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Glossary of Places in the 1583 Edition | M
Mâcon [Mascon]

Burgundy, France

Coordinates: 46° 18' 22.58" N, 4° 49' 52.81" E

1583 Edition, page 922 | 1583 Edition, page 929
Mérida (Emerita Augusta)

Badajoz, Spain

Coordinates: 38° 54' 54" N, 6° 20' 43.37" W

1583 Edition, page 102 | 1583 Edition, page 116
Mérindol (Merindol)

[Merindolum; Merindoll]

Luberon, Provence, France

Coordinates: 343° 45' 0" N, 5° 12' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 256 | 1583 Edition, page 785 | 1583 Edition, page 952 | 1583 Edition, page 966 | 1583 Edition, page 971 | 1583 Edition, page 1282[Back to Top]
Mühldorf [Mildorsus]

Bavaria

Coordinates: 48° 14' 30" N, 12° 31' 30" E

1583 Edition, page 337
Maastricht

Limburg, Netherlands

Coordinates: 50° 51' 0" N, 5° 41' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 1102
Madlam
Madlam
NGR:

Not identified

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Cathedral city

Coordinates: 52° 8' 0" N, 11° 37' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 867 | 1583 Edition, page 918[Back to Top]
Maidstone
Maidstone, Maydstone
NGR: TQ 760 555

A borough and parish, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the hundred of Maidstone, lathe of Aylesford, county of Kent, of which it is the county town. 8 miles south from Rochester. The living is a perpetual curacy in the peculiar jurisdiction and patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

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Mainz

(Maguntiacum) [Mentz; Moguntia; Moguntina]

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coordinates: 50° 0' 0" N, 8° 16' 16" E

Cathedral city; seat of the prince-elector of Mainz

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Malatya (Melitene) [Miletena]

Anatolia, Turkey

Coordinates: 38° 4' 0" N, 38° 1' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 784
Maldon
NGR: TL 845 075

A borough, port and market town having separate jurisdiction, locally in the hundred of Dengie, county of Essex. 10 miles east from Chelmsford, 38 miles east-north-east from London. The borough comprises the parishes of All Saints, St Peter and St Mary, the first two in the Archdeaconry of Essex, diocese of London, the third a royal peculiar in the jurisdiction of the Dean and Canons of Westminster. The living of All Saints is a vicarage, with which that of St Peter is united. The living of St Mary is a perpetual curacy in the patronage of the Dean and Canons.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 690 | 1583 Edition, page 1567 | 1583 Edition, page 1692 | 1583 Edition, page 1726 | 1583 Edition, page 1937
Malmesbury

[Malmesbery]

Wiltshire

OS grid ref: ST 935 875

1583 Edition, page 148 | 1583 Edition, page 156 | 1583 Edition, page 168 | 1583 Edition, page 175 | 1583 Edition, page 224 | 1583 Edition, page 581
Mancetter
Manceter, Mancetter
NGR: SP 315 965

A parish in the Atherstone division of the hundred of Huntingford, county of Warwick. 1.25 miles south-east from Atherstone. The living is a vicarage in the Archdeaconry of Coventry and Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 2036 | 1583 Edition, page 2095
Manchester
NGR: SJ 840 980

A parish in the hundred of Salford, county palatine of Lancaster; containing the manufacturing town of Manchester and 28 chapelries and townships. 36 miles east by north from Liverpool. Manchester comprises only one parish, which is in the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Chester. There are numerous subordinate churches; St Anne's, St Mary's, St Paul's, St John's, St James', St Michael's, St Martin's, St Peter's, St Stephen's, St Mathew's, St Philip's, St George's, St Andrew's, St Clement's, and St Luke's.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 170 | 1583 Edition, page 1594 | 1583 Edition, page 1627 | 1583 Edition, page 1635 | 1583 Edition, page 1643 | 1583 Edition, page 1644 | 1583 Edition, page 1648 | 1583 Edition, page 1649 | 1583 Edition, page 1652 | 1583 Edition, page 1654 | 1583 Edition, page 1680 | 1583 Edition, page 1951
Maneillan

