Morcbattle, par. and vil., E. Roxburghshire—par.,
22,334 ac., pop. 1003 ; vil., on Kale AYater, 7 miles S.
by E. of Kelso, pop. 322; P.O., T.O.

Morcby Hall, seat, in co. and 5% miles S. of York.
See Stillingfleet with Moreby.

Morccaiube, small town (conjoint with Poulton),
Lancaster par., N. Lancashire, on Morecambe Bay, 3%
miles NAY. of Lancaster by rail; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 2
newspapers ; is a rising watering-place, with sea-bathing
facilities for summer visitors, and with aquarium and
gardens, and other attractions. See Poulton.

Morecambe Bay, sea-inlet, on coast of Lancashire
and AYestmorland; measures 10 miles across tbe en-
trance (from Fleetwood to AValney), and extends 18
miles NE. to the mouth of river Kent; in 12 fathoms
is Morecambe Bay Light-Vessel, with revolving light
seen 10 miles; in 18 ft., between Yeoman and Clark
wharf spits, is a light-vessel, witli fixed light seen 5 miles;
at the extremity of the stone or western pier at Poulton
is a fixed light seen 8 miles.

Morecombelake, vil., 4m.AY.of Bridport, Dorset; P.O.

Moredon, hamlet, Rodborne Cheney par., AYilts, 3
miles NAV. of Swindon.

Morcdun, seat, Liberton par., in co. and 3 miles SE.
of Edinburgh.

Morednn Hill, Perthshire. See Moncreiffe Hill.

Moreleigb (or Morlcy), par. and vil., Devon, 5%
miles SAY. of Totnes, 1487 ac., pop. 106; is a resort of
sportsmen, and gives the title of Earl of Morley to the
family of Parker.

Morell, affluent of river Liffey, co. Kildare, near
Straffan; 9 miles long.

Moresby, coast par., township, and vil. (ry. sta.
Moresby Parks), Cumberland—par., 2193 ac., pop. 2436;
township, 2141 ac., pop. 957; vil., 2% miles NE. of
Whitehaven ; P.O.; Moresby Hall is after a design by
Inigo Jones ; Moresby occupies the site of a Roman
station, and has yielded Roman relics.

Moresby Parks, ry. sta., Cumberland, 5 miles S. of
AYorkington.

Morestead, par. and vil., Hants, 3 miles SE. of
Winchester, 1538 ac., pop. 139.

Moreton . See also Morton .

Moreton.—hundred, Berks, 27,364 ac., pop. 6728.—
2. Moreton, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Bidston
par., Cheshire—dist., pop. 615; vil., 4£ miles NAY. of
Birkenhead. See Moreton cum Lingham.—3. More-
ton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Dorset, on river Frome,
7 miles E. of Dorchester, 2311 ac., pop. 309; P.O.; near
vil. is Moreton House, seat.—4. Moreton, par. and
vil., Essex, 5% miles NE. of Epping, 1475 ac., pop. 453 ;
P.O.—5. Moreton, ry. sta. (for Shipston), Gloucester-
shire, on border of co., 6 miles SE. of Campden. See
Moreton in the Marsh.—6. Moreton, hamlet, in par.
and 1 mile SW. of Thame, Oxfordshire.—7. Moreton,
eccl. dist. and vil., Oswestry and Llanyblodwell pars.,
Shropshire—dist., pop. 855; vil., 3% miles S. of Oswestry;
P.O.—8. Moreton (or Moreton in Gnosall), eccl. dist.
and vil., Gnosall par., Staffordshire—dist., pop. 691;
vil., 3 miles E. of Newport; P.O.—9. Moreton, hamlet,
Draycott in the Moors par., Staffordshire, 4 miles SE.
of Uttoxeter.—10. Moreton, Herefordshire. See Eye,
Moreton, and Ashton.

Moreton, North, par. and vil., Berks, 3 miles W. of
AVallingford, 1102 ac., pop. 325.

Moreton, South, par. and vil., Berks, 1 mile SW. of
North Moreton, 1350 ac., pop. 328 ; P.O.

Moreton Baggott, Warwick. See Morton Baggott.

Moreton Corbet, par., vil., and seat, Shropshire, on
river Roden, 4% miles SE. of Wem, 2193 ac., pop. 251;
the castle was built in the 16th century, on the site
of a previous castle, and was burnt in the Civil War.

Moreton Hampstead, small town and par. with ry.
sta., Devon, on E. border of Dartmoor, 12 miles NAY.
of Newton Abbot by rail and 12 miles SAA^r. of Exeter,
7656 ac., pop. 1572; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank; is a beauti-
fully situated town, remarkable for its salubrity.

Moreton Maids, Bucks. See Maids Moreton.

Moreton Morrell, par. and vil., in co. and 6% miles
SE. of Warwick, 536 ac., pop. 259; Moreton Hall and
Moreton House are seats.

Moreton Pinkney, 8 miles AY. of Towcester, North-
amptonshire; P.O. See Morton Pinkney.