Mathry, par. and vil., Pembrokeshire, 12 miles NAV.
of Haverfordwest, 6992 ac., pop. 799; P.O.; in vicinity
of vil. is Mathry Honse, seat.

Matlask, par., Norfolk, 5% miles SE. of Holt, 472
ac., pop. 164; contains Matlask Hall, seat.

Matley, township, Mottram par., Cheshire, 6 miles
NE. of Stockport, 705 ac., pop. 205.

Matlock, town and par., Derbyshire, on river Der-
went—par., 4539 ac., pop. 6093; town (ry. sta. Matlock
Bridge), 17 miles NAV. of Derby and 144 miles NAY. of
London by rail, pop. 4395; 1 Bank, and P.O., T.O., and
3 Banks at Matlock Bridge; the par. contains Mat-
lock Bath, town with ry. sta., 1 mile S. of Matlock,
pop. (including Scarthin Nick) 1698; P.O., T.O.;
Market-day, Saturday; also Matlock Bank, 1 mile
N. of Matlock; P.O., T.o. Matlock Bath is the cele-
brated place for medicinal waters, which were first used
for curative purposes in 1698. The locality is likewise
famed for its beautifully romantic scenery. There are
several large stalactite caverns. Most of the inhabitants
of the town of Matlock are engaged in the mfr. of
cotton goods and spar ornaments; but there are also
paper mills (at Matlock Bath), corn mills, and bleach-
works, and in the vicinity are lead-mines. The rising
district of Matlock Bank is well known for its hydro-
pathic establishments.

Matravers, hamlet, 3 miles NE. of Bridport, Dorset.

Matshead Mill, paperworks, near Garstang, N. Lan-
cashire, £ m. from Brock sta. and 2%m. from Garstang sta.

Matson, par., in co. and 2% miles SE. of Gloucester,
450 ac., pop. 73; Matson Hall, of time of Queen Eliza-
beth, is the seat of Earl Sydney.

Matsons, hamlet, 7% miles NAV. of Kendal, AYest-
morland.

Matter dale, township, Greystoke par., Cumberland,
7288 ac., pop. 364; the mountain vale of Matterdale is
between Ullswater and Keswick.

Mattersey, par. and vil., Notts, on river Idle, 5
miles N. of East Retford, 2210 ac., pop. 342; P.O.; 1
mile E. of vil. are remains of a 12th century priory.

Mattinglcy, eccl. dist., township, and vil., Heckfield
par., Hants—dist., pop. 508 ; township (Mattingley and
Hazely Heath), 2631 ac., pop. 508; the vil. is 4 miles
N. of Odiham.

Mattlshall, par. and vil., Norfolk, 4% miles SE. of
East Dereham, 2280 ac., pop. 899; P.O., T.O.; in vicinity
of vil. is Mattlshall Hall, seat.

Mattlshall Bnrgh, par., Norfolk, adjacent to Mat-
tishall, 604 ac., pop. 145.

Mattock, affluent of river Boyne, cos. Louth and
Meath ; 10 miles long.

Manchline, small town and par. with ry. sta., Ayr-
shire—par., 8907 ac., pop. 2504; town, 9% miles SE. of
Kilmarnock, pop. 1616 ; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Mauchline
has relics of a priory. It has long been noted as a
market for cattle and horses, and it has extensive mfrs.
of snuff-boxes, &c., in white-varnished or tartan-painted
wood. Mauchline is intimately associated with the
name of the poet Burns; it is the scene of his Holy
Fair and Joily Beggars.

Maud (or Yew Maud), vil. with ry. sta. (Maud
Junction), New Deer and Old Deer pars., Aberdeen-
shire, 13 miles AY. of Peterhead and 31J miles N. of
Aberdeen ; P.O., 1 Bank; has monthly cattle markets.

Maudiston, vil., Stirlingshire. See Maddiston.

Maudlins, vil., St Mary’s par., AY. co. AYexford, near
New Ross, pop. 192.

Mandlintown, par., S. co. AYexford, 841 ac., pop.
747; contains part of AA⁷exford.

Maugersbnry, township, in par. and partly in town
of Stow-on-the-AYold, Gloucestershire, pop. 550; con-
tains Maugersbnry House, seat.

Maughold (or Kirk Maughoid), par. and vil., in
NE. of Isle of Man—par. (containing part of town of
Ramsey), 9094 ac., pop. 4289; vil., 3% miles SE. of
Ramsey ; P.O., called Kirk. Maughold; at the vil. are
a remarkable pillar-cross, an ancient monumental slab,
and other antiquities; the church (named from a
Culdee saint) is one of the most ancient in the island;
Maughold Head, the S. extremity of Ramsey Bay, is
373 ft. high; on NAY. side of headland is St Maug-
hold’s Well, long believed to possess peculiar medicinal
properties.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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