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Site unknown

1583 Edition, page 994
Manisa (Maendrum) [Meandre]

Turkey

Coordinates: 38° 36' N, 27° 26' E

1583 Edition, page 63[Back to Top]
Mannheim [Manheime]

Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coordinates: 49° 29' 20.4" N, 8° 28' 8.76" E

1583 Edition, page 617
Manningtree
NGR: TM 106 316

A parish in the hundred of Tendring, county of Essex. 36 miles north-east by east from Chelmsford. The living is a perpetual curacy in the Archdeaconry of Colchester, Diocese of London, and is in the patronage of the Rector of Mistley.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1627
Mansoura (El Mansurah) [Mansor]

Egypt

Coordinates: 31° 3' 0" N, 31° 23' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 318
Mantes-la-Jolie (Mantes-sur-Seine) [Meaux]

Vexin, France

Coordinates: 48° 59' 27" N, 1° 43' 2" E

1583 Edition, page 205
Mantua

Lombardy, Italy

Coordinates: 45° 10' 0" N, 10° 48' 0" E

Cathedral city

1583 Edition, page 192 | 1583 Edition, page 328 | 1583 Edition, page 1107 | 1583 Edition, page 1156
Manuden [Monenden]

Essex

OS grid ref: TL 495 265

1583 Edition, page 690
Marburg

[Marpurge]

Hesse, Germany

Coordinates: 50° 48' 36" N, 8° 46' 15" E

1583 Edition, page 887 | 1583 Edition, page 996 | 1583 Edition, page 1281
Marea vetus [Mareota]

Libya

1583 Edition, page 95
Margate
Norgate
NGR: TR 355 710

Suggest: Margate

Margate is a parish in the Cinq Ports Liberty of Dover, of which it is a member, although locally in the hundred of Ringslow, or Isle of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustine, county of Kent. 44 miles east-north-east from Maidstone. The living is a discharged vicarage in the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Canterbury.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1994
Market Bosworth

Leicestershire

OS grid ref: SK 405 035

1583 Edition, page 753[Back to Top]
Market Harborough [Hareburgh]

Leicestershire

OS grid ref: SP 735 875

1583 Edition, page 489
Marlborough
Marlborough, Marlborow, Malbrough
NGR: SU 184 695

A borough and market town, having separate jurisdiction, although locally in the hundred of Selkley, county of Wilts. 27 miles north by east from Salisbury. Marlborough comprises the two parishes of St Mary the Virgin and SS Peter and Paul, within the peculiar jurisdiction of the Consistorial Episcopal court of Salisbury. The living of St Mary is a discharged vicarage, and that of SS Peter and Paul a discharged rectory

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 358 | 1583 Edition, page 740 | 1583 Edition, page 2078
Marlow

[Merlow]

Buckinghamshire

OS grid ref: SU 855 865

1583 Edition, page 850 | 1583 Edition, page 853 | 1583 Edition, page 1231
Marseille (Massilia)

[Marsels; Marsilia; Masilia; Marscile]

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coordinates: 43° 17' 51" N, 5° 22' 38" E

Cathedral city

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Marshalsea

[Marshalsey]

Prison on the south bank of the Thames in Southwark, London

1583 Edition, page 1245 | 1583 Edition, page 1247 | 1583 Edition, page 1320 | 1583 Edition, page 1352 | 1583 Edition, page 1354[Back to Top]
Marsham
Marsham
NGR: TG 197 240

A parish in the southern division of the hundred of Erpingham, county of Norfolk. 2 miles south from Aylsham. The living is a discharged rectory in the Archdeaconry and diocese of Norwich

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 2060
Martham
Martham
NGR: TG 455 185

