Marston-Maisey (St. James)
MARSTON-MAISEY (St. James), a parish, in the
union of Cirencester, hundred of Highworth, Cricklade, and Staple, Cricklade and N. divisions of Wilts,
3½ miles (N. E.) from Cricklade; containing 245 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income,
£80; patron, the Rector of Maisey-Hampton: the
tithes have been commuted for £250. A school is partly
supported by endowment: and several small legacies
have been bequeathed at various times for the benefit of
the poor.
Marston-Montgomery (St. Giles)
MARSTON-MONTGOMERY (St. Giles), a parish,
in the union of Uttoxeter, hundred of Appletree, S.
division of the county of Derby, 6¾ miles (S. W. by S.)
from Ashbourn; containing 477 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2439 acres of land, and has a village
pleasantly seated on a gentle acclivity, and several
farms, of which Marston Lodge is now one. There are
88 acres of common. The living is a rectory, annexed
to that of Cubley: the tithes have been commuted for
£140. The church consists of a nave, chancel, gallery
at the west end, and a tower, and appears to have been
a larger structure: it was repaired in 1824, at a cost
of £400. A meeting-house was built in 1845.
Marston-Moretaine (St. Mary)
MARSTON-MORETAINE (St. Mary), a parish, in
the union of Ampthill, hundred of Redbornestoke,
county of Bedford, 4 miles (N. W.) from Ampthill;
containing 1147 inhabitants, and comprising 4171a.
2r. 21p. The females are employed in lace-making by
hand, and in platting straw. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £33. 17. 3½., and in the
gift of St. John's College, Cambridge: the tithes have
been commuted for £1120, and the glebe comprises 68
acres. The church is a very elegant structure, mostly
in the later English style, and contains some curious
brasses; the tower, which is of earlier date, and the
walls of which are six feet in thickness, is detached.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Marston, North (St. Mary)
MARSTON, NORTH (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Winslow, hundred of Ashendon, county of
Buckingham, 3 miles (S. by E.) from Winslow; containing 619 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1904a.
1r. 16p.; the soil is a dark loam, resting on a strong clay,
and the surface is pleasingly undulated. The living is a
discharged perpetual curacy; net income, £94; patrons
and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln.
The church is a neat structure, containing three stone
stalls and a piscina; the chancel was built by the offerings of those who frequented a chalybeate spring here,
once in high repute.
Marston, Potter's
MARSTON, POTTER'S, a hamlet, in the parish of
Barwell, union of Blaby, hundred of Sparkenhoe,
S. division of the county of Leicester, 3 miles
(E. N. E.) from Hinckley; containing 11 inhabitants.
It comprises 1200 acres, in general very good land, and
about equally divided between arable and pasture.
Marston, Priors' (St. Leonard)
MARSTON, PRIORS' (St. Leonard), a parish, in
the union of Southam, Burton-Dassett division of the
hundred of Kington, S. division of the county of Warwick, 5½ miles (S. E. by E.) from Southam; containing
701 inhabitants. The monks of Coventry had a charter of free warren here in the reign of Henry III.; and
in that of Edward I. they had 28 tenants, who, besides
service, did suit to the prior's court twice a year: after
the Dissolution, the manor was granted to Sir Edward
Knightley, and passed from him to Lord Spencer. The
parish is bounded on the east by a portion of Northamptonshire, and comprises by measurement 3386 acres,
mostly rich pasture: there are some quarries of stone,
but of inferior quality, and used only for repairing the
roads. The Oxford canal passes through a small part
of the parish, and on its bank is a wharf. The living is
a perpetual curacy, annexed, with that of Lower Shuckburgh, to the vicarage of Priors'-Hardwick; the glebe
comprises 103 acres. The church was entirely repewed
in 1841, at a cost of £359. James West, in 1705, and
Josiah Kay, in 1711, bequeathed property now producing
£40 a year, for teaching children.
Marston-Sicca (St. James)
MARSTON-SICCA (St. James), a parish, in the
union of Stratford-upon-Avon, Upper division of the
hundred of Kiftsgate, E. division of the county of
Gloucester, 6½ miles (N.) from Chipping-Campden;
containing 337 inhabitants. The parish, which derives
its affix from the scarcity of water in the immediate
neighbourhood, comprises 1300 acres. The village is a
long line of houses irregularly built. Charles II. is said
to have taken refuge in a house here after the battle of
Worcester, and for the purpose of concealment to have
turned a jack at the kitchen-fire, disguising himself as a
domestic. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £17. 10.; and in the gift of the Rev. R. G.
Jeston: certain tithes were commuted for land and a
money payment, under an act of inclosure, in 1773,
and a rent-charge of £420 has been recently assigned;
the glebe comprises 29 acres. The church is an ancient
structure. A school was endowed in 1643, by John
Cooper, Esq., with an estate now producing upwards of
£100 per annum.
