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St Maughah, par., in co. and 4^ miles NW. of Mon-
mouth, 1304 ac., pop. 179.

St Maul’s, par., in co. and parl. bor. of Kilkenny,
312 ac., pop. 609.

St Mawes, market town, St Just in Roseland par.,
Cornwall, on St Mawes Harbour, 3 miles E. of Fal-
mouth; P.O., T.o. Market-day,
Friday. St Mawes
is an old town, and stands along the shore at the
foot of a hill. It sent 2 members to Parliament
from 1562 until 1832. A national school, a coastguard
station, and several chapels are here. Cables and ropes
for small craft are manufactured. St Mawes Castle
(1542) stands on a headland N. of the harbour, and is
strongly fortified.

St Mellion, par. and vil., Cornwall—par., 2985 ac.,
pop. 309; vil., 5
b miles NW. of Saltash; P.O.

St Mellons, par. and vil., in SW. of Monmouthshire—
par., 2574 ac., pop. 599; vil., 4 m. NE. of Cardiff; P.O.

St Merryn, coast par. and vil., Cornwall—par., 3946
ac., pop. 560; vil., 2 miles SW. of Padstow; P.O. ; has
slate quarries.

St Mewan, par. and vil., Cornwall, If mile SW. of
St Austell, 2653 ac., pop. 1018; St Mewan’s Beacon
has an alt. of 385 ft.

St Michael Carhayes, par. and vil., Cornwall, 2b
miles SE. of Tregony, 862 ac., pop. 129.

St Michael Church, par., Somerset, 5 miles S. of
Bridgwater, 43 ac., pop. 31.

St Michael Penkivel, par. and vil., Cornwall, 4
miles SE. of Truro, 1213 ac. and 236 tidal water and
foreshore, pop. 153; P.O.

St Michael le Belfry, par. and township, York
city—par. (extending into the West-Riding), 416 ac.,
pop. 1346 ; township, 12 ac., pop. 937.

St Michael on Wyre, par. and vil., N. Lancashire—
par.,18,888 ac., pop. 4084; vil., on river Wyre, 3J miles
SW. of Garstang; P.O., called St Michaels.

St Michaels.—2 miles from Tenterden, Kent ; P.O.—
2. St Michaels, ry. sta., SAY. Lancashire, 2 miles SE.
of Central Station, Liverpool.

Si Michael’s. — par., co. Cork, in bars. Cork and
Barrymore, and partly within the parl. bor. of Cork,
1993 ac., pop. 302.—2. St Michael’s, par., Dublin city,
S. of river Liffey, 6 ac., pop. 1035.—3. St Michael’s,
par., AY. co. Kildare, on river Barrow, 1880 ac., pop.
1892; contains part of Athy.—4. St Michael’s, par., in
co. and parl. bor. of Limerick, 1568 ac., pop. 21,211.—
5. St Michael’s, par., in co. and parl. bor. of Water-
ford, 6 ac., pop. 1126.—6. St Michael’s, par., SE. co.
AYexford, on AYexford Harbour, 2 miles NE. of Kil-
linick, 387 ac., pop. 58.

St Michael’s Island, off E. coast of Isle of Man, at
S. side of Derby haven, and connected by a causeway
with the mainland; has ruins of a fortress and of an
ancient chapel.

St Michael’s Mount, par. and small fishing vil. with
harbour, on S. coast of Cornwall, at Mounts Bay, near
Penzance, 21 ac. and 47 foreshore, pop. 84. The mount,
which gives its name to the par., is a large granite rock,
connected with the mainland at low water by a cause-
way ; it is about 1 mile in circumference, and is sur-
mounted by a castle (6th century) which figured promi-
nently in the great Civil War. The place is of great
historical and antiquarian interest.

St Michael’s Pillar. See Skelligs, The.

St Michael’s of Feagh, par., SE. co. Wexford, 99 ac.,
pop. 2735 ; contains part of Wexford.

St Miclian’s, par., Dublin city, N. of river Liffey,
126 ac., pop. 19,020.

St Miles Paperworks, at Norwich.

St Minver, par. and vil., on W. coast of Cornwall—
par., 7622 ac. land, 580 tidal water and 1000 foreshore,
pop. 1007; vil., 3g miles NW. of Wadebridge; p.o. The
par. consists of 2 townships—St Minver Highlands,
5335 ac., pop. 586; and St Min ver Lowlands, 2287
ac., pop. 421.

St Monance (or Abercrombie), par. and fishing vil.
with ry. sta. (St Monan’s), Fife, on Firth of Forth—
par., 1203 ac., pop. 2054 ; vil., 2 miles NE. of Elie and
3 miles SW. of Anstruther, pop. 1918 ; P.O., T.O.; is a
burgh of barony, and has a good harbour.

St Morwenna’s Well, in Moorwinstow Cliff, W.
coast of Cornwall, near Bude Bay.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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