A parish in the western division of the hundred of Flegg, county of Norfolk. 6.75 miles north-west from Caistor. The living is a discharged vicarage in the peculiar jurisdiction and patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 685 | 1583 Edition, page 688 | 1583 Edition, page 689 | 1583 Edition, page 2159[Back to Top]
Martigny (Martinach: German; Octodurum: Latin; Octodure: French) [Ottodor]

Lower-Valais, Switzerland

Coordinates: 46° 6' 0" N, 7° 4' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 103
Martlesham
Martlesam, Martlesham
NGR: TM 252 473

A parish in the hundred of Cartford, county of Suffolk. 2 miles south by west from Woodbridge. The living is a discharged rectory in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, diocese of Norwich

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 2072
Martock [Mertock]

Somerset

OS grid ref: ST 465 195

1583 Edition, page 454
Massa

Israel

1583 Edition, page 785
Massello [Marcele]

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Coordinates: 44° 58' 0" N, 7° 3' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 994[Back to Top]
Maxstoke Priory [Mackestocke]

Warwickshire

Augustinian house founded 1331

OS grid ref: SP 234 868

1583 Edition, page 996
Mayfield
Mayfeld, Mayfield
NGR: TQ 584 265

A parish in the hundred of Loxfield-Pelham, rape of Pevensey, county of Sussex. 5.5 miles south-west from Wadhurst. The living is a vicarage in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1977
Mazaka [Masa] (Caesarea Cappadociae; Kayseri)

Cappadochia, Anatolia, Turkey

Coordinates: 38° 44' 0" N, 35° 29' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 784
Meana di Susa [Meane]

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Coordinates: 45° 7' 0" N, 7° 4' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 981
Meaux [Melden

Melda], Paris, France

Coordinates: 48° 57' 37" N, 2° 53' 18" E

1583 Edition, page 902 | 1583 Edition, page 921 | 1583 Edition, page 924
Mecca (Makkah Al Mukarrammah) [Mecha]

Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 21° 25' 0" N, 39° 49' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 760
Mechelen (Malines; Machlinia; Maclines) [Mackline; Macheline]

Flanders, Belgium

Coordinates: 51° 1' 0" N, 4° 28' 0" E

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Megalopolis [Megalipolia]

Arkadia, Greece

Coordinates: 37° 24' 0" N, 22° 8' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 786
Megara [Megaris]

Attica, Greece

Coordinates: 38° 0' 0" N, 23° 20' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 786[Back to Top]
Meissen

Misena Misnia) [Misna], Saxony, Germany

Coordinates: 51° 9' 49" N, 13° 28' 39" E

1583 Edition, page 679
Meldorf [Meldorphe]

Schleswig-Holstein, Dithmarschen, Germany

Coordinates: 54° 5' 0" N, 9° 4' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 900
Meleda (Mljet)

Adriatic island, Dalmatia, Croatia

Coordinates: 42° 44' 0" N, 17° 31' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 786
Melford [Long Melford]
NGR: TL 867 461

A parish in the hundred of Babergh, county of Suffolk. 22 miles west from Ipswich. The living is a rectory in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Diocese of Norwich.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1731
Melk [Melck]

Lower Austria, Austria

Coordinates: 48° 13' 37" N, 15° 20' 38" E

1583 Edition, page 746[Back to Top]
Melsele [Melza]

nr Antwerp, Belgium

1583 Edition, page 910
Melton
Melton
NGR: TM 283 504

A parish in the hundred of Wilford, county of Suffolk. 2.25 miles north-east from Woodbridge. The living is a discharged rectory in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, diocese of Norwich

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 489 | 1583 Edition, page 2072
Memmingen [Meminge]

Bavaria, Germany

Imperial city 1286

Coordinates: 47° 59' 16" N, 10° 10' 52" E

1583 Edition, page 896
Memphis

Egypt

Coordinates: 29° 50' 40.8" N, 31° 15' 3.3" E

1583 Edition, page 771 | 1583 Edition, page 785 | 1583 Edition, page 796
Mendlesham
Mendlesham
NGR: TM 105 655

A parish in the hundred of Hartismere, county of Suffolk. 15.5 miles north-north-west from Ipswich. The living is a vicarage in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Diocese of Norwich

