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Morton Grange, township, Houghton - le - Spring par., Durham, 5% m. SE. of Durham, 462 ac., pop. 194.
Morton Mall, seat, Liberton par., inco. and3%miles S. of Edinburgh.
Morton Jefferies, par., Herefordshire, 5% miles SW. of Bromyard, 703 ac., pop. 43.
Morton Mill, paperworks, Morton, near Bingley, Yorkshire. See Morton.
Morton Palms, township, Haughton le Skerne par., Durham, 3 miles E. of Darlington, 1358 ac., pop. 105.
Morton Pinkney, par. and vil. with ry. sta., North- amptonshire, 8 miles W. of Towcester, 2422 ac., pop. 445; P.O., called Moreton Pinkney; near vil. is Morton Pinkney Manor, seat.
Morton Tlnmoiith, township, Gainford par., Dur- ham, 7% miles NW. of Darlington, 416 ac., pop. 31.
Morton by Bonrn, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Morton), Lincolnshire, 2£ miles N. of Bourn, 3390 ac., pop. 950; P.O., called Morton.
Morton by Lincoln, par., Lincolnshire, 7% miles SW. of Lincoln, 710 ac., pop. 8.
Morton on the Hill, par. and vil., Norfolk, on river Wensum, 8 miles NW. of Norwich, 977 ac., pop. 143 ; near vil. is Morton Hall, seat.
Morton upon Swale, township, Ainderby Steeple par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles SW. of North- allerton, 1540 ac., pop. 273.
Mortoune, a tract in East Calder section of Kirk- newton and East Calder par., Edinburghshire; was given, in 1306, by Robert Bruce to James Douglas, ancestor of the earls of Morton.
Mortune, ancient name of Minsterworth.
Morvah, coast par. and vil., Cornwall, 6 miles NW. of Penzance, 1271 ac., pop. 184.
Morval, par. and vil., Cornwall, 2 miles N. of East Looe, 3562 ac., pop. 664; Morval Honse, an Eliza- bethan mansion, was the birthplace of Sir Francis Buffer (1745-1800), the judge.
Morven.—mountain, 5 miles N. of Ballater, SW. Aberdeenshire, alt. 2862 ft. — 2. Morven, mountain, Latheron par., S. Caithness, 8 miles NAV. of Berriedale vil., alt. 2313 ft.
Morvern (or Morven), par., NAV. Argyllshire, form- ing a peninsula between Lochs Sunart and Linnhe, 90,737 ac., pop. 828; P.O., t.o. ; contains the islands of Carna and Oronsay. Morvern is the scene of Recollec- tions of a Highland Parish, a work of Norman Macleod,
D.D. (1812-1872).
Morvlch Honse, seat, in par. and 5% miles W. of Golspie, SE. Sutherland.
Morvil.—par., Pembrokeshire, 5% miles S. of New- port, 2551 ac., pop. 143.—2. Morvil or Morville, par., township, and vil., Shropshire — par., 5166 ac., pop. 474 ; township, pop. 385; vil., 3 miles N W. of Bridg- north; P.O.; a priory once stood here.
Morwellham Quay, on river Tamar, 4 miles SW. of Tavistock, Devon ; Morwell Rocks are in the vicinity; Mor well Tunnell, on the Tavistock Canal, is If mile long ; near the S. end of the tunnel is Morwell House, once a hunting-seat of the abbots of Tavistock, now a farmhouse.
Morwcnstow, Cornwall. See Moorwinstow.
Morwick. — (or Morrick), township, Warkworth par., Northumberland, on river Coquet, 2 miles SW. of Warkworth, 765 ac., pop. 92; contains Morwick Hall, seat.—2. Morwick, hamlet, Barwick in Elmet par.,
E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 5% miles NE. of Leeds.
Morwlnstow, 6 miles N. of Bude Haven, Cornwall;
p.o. See Moorwinstow.
Mosborongh, vil., Eckington par., Derbyshire, 6% miles NE. of Chesterfield ; P.O.
Moscar Lodge, shooting-box, on border of Derby- shire and Yorkshire, 8 miles W. of Sheffield.
Mosedale.—township, Caldbeck par., Cumberland, 5 miles S. of Hesket Newmarket, 2418 ac., pop. 46.—2. Mosedale, valley, near AVast Water, Cumberland, from Wasdale Head to Black Sail Pass and the Pillar; the name is of frequent occurrence in the Lake District.
Moseley.—hamlet, Bushbury par., Staffordshire, 3 miles N. of Wolverhampton; Moseley Court and Mose- ley Hall are seats ; the former gave shelter to Charles |
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