neighbourhood are extensive collieries, lead mines,
limestone quarries, mineral oilworks, and potteries.
There are also in the neighbourhood many British,
Roman, and other antiquities. The county assizes and
quarter sessions are held at Mold. Mold is one of
the Flint District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which
returns 1 member. — 2. Mold, hundred, Flintshire,
36,677 ac., pop. 25,064.

Mold Green, eccl. dist., Kirkheaton par., S. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, within bor. of Huddersfield,
pop. 6141.

Moldash (or Mol ash), par. and vil., Kent, 3 miles
SW. of Chilham and 6 miles N. of Ashford, 1461 ac.,
pop. 335; P.O.

Mole.—river, Devon ; rises near border of Somerset,
flows 10 miles S. past North Molton and South Molton
to confluence with the Bray at Satterleigh, and thence
4 miles S. to the Taw near South Molton Road sta.—2.
Mole, river, Sussex and Surrey; rises in Tilgate Forest,
Sussex, and flows NW. past Dorking, Leatherhead,
Cobham, and Esher, to the Thames at East Moulsey,
opposite Hampton Court; is 30 miles long.

Moles Chamber, former bog, now drained, on W.
border of Somerset, 7 miles S. of Lynton.

Molescroft, township, Beverley St John and Lecon-
field pars., East-Riding Yorkshire, 1 mile NW. of
Beverley, 1359 ac., pop. 178.

Molesden, township, Mitford par., Northumberland,
3% miles SW. of Morpeth, 827 ac., pop. 41.

Molesey, East and West. See Moulsey, East, &c.

Molesworth, par. and vil., Huntingdonshire, 5% m.
SE. of Thrapston ry. sta., 1710 ac., pop. 211; P.O.

Molfre, hamlet, Llandefeilog par., Carmarthenshire,
4 miles N. of Kidwelly.

Mollancc, seat, Crossmichael par., Kirkcudbright-
shire, 2% miles NE. of Castle-Douglas.

Molland, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Bishop’s Nympton
and Molland), Devon, 8f miles W. of Dulverton and 14f
miles SE. of Barnstaple, 6168 ac., pop. 501; P.O., called
Molland Botreaux; has a copper mine; West Mol-
land House is a fine old mansion; under Molland
Down is an ancient camp.

Mollinburn, vil., in NE. of Cadder par., Lanark-
shire, 8 miles NE. of Glasgow.

Mollington.—ry. sta., Cheshire, 3 miles NW. of
Chester.—2. Mollington, township and vil., Cropredy
par., Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, 4% miles NW. of
Banbury, 1403 ac., pop. 275 ; P.O.

Mollington Banastre (or Little Mollington), town-
ship, Chester St Mary on the Hill par., Cheshire, ad-
jacent to Great Mollington, 250 ac., pop. 51.

Mollington Tarrant (or Great Mollington), town-
ship and vil. (ry. sta. Mollington), Backford par.,
Cheshire, on Ellesmere Canal, 2% miles NW. of Chester,
832 ac., pop. 237; P.O., called Great Mollington; near
vil. is Mollington Hall, seat.

Molmont Hill, Galston par., Ayrshire, alt. 618 ft.

Molough, par., S. co. Tipperary, on river Suir, 8
miles SE. of Caher, 1625 ac., pop. 289.

Molrenny, coast hamlet with inn, 10 miles W. of
Newport, W. co. Mayo.

Molt, The, wooded height, Devon, between Salcombe
and Bolt Head.

Molton, hamlet, Llancarvanpar., Glamorgan, 4 miles
SE. of Cowbridge.

Molton, North, par. and vil., Devon, on river Mole,
2f miles NE. of South Molton, 14,351 ac., pop. 1547 ;
P.O.; has a copper mine.

Molton, South.—mun. bor., market town, and par.
with ry. sta., Devon, on river Mole, 10% miles SE. of
Barnstaple, 6264 ac., pop. 3340; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks,
1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. The place
derives its name from the river Mole. It was char-
tered by Elizabeth, and subsequently by Charles II.
In coaching days it had an important trade, which
has now declined. Woollen mfrs., tanning, malting,
and machine-making, are still prosecuted.—2. Molton,
South, hundred, Devon, 63,584 ac., pop. 7736.

Molton Boad, South, ry. sta. (for Chumleigh),
Devon, 14 miles SE. of Barnstaple by rail and 7 miles
SW”. of South Molton.

Molyneux Brow, ry. sta., SE. Lancashire, 5^ miles
NW. of Manchester.