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 1255 | 1583 Edition, page 2059 | 1583 Edition, page 2060[Back to Top]
Menzingen [Mecinge]

Zug, Switzerland

Coordinates: 47° 11' 0" N, 8° 36' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 897
Mere [Meere]

Wiltshire

OS grid ref: ST 815 325

1583 Edition, page 152 | 1583 Edition, page 453
Merseburg [Merspurge]

Emmendingen, Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Coordinates: 48° 12' 0" N, 8° 2' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 908
Merton

Merton London; Merton, Oxfordshire; Marden, Wiltshire or Martin, Dorset)

1583 Edition, page 164[Back to Top]
Merton Priory (Abbey)

Merton, Surrey

OS grid ref: TQ 265 699

1583 Edition, page 299 | 1583 Edition, page 581
Merton [Marton]

Norfolk

OS grid ref: TL 905 985

1583 Edition, page 685
Messene [Mesena]

Messenia, Greece

Coordinates: 37° 3' 0" N, 22° 0' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 786
Messina [Messana]

Sicily

Coordinates: 38° 11' 0" N, 15° 33' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 274 | 1583 Edition, page 965
Methoni

Mothone Modon; Methone), Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece

Coordinates: 36° 49' 0" N, 21° 42' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 769 | 1583 Edition, page 782 | 1583 Edition, page 786
Metz

Lorraine, France

Cathedral city

Coordinates: 49° 7' 13" N, 6° 10' 40" E

1583 Edition, page 882 | 1583 Edition, page 902
Meulan [Meldune or Melione]

nr Paris, France

Coordinates: 49° 0' 22" N, 1° 54' 28" E

1583 Edition, page 612
Meyronnes [Meronne]

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence, France

Coordinates: 44° 28' 38" N, 6° 48' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 981
Mickfield
Michfield, Mickefyeld, Mickfield, Mickfielde
NGR: TM 135 618

A parish in the hundred of Bosmere and Claydon, county of Suffolk. 2.75 miles west-south-west from Debenham. The living is rectory in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, diocese of Norwich

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

1583 Edition, page 2095
Middleham Castle [Midleham]

Wensleydale, North Yorkshire

OS grid ref: NZ 328 309

1583 Edition, page 737[Back to Top]
Miggiano [Michera]

Lecce, Puglia, Italy

Coordinates: 39° 58' 0" N, 18° 18' 0" E

1583 Edition, page 351
Milan

(Mediolanum) [Mediolanensis; Millan; Millaine; Miliane; Millayne; Millen]

Lombardy, Italy

Coordinates: 45° 28' 0" N, 9° 10' 0" E

Cathedral city

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Mile End

Colchester

OS grid ref: TL 995 275

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Miletus (Milet)

[Milete]

Turkey

Coordinates: 37° 30' 46" N, 27° 16' 45" E

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Milford Haven [Milforde hauen]

Pembrokeshire, Wales

OS grid ref: SM 905 055

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Miltenberg [Miltenberge]

Bavaria, Germany

Coordinates: 49° 42' 14" N, 9° 15' 52" E

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Milton Abbas

[Midletone]

Dorset

OS grid ref: ST 805 015

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Milverton [Mylmerton]

Somerset

OS grid ref: ST 125 255

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Mirandola [Mirandula]

Modena, Italy

Coordinates: 44° 53' 0" N, 11° 4' 0" E

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Mitylini [Mitylene; Mitilene]

Lesbos, Greece

Capitol of Lesbos

Coordinates: 39° 6' 0" N, 26° 33' 0" E

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Modena (Mutina)

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Cathedral city; university town

Coordinates: 44° 39' 0" N, 10° 56' 0" E

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Moissac-Bellevue [Mussic]

Var, France

Coordinates: 43° 39' 0" N, 6° 10' 0" E

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Monimail [Monymaill]

Fife, Scotland

Palace of the archbishops of St Andrews

OS grid ref: NO 298 141

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Monkton [Monchote]