Marston, South
MARSTON, SOUTH, a chapelry, in the parish of
Highworth, union of Highworth and Swindon, hundred of Highworth, Cricklade, and Staple, Swindon
and N. divisions of Wilts, 4 miles (S. by W.) from
Highworth; containing 442 inhabitants. Here is a neat
chapel, and a school is supported. The Great Western
railway passes through the chapelry.
Marston-Stannett
MARSTON-STANNETT, a chapelry, in the parish
of Pencombe, union of Bromyard, hundred of Broxash, county of Hereford, 6½ miles (W. by N.) from
Bromyard; containing 27 inhabitants. The chapel was
erected by the incumbents of this and the adjoining
parishes. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income,
£75; patron, the Rector of Pencombe.
Marston-Trussel (St. Nicholas)
MARSTON-TRUSSEL (St. Nicholas), a parish, in
the union of Market-Harborough, hundred of Rothwell, N. division of the county of Northampton, 3¼
miles (W. S. W.) from Market-Harborough; containing,
with Thorpe-Lubbenham, extra-parochial, 247 inhabitants. The parish comprises by measurement 1300 acres,
and is situated on the borders of Leicestershire, which
bounds it on the north-west. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £15. 2. 11.; net income,
£429, arising from 314 acres of land; patron, the Rev.
William Law. The church is a handsome structure in
the later English style of architecture, with a square
embattled tower.
Marston-Upon-Dove (St. Mary)
MARSTON-UPON-DOVE (St. Mary), a parish, in
the union of Burton-upon-Trent, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby, 2 miles
(E. N. E.) from Tutbury; containing, with the townships
of Hatton, Hilton, and Hoon, 1177 inhabitants, of whom
85 are in the township of Marston. The manor was
given to the priory of Tutbury by the founder, Henry
de Ferrers; and was granted after the Reformation to
the Cavendish family. The parish comprises 4227
acres, chiefly rich pasture and dairy-farms, and of level
surface: in Marston township are 976 acres. The river
Dove passes on the south of the parish. The living is a
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £7. 15. 2½.; net
income, £225; patron and impropriator, the Duke of
Devonshire: the tithes were commuted for land and
money payments in 1780 and 1789. The vicarage-house
is a neat mansion with gardens and shrubberies attached.
The church is partly in the early and partly in the decorated English style, and is a handsome edifice, consisting of a nave, chancel, aisles, and a tower with a lofty
spire; it was repaired and repewed, and a singing-gallery with an organ erected, in 1816, at a cost of £1600,
and a gallery was built on the north side in 1830: the
font is curious and ancient. There are several bequests,
among them those of the Woolley family, for the benefit
of the poor.
Marstow (St. Martin)
MARSTOW (St. Martin), a parish, in the union of
Ross, Lower division of the hundred of Wormelow,
county of Hereford, 5 miles (S. W.) from Ross; containing 139 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded
on its south-eastern extremity by the river Wye, and intersected by the small river Garran, and the road from
Ross to Monmouth, comprises according to admeasurement 810 acres. Red sandstone is quarried for building,
and for the roads. The living is a perpetual curacy,
with that of Pencoyd united; patron, the Vicar of Sellack; impropriator of Marstow, the Rev. W. Coke. The
tithes have been commuted for £202. 10., and the glebe
comprises about half an acre. The church is an ancient
structure: the churchyard is frequently inundated.
There is a place of worship for dissenters.
Marsworth (All Saints)
MARSWORTH (All Saints), a parish, in the union
of Berkhampstead, hundred of Cottesloe, county of
Buckingham, 2 miles (N.) from Tring; containing 472
inhabitants. The parish comprises by computation 1200
acres, of which about 1050 are arable, and 150 pasture.
The Grand Junction canal passes through it, and the
London and Birmingham railway within a mile of the
church. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's
books at £9. 9. 7.; net income, £136; patrons and
impropriators, the Master and Fellows of Trinity College,
Cambridge: the tithes were commuted for land and a
money payment in 1809. The church has an appearance of considerable antiquity; in the windows are some
fragments of stained glass, and parts of the floor are of
Roman brick. The Roman Ikeneld-street bounds the
parish on the south-east, and in forming the Junction
canal numerous swords, urns, coins, and other relics of
Roman antiquity were discovered.
