Missenden, Little, par. and vil., Bucks, 2% miles
NW. of Amersham, 3215ac., pop. 1113; P.O.; near vil.
is Little Missenden Abbey, seat.

Misson, vil., Notts, and par., partly also in Lincoln-
shire, on river Idle, 3 miles NE. of Bawtry, 6129 ac.,
pop. 683; P.O.; Misson Levels or Car, a perfectly fiat
plain, once covered with water, extends into Lincoln-
shire and Yorkshire.

Misterton.—par., Leicestershire, on river Swift, 1
mile SE. of Lutterworth, 3580 ac., pop. 486; contains
the vil. of Walcote and Misterton Hall, seat. — 2.
Misterton, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Notts
—par. (containing AVest Stockwith), 5420 ac., pop.
18S0; township, pop. 1218 ; vil., on Chesterfield Canal,
5 miles NW. of Gainsborough; P.O., T.O.—3. Mister-
ton, par. and vil., Somerset, near border of Dorset, 1%
mile SE. of Crewkerne, 1417 ac., pop. 670; P.O.

Mistley, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Essex, on river
Stour, 1 mile E. of Manningtree, 2125 ac., pop. 1540;
P.O., T.O.; has a good quay, with tradein corn, coals, &c.

Misty Glen, near head of Glen Lochay, Perthshire.

Misty Law, on AV. border of Lochwinnoch par.,
Renfrewshire, alt. 1663 ft.

Mitcham, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Surrey, onriver
Wandle, 2J miles SE. of Wimbledon and 3| miles NW.
of Croydon, 2915 ac., pop. 8960; P.O., T.O.; is the
Michelham of Domesday Book; in the neighbourhood
are extensive market gardens and great plantations of
lavender, roses, and other aromatic herbs, for the mfr. of
scents and essences; on the AVandle are numerous mills.

Mitcham Junction, ry. sta., Surrey, 3 miles SE. of
Wimbledon and 3 miles NW. of Croydon.

Mitchel . See also Michel- .

Mitchel Troy (or St Michael Troy), par. and vil.,
in co. and 2 miles SW. of Monmouth, on river Trothy,
2017 ac., pop. 339; P.O.; Troy House is the seat of the
Duke of Beaufort.

Mitcheldean, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Mitcheldean
Boad, 2 miles N.), Gloucestershire, on N. side of Forest
of Dean, 5 miles SE. of Boss and 12 miles AV. of Glou-
cester, 627 ac., pop. 711; P.O., t.o., 1 Bank; coal and
iron ore are worked in the neighbourhood.

Mitehelgrove, vil., Patching par., Sussex, 4 miles
NE. of Arundel; Mitehelgrove was the seat of an an-
cient family of the same name, and afterwards of the
Shelleys; the house was pulled down by the Duke of
Norfolk.

Mitchell (or St Michael), vil., Cornwall, 5% miles
SE. of Newquay and 6% miles NE. of Truro; P.O. ;
Mitchell is a decayed market town and bor., which
sent two members to Pari, from Edward VI. till 1832.

Mitchelstown.—market town, Brigown par., NE.
co. Cork, near river Funshion, 10 miles N. of Fermoy
ry. sta. and 15 miles SE. of Kilmallock, pop. 2467;
P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. Mitchels-
town Castle is tbe seat of the Earl of Kingston.—2.
Mitchelstown, par., N. co. Meath, 3 miles SE. of
Nobber, 973 ac., pop. 109.

Mitchelstown Caves, SE. co. Limerick, 6 miles NE.
of Mitchelstown ; are so called from being on the Mit-
chelstown estate ; they contain remarkable stalactites.

Mitchen Hole, limestone cavern, Gower, Glamorgan,
between Oxwich Bay and Pwll-du Bay.

Miterdale, valley of river Mite, Cumberland; the
Mite flows 8 miles SW. to the estuary of the Irt and
the Esk at Ravenglass.

Mitford.—par., township, and vil., Northumberland,
at confluence of rivers Font and Wansbeck, 2% miles
SW. of Morpeth, 10,017 ac., pop. 657; township, 1898
ac., pop. 224; P.O.; has ruined massive keep of 12th
century; Mitford Castle is the seat of the Mitfords,
who owned the manor before the Conquest.—2. Mit-
ford, hundred, Norfolk, 33,235 ac., pop. 12,203.

Mither Tap, highest summit of Bennachie group,
Aberdeenshire, 6 miles W. of Inverurie.

Mithian, eccl. dist. and vil., Kea, Kenwyn, Per-
ranzabuloe, and St Agnes pars., Cornwall—dist., pop.
1428; vil., 1% mile E. of St Agnes and 6% miles NAV.
of Truro.

Mitton.—hamlet (conjoint with Hardwick), Bredon
par., Worcestershire, 2 miles NE. of Tewkesbury.—2.
Mitton, par., Lancashire and West-Riding Yorkshire,
at the confluence of the Hodder and the Ribble, 2 miles