Kent

OS grid ref: TR 285 655

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Monmouth (Trefynwy) [Munmorth]

Gwent, Wales

Historic county town of Monmouthshire

OS grid ref: SO 505 125

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Mons (Bergen) [Bergis]

Hainaut (Henegouwen: Dutch) [Hennegow], Belgium

Capital of Hainaut

Coordinates: 50° 27' 0" N, 3° 57' 0" E

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Montalto [Montalte]

Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

Coordinates: 39° 24' 0" N, 16° 9' 0" E

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Monte Aventino (Aventine Hill) [mount Auentine]

Rome, Italy

Coordinates: 41° 53' 0" N, 12° 29' 0" E

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Monte Cassino [mount Casenum]

Italy

Site of Benedictine abbey founded by Benedict of Nursia

Coordinates: 41° 29' 24" N, 13° 48' 50" E

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Monte Gargano [mount Garganum]: mountain on Promontorio del Gargano

Apulia, Italy

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Monte Grifone [Manasterium Griffonum]

Sicily

Mountain southeast of Palermo

Coordinates: 38° 4' 0" N, 13° 23' 0" E

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Montmarault [Mutterell]

Auvergne, France

Coordinates: 46° 19' 6" N, 2° 57' 20" E

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Montpellier [Montpelliers]

Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Cathedral city

Coordinates: 43° 36' 43" N, 3° 52' 38" E

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Morebattle [Marbottle]

Scottish Borders, Scotland

OS grid ref: NT 775 245

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Morgarten pass

Switzerland

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Morlese, Lancs
Morlese, Morlesse, Lancs
NGR:

Unidentified

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Scottish information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1846)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

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Most (Brü: German) [Bruck]

Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50° 30' 11" N, 13° 38' 12" E

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Mottrom [Mottram in Longdendale]
NGR: SJ 994 955

parish in the hundred of Macclesfield, county Palatine of Chester, comprising 8 townships. 7 miles east-north-east from Stockport. The living comprises a rectory and a vicarage in the Archdeaconry and diocese of Chester, both in the patronage of the Bishop.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

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Moulins [Molyns]

Allier, Auvergne, France

Coordinates: 46° 20' 0" N, 3° 10' 0" E

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Much Dunmowe [Great Dunmow]
NGR: TL 615 225

A parish and former market town in the hundred of Dunmow, county of Essex. 12.5 miles north-north-west from Chelmsford. The living is a vicarage in the Archdeaconry of Middlesex, diocese of London, in the patronage of the Bishop of London.

English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)

Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)

The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.

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Much Hadham

[Haddam]

Hertfordshire

OS grid ref: TL 425 195

Site of a palace of the bishops of London

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Muchelney (Michelney)

[Michelenes]

Somerset

OS grid ref: ST 435 245

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Mulhouse (Mülhausen) [Mullusia]

Alsace, France

47° 44' 57" N, 7° 20' 24" E

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Munchendam

Netherlands

Site unknown

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Mundham

Norfolk

OS grid ref: TM 335 985

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Munich (München) [Munchen

Monacum], Bavaria, Germany

Coordinates: 48° 8' 0" N, 11° 34' 0" E

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Murten (Morat) [Moratum; Murta]

Fribourg, Switzerland

Coordinates: 46° 55' 0" N, 7° 7' 0" E

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Mus [Mussium]

Gard, France

Coordinates: 43° 44' 0" N, 4° 12' 0" E

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Musselburgh [Muscleborough]

East Lothian, Scotland

OS grid ref: NT 355 735

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Muswell (Hill) [Mousswell]

north London

OS grid ref: TQ 287 897

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Mycenae

north-eastern Peolopponese, Greece

Coordinates: 37° 43' 51" N, 22° 45' 22" E

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Myra

Kale, Lycia, Antalya, Turkey

Coordinates: 36° 16' 0" N, 29° 58' 0" E

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Myrina

Mysia, Turkey

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