1998 ac., pop. 939; town, 14 mile SW. of sta., which
is 13| miles SE. of Chester; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank. Market-
day, Wednesday. Malpas was the birthplace of Matthew
Henry (1662-1714), the commentator, and Bishop Heber
(1783-1826), the hymn-writer, and gives the title ofVis-
countto the Marquisof Cholmondeley.—2. Malpas,par.
and vil., Monmouthshire, near river Usk, 14 mile NW. of
Newport, 988 ac., pop. 320; P.O.; near vil. is Malpas
4'onrt, seat; the church belonged to a priory founded
in time of Henry I.—3. Malpas, vil., Cornwall, 2 miles
SE. of Truro ; P.O.

Malslianger, seat, 5 miles W. of Basingstoke, Hants;
birthplace of Archbishop Wareham (1456-1532).

Maltan Walls, vestiges of a preceptory of the
Knights of Malta, at Ancrum, Roxburghshire.

Maltby.—hamlet, Raithby by Louth par., Lincoln-
shire, 2 miles SW. of Louth.—2. Maltby, township,
Stainton par., North-Riding Yorkshire, near river Tees,
34 miles E. of Yarm, 1116 ac., pop. 113.—3. Maltby,
par., township, and vil., S. div. West-Riding York-
shire, on river Ryton, 6 miles E. of Rotherham—par.,
4645 ac., pop. 890; township, 4096 ac., pop. 795; P.O.;
in vicinity of vil. is Maltby Hall, seat.

Maltby-le-Marsh, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, 5 miles
NE. of Alford, 1379 ac., pop. 302.

Maltliyrafcl, Montgomeryshire. See Mathrafal.

Malton, market town, East-Riding and North-Riding
Yorkshire, on river Derwent, 22 miles NE. of York and
210 miles N. of London by rail, 6855 ac., pop. 8754;
P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Satur-
day. The town includes Old Malton and New Malton
pars., in the North-Riding, and Norton par., in the East-
Riding. Malton proper is connected with Norton by a
bridge over the river, which here flows through a plea-
sant valley. Malton was probably the Derventio of the
Romans. In the reign of Stephen it was burnt down
by the Archbishop of York, and when rebuilt was called
New Malton. An extensive trade is carried on, prin-
cipally by breweries, maltings, foundries, corn mills,
and agricultural implement works. Quarries for lime
and whinstone are in the vicinity, and have a large
output. At Old Malton are remains of a priory
founded 1150. Malton returned 1 member to Parlia-
ment until 1885.

Malton, New, and Malton, Old, 2 pars., North-
Riding Yorkshire, in town of Malton—New Malton, 49
ac., pop. 3453; Old Malton, 3968 ac., pop. 1819.

Malton Division, The. See Thirsk and Malton.

Malvern (or Great Malvern), town, par., township,
and watering-place, Worcestershire, 9 miles SW. of
Worcester and 123 miles from London by rail—par.,
5021 ac., pop. 8157; township, pop. 7934; town, 1828
ac., pop. 5846; P.O., T.o., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers.
Occupying a splendid position in the centre of the
Chase of Malvern, on the E. slopes of the Malvern
Hills, this town has long been popular as a health
resort and watering-place, and may be considered the
chief seat of British hydropathy. Some of the estab-
lishments for the water treatment are of palatial
appearance, and surrounded by large and beautiful
grounds. The purity and abundance of the spring-
water, and the excellence of the climate, have given
Malvern its high repute, and thousands of invalids
make it their home. Mineral waters form a leading
mfr., but otherwise the trade is mostly connected with
the supply of requisites for visitors. Malvern was the
seat of a celebrated monastery founded in the time of
Edward the Confessor ; the monastery was afterwards
converted into a Benedictine priory; the church of the
priory, a fine specimen of ecclesiastical architecture, is
now the par. church. Malvern College (1865), a pro-
prietary school on the model of the great public schools,
accommodates 600 boys.

Malvern, Little, par., AYorcestershire, 14 mile S. of
Malvern Wells, 943 ac., pop. 107; contains Little
Malvern Court, seat.

Malvern, North, 1 mile from Great Malvern, Wor-
cestershire ; P.O.

Malvern, West (or Mathon), eccl. dist.,Mathonpar.,
Worcestershire, and Colwall and Cradley pars., Here-
fordshire, 2 miles W. of Great Malvern, pop. 1088; p.o.

Malvern 11111s, hill-range, on border of Worcester-
shire and Herefordshire; extends 9 miles N. and S.,