. A house called Monks Court is partly of the 15th centu y, and was inhabited by the bishops of Lhurdaff until 1706, but it is now converted into a farmhouse. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 352, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Theodoric, is an ancient structure. The interior con- tains a tablet to tho martyr Theodoric, on which is an inscription by Bishop Godwin. The parochial chari- ties produce about 26 per annum, of which 13 goes to Pratt's school. MATHON, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Pershore, co. Worcester, 2 miles W. of Great Malvern, and 7 N.E. of Ledbury. The village, which is small, is situated on Cradley Brook, near Malvern Hills. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. A portion of the land is in hop grounds. Limestone is quarried for burning into lime. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, whose tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 628. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 150, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The parish church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure with an embattled tower. The interior of the church contains a pulpit of carved oak and two E. windows with a centre wheel light. There are several memorials of the Worcestershire families on the walls and pavement. There is also the district church of St. James at West Malvern, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 100. The church of St. James is a modern structure. The parochial charities produce about 3 per annum. Many ancient silver coins were found in this parish in 1760. MATHRAFEL, a hund. in co. Montgomery, contains the pars, of Garthbeibio, Llanerfyl, Llanfair-Caereinion, Llangadfan, Llangyniew, and parts of Castle-Caereinion and Mallwyd. It takes its name from a camp or palace of the princes of Powys situated on the river Vyrnwy, which was stormed by Llewelyn-ap-Jorwerth in 1112. MATHRY, a par. in the hund. of Dewisland, co. Pembroke, 1 1 miles N. of Haverfordwest, its post town. It is situated on the coast, and contains Abercastle and Castlemorris. The village, which is a rustic place, was formerly a market town, and was once ravaged by the Danes. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 316, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to the Holy Martyrs. Mathry House is the principal residence. A fair for horses, cattle, &c., is held on 10th October. MATLASK, a par. in the hund. of North Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 4J miles S.E. of Holt, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Aylsham. The parish, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 130. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 186, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a circular tower of more ancient date than the rest of the building. Matlask Hall is the principal residence. MATLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Mottram-in-Long- den-Dale, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 8 miles E. of Manchester, 7J N.E. of Stockport, and 2 S.E. of the Stalybridge railway station on the Manchester and Sheffield railway. The township is small and wholly agricultural. The soil consists of sand and clay, and the subsoil sandstone rock. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington is lord of the manor. MATLOCK, a par. and post town in the hund. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, half a mile S.E. of the Matlock Bridge railway station, and 4 miles N.E. of Wirksworth. The par., which is very extensive, is situated on the river Derwent, here crossed by a stone bridge, and comprises the limits, of Matlock-Bath, Matlock Bridge, Matlock- Bank, Riber, Scarthin Nick, and Starkholmes. At the Domesday Survey it was called Meteford, and until the end of the 17th century consisted only of a few rude dwellings inhabited by miners. It is now a fashionable watering place in Matlock Dale, situated in the midst ot
