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MYROSS. 914 MYTON-UPON-SWALE. val. 150. The church is modern. There are places of worship for Wesleyans, Calvinistic Methodists, Baptists, and Independents. Near the church is a large tumulus, supposed to have been a beacon or signal station, also slight vestiges of an ancient religious house. MYROSS, a par. in the bar. of West Oarhery, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Ros- carbery, its post town. It is 2 miles in length and the same in breadth, and contains the vils. of Unionhall and Carrigillihy. The surface is hilly, but consists of a good soil, extending between Glandore Harbour and Castle- haven. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ross, val. 375, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was built in 1827. The chief seats are Myross Wood and Rock Cottage, where Dean Swift lived. There are ruins of an abbey called "De Fonte Vivo," founded in 1172 by the MacCarthys, near which is the old church. A fair is held on Holy Thursday. MYSHALL, a par. and post-office vil. in the bars, of Forth and East Idrone, co. Carlow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 13 miles S.E. of Carlow, and 57 from Dublin. It is 4J miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. The surface is mountainous and boggy, and is traversed by the road from Leighlin Bridge to Newtonbarry. The living is a rect. and vie. in the dioc. of Leighlin, val. 308, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was erected in 1811 by a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Fenagh. There are two National and other day schools, also a dispensary within the Carlow Poor-law Union. Here is a police station, where petty sessions are held. Myshall Lodge is the principal residence. Fairs are held on the 10th Hay and 14th September. MYSIDE, a hmlt. in the par. of Kettle, co. Fife, Scotland, 2 miles E. of Falkland. MYSTYRRHOES-LLOWDY, a tnshp. in the par. of Llandewy-Ystrad-enny, co. Radnor, 8 miles N.W. of Radnor, MYTHE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Sparken- hoe, co. Leicester, 6 miles S.W. of Market-Bosworth. It is situated on the river Anker. MYTHE WITH MYTHE HOOK, a tnshp. in the par. of Tewkesbury, co. Gloucester, 1 mile N. of Tewkes- bury. It is situated between the rivers Severn and Avon. MYTHOLD, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Stansfield, and par. of Halifax, West Riding co. York, 1 mile E. of Hebden-Bridge. It is situated in the secluded vale of Todmorden. The surrounding country is hilly moor- land. In the Ticinity are extensive quarries of gritstone, also collieries and iron-works. The living is a perpct. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, and in the patron, of the Vicar of Halifax. The church, dedicated to St. James, was erected here in 1835, at an expense of 2,700, defrayed by the parliamentary commissioners, exclusive of the site given by the Rev. J. Armytage Rhodes. MYTHOLMROYD, a vil. in the tnshps. of Wads- worth and Midgley, par. of Halifax, West Riding co. York, 4 miles W. of Halifax. It is a station on the eastern section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. It is situated in the valley of the Calder, and on the road from Halifax to Todmorden. The Rochdale canal and the line of the Leeds and Manchester railway pass near the village. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the cotton and worsted mills in the vicinity. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 156, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a convenient modern edifice, with school- house attached, the gift of W. Sutcliffe, Esq. MYTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirkham, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 20 miles S. by W. of Lancaster. It is situated near the Lancaster canal and the river Ribble. MYTON, NORTH and SOUTH, wards in the par. of Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding co. York, near Hull, of which it may be considered a suburb. MYTON-UPON-SWALE, a par. in the wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 3J miles E. of Borough- bridge, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated at the confluence of the rivers Swale and Ure, and over the former river is a ferry at this place. A battle was fought in this parish in 1319 between the Scots and about 10,000 English, amongst whom was a great number of priests, headed by Melton, Archbishop of York, in which the latter wers defeated. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 150, in the patron, of the archbisTOp. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower containing three bells. The chancel windows are of richly stained glass, representing the arms of the Stapylton family. There is a school for both sexes, in which a Sunday- school is held. It was erected in 1847, at the expense of Mrs. Margaret Stapylton, and by whom it is entirely supported. Myton Hall, the principal residence, is a white mansion situated near the ferry. It is the seat of Stapylton Stapylton, Esq., who is lord of the manor and sole landowner. EXD OP VOL. n. VIBTCE AHD CO., PBINTEBS, CITY EOAD. LOSDON.