Martha, St., On-The-Hill, or Martyr-Hill
MARTHA, ST., ON-THE-HILL, or Martyr-Hill,
a parish, in the union of Hambledon, First division of
the hundred of Blackheath, W. division of Surrey,
2¾ miles (S. E.) from Guildford; containing 193 inhabitants. This parish is called Martyr-Hill from a tradition that in the early ages some Christians were burnt
by the Pagan Britons on the site where the church now
stands. It contains 1070 acres, and in point of picturesque beauty is almost unrivalled. The living is a
donative; net income, £25; patron and impropriator,
W. Tinkler, Esq. The church occupies a bleak situation
on a high hill about a mile from Chilworth, the small
village of the parish: it was formerly an extensive cruciform structure, in the early English style; but the
nave is now in ruins. The ecclesiastical property, prior
to the Dissolution in 1538, belonged to the abbey of
Newark in Send, near Guildford; and at Tyling are the
remains of a religious house.
Marthall, with Little Warford
MARTHALL, with Little Warford, a township,
in the parish of Rosthern, union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester,
3¼ miles (E. S. E.) from Knutsford; containing 254
inhabitants. The township comprises 1636 acres, of
clay land; the surface is level, and the cultivation is
solely with a view to the dairy. The hamlet of Little
Warford is east-south-east of Marthall. A separate incumbency has been founded, which is in the gift of W.
Egerton, Esq.
Martham (St. Mary)
MARTHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the East and
West Flegg incorporation, hundred of West Flegg,
E. division of Norfolk, 9 miles (N. W.) from Yarmouth; containing 1032 inhabitants. It comprises
2526a. 2r. 20p., of which 1675 acres are arable, and 851
pasture; the surface is varied, and of pleasing character,
enlivened by an extensive lake interspersed with islets.
The river North bounds the parish on the north. A
pleasure-fair is held on the last Tuesday and Wednesday
in July. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich (the appropriators), valued in the king's books at £6. 13. 4.; net
income, £247: the glebe comprises 10 acres, with a
house. The church is a handsome structure in the later
English style, with a lofty embattled tower surmounted
by a small spire; the windows contain some remains
of ancient stained glass, and the font is richly sculptured.
There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans.
Thirty-six acres of land, allotted at the inclosure, are
let for £45 per annum, for the benefit of the poor, who
also have some small bequests.
Martin (St. Michael)
MARTIN (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of
Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of Gartree,
parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 2¼ miles (S. W.
by S.) from Horncastle; containing 58 inhabitants. The
parish is intersected by the Horncastle canal, and comprises by measurement 764 acres, of which 100 are
moorland. On the moor are the remains of an octagonal
turret sixty feet high, supposed to have been built by
the Lord Treasurer Cromwell as an appendage to the
castle of Tattershall; from the summit, to which is an
ascent by a winding staircase, is an extensive view of
the surrounding country. The living is a discharged
rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 4. 2., and in
the gift, alternately, of John E. Oldham and W. Gilliat,
Esqrs.: the tithes have been commuted for £143. In
the neighbourhood is Woodhall Spa.
Martin
MARTIN, a township, in the parish of Timberland,
union of Sleaford, First division of the wapentake of
Langoe, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 10¾
miles (N. N. E.) from Sleaford; containing 926 inhabitants. A small school is supported by endowment.
Martin
MARTIN, a hamlet, in the parish of Harworth,
union of Worksop, Hatfield division of the wapentake
of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham; containing 81 inhabitants.
Martin (All Saints)
MARTIN (All Saints), a parish, in the union of
Fordingbridge, S. division of the hundred of Damerham, Salisbury and Amesbury, and S. divisions of
Wilts, 4½ miles (N. N. E.) from Cranborne; containing, with the tything of Tidpit, and the extra-parochial
place of Allenford Farm, 582 inhabitants, of whom 69
are in East, and 460 in West, Martin. The parish comprises by computation nearly 5000 acres. The living is
a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Vicar of South
Damerham. The church is a handsome structure, in
the later English style. There is a place of worship for
Primitive Methodists; and a national school is supported
by subscription. William Talk, Esq., in 1796 bequeathed
£3000, which are appropriated to the support of six poor
persons.
Martin
MARTIN, a tything, in the parish of Great Bedwin, union of Hungerford, hundred of Kinwardstone, Marlborough and Ramsbury, and S. divisions of
the county of Wilts; containing 153 inhabitants.
Martin, St.
MARTIN, ST., a parish, in the union of Liskeard,
hundred of West, E. division of Cornwall; containing, with the town of East Looe, 1402 inhabitants. The
parish is bounded on the west by Looe harbour, and on
the south by the English Channel; and comprises by
computation 2719 acres, of which 2324 are arable, 257
woodland, and 66 pasture. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £36. 2. 3½., and in the
patronage of the Dowager Countess of Sandwich and
the family of Vane: the tithes have been commuted for
£415, and there are 108 acres of glebe. The church is
an ancient structure. At East Looe is a district church.
The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Here was
formerly a nunnery.
Martin, St.
