Medway (or Mid) Division, The, parl. div. of Kent,
pop. 61,447.

Medway Mill, paperworks, Maidstone, Kent.

Medwln, right affluent of river Clyde, Lanarkshire;
is formed by the confluence of the North Medwin and
the South Medwin 1J mile SE. of Carnwath.

Medwyn, seat, on Lyne Water, Peeblesshire, in par.
and 1 mile NW. of AYest Linton.

Mecchlng, ancient name of Newhaven, Sussex.

Meelagh, Lougli, 8 miles NE. of Boyle, N. co.
Roscommon.

Mecllck.—par., E. co. Galway, on river Shannon, 4
miles SE. of Eyrecourt, 4114 ac., pop. 570; P.O. ; has
remains of an abbey.—2. Meelick, par., N. co. Mayo,
on r. Moy, 4 m.W. of Swineford, 8062 ac., pop. 3245; P.O.

Meelickmorc, school, Kilcolman par., co. Mayo.

Mcclin, vil., Clonfert par., N. co. Cork, 4 miles N.
of Newmarket, pop. 137; P.O.

Mcelmane, hamlet, Lislee par., S. co. Cork, near
Timoleague, pop. 98.

Meelnagh, par., E. co. Wexford, 4189 ac., pop. 665;
contains Oulart.

Meenaneary, 14 m. from Carrick, co. Donegal; P.O.

Meenglass, seat of VRcount Lifford, 4 miles from
Stranorlar, co. Donegal; P.O.

Meenlaragh, 16m.fromDunfanaghy,co.Donegal; P.O.

Meer . See also Mere .

Meer End, vil., 64 m. SW. of Coventry, AYarwick.

Meerheck, hamlet, Giggleswick par., N. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, near Settle.

Meerbrook, eccl. dist. and vil., Leek par., Stafford-
shire—dist., pop. 606; the vil. is on river Churnet, 3
miles NE. of Leek.

Mcerhay, vil., in par. and 14 mile N. of Beaminster,
Dorset.

Meering, par., Notts, on river Trent, 74 miles N. of
Newark, 458 ac., pop. 3.

Meersbrook Bank, Derbyshire, on border of co., 2
miles S. of Sheffield; P.O.

Meesden, par. and vil., Herts, 54 miles NE. of
Buntingford, 1009 ac., pop. 189.

Meese Brook, stream, Staffordshire; flows 9 miles
SE. to the Sow 4 miles NW. of Stafford.

Meess, river, Staffordshire and Shropshire; rises on
W. border of Staffordshire, and flows 17 miles NW. and
SW. to the Tern at Bolas Magna.

Meet Hill, conical hill, on the coast of Aberdeen-
shire, 1J m. SW. of Peterhead; is crowned with a tower
built to celebrate the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832.

Meeth, par. and vil., Devon, at confluence of rivers
Okement and Torridge, 24 miles NE. of Hatherleigh and
84 m. SE. of Torrington, 2479 ac., pop. 232; John Lem-
priere (1765-1824), the classical biographer, was rector.

Meeting of the Waters, co. Wicklow. See Ovoca.

Mefenydd, township, Llanrhystyd par., Cardigan-
shire, 84 miles NE. of Aberaeron, pop. 585.

Meffam, Kent. See Meopham.

Meggernle Castle, seat, Fortingall par., Perthshire,
on river Lyon, 22 miles W. of Aberfeldy; comprises a
lofty square tower of 15th century, and is approached
by a fine avenue of beech and lime trees.

Megget. See Lyne and Megget.

Megget Water, left affluent of river Esk, AVester-
kirk par., Dumfriesshire.

Megginch Castle, seat (1575), Errol par., Perthshire,
near Errol sta.

Megstone, rock among the Fern islands, Northum-
berland, 1| mile NE. of Bamburgh.

Meldruin, Carmarthenshire. See Mydrim.

Meifod (or Myfod), par. and vil., Montgomeryshire,
on river Yyrnwy, 54 miles NE. of Llanfair, 12,614 ac.,
pop. 1583; P.O.; was formerly the archdeaconry of
Powis-land, and the burial-place of its princes ; in
vicinity of vil. are several mineral springs.

Meig, river, S. Ross and Cromarty; flows NE.
through Loch Beannachan to the Conon 14 mile SE. of
Loch Luichart.

Meigh, hamlet, 4 m. SW. of Newry, SE. co. Armagh.

Meigle, par., quoad sacra par., and vil. with ry. sta.,
E. Perthshire, on border of co.—par., 3980 ac., pop. 696;
quoad sacra par. (including the Kinloch portion of
Ooupar-Angus par.), pop. 966 ; vil., near river Isla,
1£ mile NW. of Alyth Junction and 5| miles NE. of

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