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men, were educated. Midhurst is in the centre of some fine scenery, but has little trade. It returned 2 members to Parliament from Edward IV. until 1832, and 1 member from 1832 until 1885.
Midlem, vil., Bowden par., N. Roxburghshire, 4% miles SE. of Selkirk.
Midleton, ry. sta., co. Cork. See Middleton.
Mldley, par., Kent, 2% miles SW. of New Romney, 2161 ac., pop. 63.
Midleys, mound with ancient Caledonian stone circles, NAY. border of Croy par., NE. Inverness-shire.
Midlock Water, Crawford par., Lanarkshire ; flows 5% miles NW. to the Clyde, opposite Crawford.
Midloe, par., Huntingdonshire, 3 miles NW. of St Neots, 850 ac., pop. 35.
Midmar, par., S. Aberdeenshire, 10,868 ac., pop. 1041; P.O.; the church is 5 m. S. of Monymuskry. sta.
Mldney,hamlet,in par. andnear Somerton, Somerset.
Midsoiner Norton, town and par. with ry. sta., Somerset, 1% mile W. of Radstock and 10 miles SW. of Bath, 3922 ac., pop. 4422; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank ; has a large trade in malting and brewing, and in coal, and is the seat of a Roman Catholic College (1814), with observatory.
Midtown, place with bleachfield, Lochwinnocli par., Renfrewshire, 2% miles SW. of Johnstone.
Midville, par., Lincolnshire, 7 miles SW. of Spilsby, 3450 ac., pop. 204.
Mlgdale, hamlei^ Creich par., SE. Sutherland, 3 miles NE. of Ardgay ; P.O.; in vicinity is Lock S3i g- dale, about 2 miles long and 1 mile broad.
Mighil's (or St Mickaels) Island, off Derby Haven, in SE. of Isle of Man, 2 miles E. of Castletown; con- tains the ruins of an old chapel, and of a fort, and is Connected with Langness by a causeway.
Mlglo, affluent of river Eden, Strathmiglo par., Fife.
Mlgvie, Aberdeen. See Tarland-Migvie.
Mike Mills Kace, principal avenue in St Leonards Forest, Sussex, E. of Horsham ; contains nearly 16,000 trees, and is 1% mile long.
Mil——. See also Mill .
Mil Dubli Pass, Kilmalie par., Inverness-shire, between Loch Arkaig and Loch Lochy.
Milker Down, 1% mile E. of Newton Abbot, Devon; has 2 ancient camps, 1 square and 1 circular ; here the army of AARliam of Orange encamped in November 1688.
Milborne Port, town and par. with ry. sta., Somer- set, near SE. border of co., 3% miles NE. of Sherborne sta. and 8| miles NE. of Yeovil Junction, 3277 ac., pop. 1877 ; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank ; has mfrs. of gloves, leather, and shoes. Milborne Port was a place of some conse- quence in Saxon times, and sent representatives to Parliament from the time of Charles I. till 1832.
Milborne St Andrew, par. and vil., Dorset, 8 miles SW. of Blandford and 8% miles NE. of Dorchester, 1717 ac., pop. 309 ; P.O. ; Cardinal Morton (1410-1500), Archbishop of Canterbury, was a native.
Milborne Stilekam, township, Bere Regis par., Dorset, adjacent to Milborne St Andrew, pop. 258.
Milbonrne, township and vil., Kirkby Thore par., Westmorland, 6% miles NAV. of Appleby, 7957 ac., pop. 242 ; 1\ m. SE. of vil. is the vil. of Milbonrne Grange.
Milbrex, vil., Fyvie par., and quoad sacra par., partly also in Monquhitter par., N. Aberdeenshire— par., pop. 1406; vil., 6% miles NE. of Fyvie ry. sta.; P.O., called Millbrex.
Milburn Distillery, in vicinity of Inverness.
Mllburn and Milbnrn Grange, 2 townships, Ponte- land par., Northumberland, 3% miles NW. of Ponte- land and 10% miles NW. of Newcastle—Milburn, 1242 ac., pop. 52; Milburn Grange, 618 ac., pop. 30.
Milby, township, partly in Kirby on the Moor par., Nortli-Riding Yorkshire, partly in Aldborough par., AYest-Riding Yorkshire, near Boroughbridge, 758 ac., pop. 84.
Milcombe, township and vil., Bloxham par., Oxford- shire, 4 miles NW. of Deddington, 1255 ac., pop. 221.
Milcotc, ry. sta., Gloucestershire, on NE. border of co., 3 miles SW. of Stratford-on-Avon.
Mlldcn, par., Suffolk, on river Brett, 5% miles NAV. of Hadleigh, 1339 ac., pop. 179.
Mililen Lodge, shooting-lodge of the Earl of Dal- housie, in par. and 8 m. NAY. of Edzell, NE. Forfarshire. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
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