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MURSTON. 910 MUSGRAVE, LITTLE. includes the built, of Salden, where was once Salden House, the seat of Sir John Fortescue, who was visited here by Queen Elizabeth and James I. The house has been taken down, and only some slight remains mark the site. The tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1S14 for land and a money payment. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 300. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, has a square tower con- taining a clock and six bells. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. There is an infant school, also a place of worship for the Baptists. W. S. Lowndes, Esq., is lord of the manor. Mursley gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. of Berks and dioc. of Oxford. MUKSTON, a par. in the hund. of Milton, upper div. of the lathe of Scray, co. Kent, three-quarters of a mile from Sittingbourne, its post town, 1 mile S.E. of Milton, and 5 miles 8. of Queenborough. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Swale, opposite Sheppey. There is a ferry over the river to Elmley. Near the village is a quay and numerous docks on the Creek. There are extensive brick kilns in the parish. A large portion of the land is moory, and about 60 acres are in orchards. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 615. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 539, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is a small ancient struc- ture, dedicated to All Saints, with a square western tower and wooden turret. The parochial charities produce about l per annum, which goes towards the support of Housson's school. MURTHLY, a hmlt. in the par. of Little Dunkeld, co. Perth, Scotland, 2 miles S.E. of Dunkeld, and 12 N. of Perth. It is a station on the Inverness and Perth railway. It is situated between the rivers Tay and Bran, and contains the seat of Sir W. D. Stewart, Bart., ad- joining the ruins of the Old Fort, and near Birnam Wood, celebrated by Shakspeare. MURTHWAITE, a hmlt. in the par. of Ravenstone- dale, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 6 miles S.W. of Kirkby-Stephen. It is situated near the sources of the river Luue. MURTLE, a station on the Aberdeen, Banchory, and Aboyne section of the Deeside railway, 6J miles from Aberdeen. MURTON, or MOORTOWN, a tnshp. in the par. of Lamplugh, ward of Allerdale-above-Derwent, co. Cum- berland, 8 miles N.E. of Whitehaven. The tnshp. in- cludes the hmlts. of Smaithwaite, Lund, and. Whinnah, and several straggling houses. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the hardware manufacture, and there are several lime works. The Lamplugh parochial school is situated in this township. J. L. L. Raper, Esq., is lord of the manor. MURTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Appleby St. Michael, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 3 miles N.E. of Appleby, its post town and nearest railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Eden, under Murton Pike and Murton Fell. The township is of large extent, but a considerable por- tion of it is moorland. The lead mines, which are very productive, are worked by the London Lead Company. The township is partly encircled by fells. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, and in the patron, of the bishop. The church, which was erected in 1855, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. There is a school endowed with 7 per annum, originally founded by the Rev. J. Cock in 1738.. The United Methodists, Free Church, and the Wesleyan Methodists, have places of worship. Murton Hall, formerly the seat of the Hiltons, is now converted into a farmhouse. MURTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Osbald- wick, wap. of Bulmer, and lib. of St. Peter's, in the East Riding co. York, 1 mile E. of Osbaldwick, and 3 miles N.E. of York. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. Thompson, Esq., is lord of the manor. MURTON, or MOOR-TOWN, a tnshp. in the par. of Tynemouth, E. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 2 miles N.W. of North Shields. The village, which is considerable, is chiefly inhabited by colliers. There are quarries of freestone, and coal is abundantly worked. There is a place of worship for Wesleyaus. MURTON, EAST, a tnshp. in the par. of Dalton-le- Dale, N. div. of Easington ward, co. palatine of Durham, 8 miles N.E. of Durham. MUSBURY, a par. in the hnnd. of Axminster, co. Devon, 3 miles S.W. of Axminster, its post town, and 2 from Colyton. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Axminster to Seaton, near the river Axe. Musbury Castle, a double-ditched camp of 20 acres, is in this parish. The soil is of a clayey and sandy nature, with a subsoil of gravel. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 435. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 365. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a very ancient stone structure, with a tower containing five bells. A south aisle was added by the Drake family towards the end of the 15th century. The interior of the church contains monuments to the Drake family, who settled here in the reign of Henry VII. The great Duke of Marlborough was born in the parish in 1650, And his maternal uncle, Sir John Drake, was created a baronet in 1660. Ash-House, the ancient seat of the Drakes, is now a farmhouse. The Rev. John Vaughan Payne is lord of the manor. MUSBURY, a tnshp. in the par. of Bury, higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 2 j miles S.W. of Haslingden. It is a station on the East Lancashire railway. A sub-post-office was established in 1856. The township is of small extent, but the village is consider- able. Many of the inhabitants are employed in cotton spinning. The river Ogden passes through the neigh- bourhood. The soil is light and shallow upon a subsoil of rock. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Man- chester, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas, is a neat edifice, with a square spired tower containing eight bells. The church has a memorial window to the late William Turner, Esq., of Flaxmoss House, whose tomb is in the churchyard. The church was erected in the year 1851 at an expense of 3,000, chiefly defrayed by the late W. Turner, Esq., by whom also the site was presented. Flaxmoss and Flaxmoss House are the prin- cipal residences. There are several other residences. MUSCLIFFE, a tythg. in the par. of Holdenhurst, co. Hants, 4 miles N.W. of Christchurch. It is situated on the river Stour. MUSOOATES, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkdalo, wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 3| miles N.W. of Slingsby, and 6 S.E. of Helmsby. It is situated on a branch of the river Wye. The soil is of a loamy nature, with a subsoil of clay and gravel. MDSCOTT, a hmlt. in the par. of Norton, co. Nor- thampton, 3 miles E. of Daventry. It is situated on the North- Western railway. MUSDEN-GRANGE, an ext. par. place in the S. div. of the hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 4 miles S.E. of Cheadle. The land is chiefly in pasture. The rates are paid to the parish of Croxden, which is 8 miles distant. MUSGRAVE, GREAT, a par. in the East ward, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles S.W. of Brough, its post town. It is a station on the Eden Valley railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Eden, which is here crossed by a bridge of two arches, built in 1826. It is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlts. of Fleetholm and Langrigg. It is bounded on the S.E. by the river Belo, and gives name to the Mus- graves of Edenhall. The land is fertile. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 149, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Theobald, is a small modern structure, with a square to%ver con- taining two bells. In 1827, the late Dr. Septimus Col- linson bequeathed the interest of 1,500 three per cent, consols for the endowment of a free school, which is conducted on the National system. Sir G. Musgrave, Bart., is lord of the manor. MUSGRAVE, LITTLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Crosliy- Garrett, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 3^ miles N.E. "f Crosby-Garrett, and 2J S.W. of Brough. Sir George Musgrave, Bart., is lord of the manor.