Monk’s llonse, par., Northumberland, near Belford,
1 ac., pop. 5.

Monk’s Island, Loch Lomond, Dumbartonshire.
SeeInchtavannach.

Monks Kirby, par., township, and vil., Warwick-
shire—par., 9640 ac., pop. 1823; township, pop. 655;
vil., 6 miles NW. of Rugby; P.O.; had a cell to Angiers
Abbey, Normandy.

Monks Kirby with Withyhrook, eccl. dist., com-
prising Monks Kirby and AVithybrook pars., AYarwick-
shire, and part of Claybrooke par., Leicestershire,
pop. 2122.

Monks Liberty, par., in co. and city of Lincoln,
pop. 79.

Monks Riding, uninhabited par., AYarwickshire, ad-
jacent to Coombe Fields par.

Monks Risborough, par. and vil., Bucks, 1% mile
NE. of Princes Risborough, 2873 ac., pop. 847.

Monks Risbridge, uninhabited par., Suffolk, 4 miles
NW. of Clare, 92 ac.

Monks Skerborne, 3 miles NAY. of Basingstoke,
Hants; p.o. See Monk Sherborne.

Monks Water, Douglas par., Lanarkshire; flows
into Douglas AYater near Inches ry. sta.

Monkseaton, township with ry. sta., Tynemouth
par., Northumberland, 3 miles NAY. of North Shields,
1125 ac., pop. 450 ; P.O.

Monksgrange, par., E. Queen’s co., on river Barrow,
4 miles N. of Carlow, 863 ac., pop. 115.

Monksiiver, par. and vil., Somerset, 6 miles N. of
Wiveliscombe, 1005 ac., pop. 264 ; P.O.

Monksland, par., S. co. Waterford, on river Mahon,
1 mile N. of Bunmahon, 2111 ac., pop. 542.

Monkspatb Hall, seat, Warwickshire, nr. Tamworth.

Monkstadt, an old mansion, Kilmuir par., Skye,
Inverness-shire; the old seat of the Macdonalds, and
thither Flora Macdonald conducted Prince Charles
Edward Stuart, in the disguise of a maidservant, from
the Outer Hebrides.

Monksthorpe, hamlet, Great Steeping par., Lincoln-
shire, 3 miles SE. of Spilsby.

Monkston, Hants. See Monxton.

Monks ton, part of Ladybank : which see.

Monkstown.—vil., Carumoney par., SE. co. Antrim,
1 mile N. of AVhiteabbey ry. sta., pop. 293.—2. Monks-
town, par. and vil., in co. and 7 miles SE. of Cork, on
Cork Harbour—par., 1540 ac., pop. 2472; vil., 2 miles
S. of West Passage ry. sta., pop. 381; P.O., T.O.; re-
sorted to for sea-bathing.—3. Monkstown, par. and
ry. sta., in co. and 5 miles SE. of Dublin, on Dublin
Bay, 2057 ac., pop. 23,931; P.O., T.o.; the par. con-
tains Kingstown.

Monks wood, 'par., Monmouthshire, 2% miles NAY.
of Usk, 1126 ac., pop. 176.

Monkton.—par. and vil., Devon, on river Otter, 2
miles NE. of Honiton, 1233 ac., pop. 121.—2. Monk-
ton, SAY. suburb of Jarrow, Durham; P.O.; Monkton
is one of the places which claim to be the birthplace
of the A⁷enerable Bede, and has a spring called Bede’s
Well. See Hedworth, Monkton, and Jarrow.—3.
Monkton, par. and vil., Kent, 6% miles AV. of Rams-
gate, 2370 ac., pop. 372; P.O.; belonged to Christ
Church, Canterbury.

Monkton, vil. with ry. sta., Monkton and Prestwick
par., in co. and 4 miles N. of Ayr, pop. 354 ; P.O.

Monkton, West, par. and vil., Somerset — par.
(partly in bor. of Taunton), 3079 ac., pop. 1027; vil., 3%
miles NE. of Taunton; P.O.; near vil. is M. Honse, seat.

Monkton Combe, 2% miles SE. of Bath, Somerset;
p.o. See Monckton Combe.

Monkton Farlelgli, par. and vil., Wilts, 3% miles
NW. of Bradford on Avon, 1796 ae., pop. 412; P.O. ; a
priory was founded here in 1125 ; Monkton Farlelgli
Honse was built out of its materials, and occupies part
of its site.

Monkton Fort, 1 mile S. of Gosport, Hants; forms
one of the defences of Portsmouth Harbour.

Monkton Hoase, seat, near Chippenham, Wilts.

Monkton Moor, par., township, and vil., E. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire—par., 4322 ac., pop. 340 ; town-
ship, 3067 ac., pop. 249 ; the vil. is near Marston Moor,
1% mile N. of Marston sta. and 6 miles NAY. of York.

Monkton Nun, Yorkshire. See Nun Monkton.

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