MARTIN, ST., a parish, in the hundred of Oswestry, N. division of Salop, ½ a mile (E. by S.) from
Chirk; containing 2200 inhabitants. It comprises
5314a. 2r. 25p., and is intersected by the road from
London to Holyhead. The Ellesmere canal also passes
through the parish, and crosses the valley of the Ceiriog
by an aqueduct, in the vicinity of Chirk, where it enters
Wales: on its banks near the Welsh boundary are some
coal-works. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued
in the king's books at £5. 2. 3½., and in the gift of the
Bishop of St. Asaph: the tithes have been commuted
for £862 payable to the impropriators, and £260 to the
vicar, who has a glebe of 23½ acres. There is some
ancient wood carving in the roof of the church, in allusion to the patron saint.
Martin, St.
MARTIN, ST., an extra-parochial liberty, locally in
the chapelry of Hipswell, parish of Catterick, union
of Richmond, wapentake of Hang-East, N. riding of
York, ¾ of a mile (S. E.) from Richmond; containing 8
inhabitants. About the year 1100, Wymar, chief steward
to the Earl of Richmond, gave the chapel of St. Martin,
with some land adjoining, to the abbey of St. Mary at
York, upon which a cell of Benedictine monks was established here. This cell continued till the Dissolution,
when its revenue was estimated at £43. 16. 8.
Martin, St., in Meneage
MARTIN, ST., in Meneage, a parish, in the union
of Helston, W. division of the hundred of Kerrier
and of the county of Cornwall, 6¾ miles (E. S. E.) from
Helston; containing 565 inhabitants. It comprises
2294 acres, of which 380 are common or waste: the
river Hel flows on the north side of the parish. The
living is a rectory not in charge, united to that of Mawgan: the tithes have been commuted for £300. The
church, with the exception of the tower, was rebuilt in
1830. Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans. At
Gear is a circular encampment, comprising an area of
fourteen acres, defended by a very deep fosse; there is
also an encampment on the estate of Carvallack. Captain Wallis, the circumnavigator, resided for some time
at Tremayne, in the parish.
Martin's, St., Stamford-Baron
MARTIN'S, ST., Stamford-Baron, a parish, in the
borough and union of Stamford, soke of Peterborough, N. division of the county of Northampton,
½ a mile (S. E.) from Stamford; containing, with the
hamlet of Wothorpe, 1443 inhabitants. The parish is
situated on the navigable river Welland: the surface is
varied, and enriched with wood; the substratum contains freestone of excellent quality. The living is a
discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£7. 13. 9., and lately endowed by the Marquess of
Exeter, who is patron and impropriator, with £1800;
total net income, £215. The tithes were commuted for
land in 1795. The church is a handsome structure in
the later English style, erected by a bishop of Lincoln
in the fifteenth century, and contains monuments to
several members of the Cecil family, including one to
Lord Treasurer Burghley, whose ancient mansion in the
immediate neighbourhood, Burghley House, is now the
magnificent residence of the Marquess of Exeter. Her
Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert,
visited the noble marquess at Burghley House in Nov.
1844: during her stay she planted an oak in the grounds,
near the great lime planted by Queen Elizabeth on her
visit to Lord Burghley. In the parish is an hospital
founded by Lord Burghley about 1597, and endowed by
him with a rent-charge of £100, for a warden and twelve
poor men; the endowment was subsequently augmented
by various gifts. Dorothy, afterwards Countess of Exeter, in 1596, and Elizabeth, Countess Dowager, in 1722,
gave property now producing together £123 per annum,
which sum is appropriated to the support of schools, and
in assisting the poor. Here was a Benedictine nunnery
in honour of our Lady St. Mary and St. Michael, founded
in the time of Henry II., by William de Waterville,
abbot of Peterborough, to which abbey it was subordinate; it had at one period forty nuns, but at the Dissolution possessed a revenue of only £72. 18. 10. In
March, 1847, some labourers, when excavating, near the
late rectory-house, discovered a wooden box containing
seven gold coins, consisting of nobles of the reign of
Edward III., and angels and half-angels of the reign of
Henry VIII.: they were nearly as bright as gold just
issued from the mint.
Martin-Hussingtree (St. Nicholas)
MARTIN-HUSSINGTREE (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Droitwich, Upper division of the
hundred of Pershore, Worcester and W. divisions of
the county of Worcester, 3 miles (S. W.) from Droitwich; containing 237 inhabitants. This parish comprises 908a. 3r. 33p. of rich land, of which two-thirds
are arable, and the remainder pasture, with 12 acres of
common. It is intersected by the road from Birmingham to Bristol, and the Droitwich canal passes through
the lower part. The living is a discharged rectory,
valued in the king's books at £5. 14. 4½., and in the gift
of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester: the tithes have
been commuted for £248. 10., and there is a glebe-house,
with about 3 acres of garden and orchard. The church
is an ancient structure in the early English style, with a
spire of wood at the west end; it is overgrown with ivy
in many places, which renders it rather picturesque.