MISCELLANY. Directory. Ball, Peter, keeper of bathing machines Ball, Capt. Richard *Ball, Capt. Richard, jun. Porter dealer Ball, Wm. keeper of hot and cold baths Blundell, Isabella, Glass & Earth enware dealer Brown, Mrs. Sarah, Repository Collar, Geo. working Optician Docker, Rev. Wm. Incumbent of Christ's Church Dodd, Mr. keeper of the billiard room Edwards, Thomas Greatbatch, Rev. Geo. Ind. Min. *Leigh, John, Bricklayer Loome Music Room, Repository, &c. Mawdsley, Thomas, Porter dealer Maycock, Mrs Letitia Nevill, James Peters, Ralph, Esq. Martindale Lodge *Sawyer, Thomas, Hair dresser *Turner, Richard, Bricklayer Walker, Thomas, Yeoman Walmsley, Mrs. Sarah, Belle Vue Cottage Watkins, John Watson, Mrs. Sarah Whiteley, Margaret, Library, Repository, and Subscription News-Room Whiteley, Samuel, (Treasurer of the Strangers' Charity) Wine, Spirit, & Porter dealer &c. &c. Wilson, James, gent. ACADEMIES. Docker, Rev. Wm. Classic and Commercial Inst. (board) p.73 Fogg, Henry, day (and private teacher) p. 74 Greatbatch, M. A. (la. board) p. 73 Houghton, Miss, day-East-bank Lane p. 73 *Nixon, John, National School Seddon, Miss, (la. board) p. 73 BOARDING & LODGING HOUSES. The remainder of the Board and Lodging Houses have an asterisk attached to each of their names Almond, James Alty, Robert Allured, Mrs. Ashton, Elizabeth Ball, Richard, Manufacturing agent to H. Norris of Leyland Barton, Jane Barton, Wm. (and Hair dresser) Cohen, Alicia Hargreaves, Mrs. Ann, Agent for letting Cottages Hargreaves, Mrs. Oliver, Welling ton Buildings H Church Town. It is evident that this village acquired its name, from the circumstance of the parish Church of North Meols being situated here. It is about two miles and a half from Southport, and consists, principally, of one long paved street, and a lane leading directly to the shore. The dwellings are low thatched cottages with a considerable number of houses intermingled. 1t has improved within the last twelve years, but by no means in the same proportion as Southport. The sea retires at least two miles and a half, and the sands appear a trackless desart when the tide is out, but present when covered, an amazing expanse of water. The name of this parish has been written-Mele,*—Meales, -Males, Meoles,-Meolse-and Meols. I conceive that its orthography is at length determined;-" MEOLS" being the mode of spelling adopted in the act of Parliament obtained by the Lords of the Manor, 5th July 1825. With respect to its etymology, Mr. Baines states it to be a Saxon word, meaning "Sand-hills." In KERSEY'S Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum, London 1708,-we find-" Meals,-or Males, the shelves or banks of sand on the sea-coasts of Norfolk." suggestion, which appears to me highly probable, was lately made, viz. that it was perhaps derived originally from two Greek words, Mn,-not, and Aλs, sea; i. e. Me-als, "not -or no longer sea." sea". 66 A The population of the parish of North Meols in 1824 was 3920. From a calculation made by Mr. T. Walker of Southport, it appears that there was an increase of 548 in five years, as 5 years: 548:: 2 years: 219. Of this number, 98 will belong to the district in which Southport is situated, and 121 to Church Town, Crossons and Banks. -- * "Mele"-" 9966 Meley" Meloye"-Meoloye; BULARIUM Anglo Saxonicum 1701. The living is a Rectory, of which the Rev. G. Ford, M. A. is the incumbent, and Peter Hesketh, Esq. Patron. It is valued at 87. 3s. 4d. in the King's books, The Church is a neat stone building, apparently erected at three distinct periods, and was formerly subject to the Priory of Penwortham. At the Dissolution it was conveyed to the Fleetwoods, (originally a Staffordshire family). Edward Fleetwood, Esq. as PATRON, presented in 1684; and the same family afterwards as PATRONS, until 1748, when Robert Harper, Esq. and others, presented. It is dedicated to St. Cuthbert. From the tower part of the steeple, there is a beautiful prospect of the adjacent country. The inland view is bounded from the N. to the S. E. nearly by the Penine Chain. Ormskirk Church and Aughton Windmill are observed about S. S. E. Halsall Church appears S. E. A chain of Welch mountains, having Moel Vamma in the centre, marks the south western horizon. The land-marks at Formby, seen over the sand hills, bearing about S. S. W. and S. W. b. S. bring the eye to the Irish sea again. The course of the Ribble winding nearly N. E. beneath, adds considerably to the landscape, and the whole fully repays the trouble and difficulty of ascending the ladders within the tower. The BELL was presented by John & Henry Hesketh Esqrs. as appears by the following singular inscription. "Ex DONO JOHS. HESKETH and HENCI. HESKETH Mercats. W. H. J. B. R. R. Wardens 1750." Luke Ashton Wiggan.-Founder's name and residence. The spire has been lately repaired, in a masterly manner, by Hargreaves and Livesley. It was partially taken down to prevent accident. On entering the Church by the south door, and immediately passing the pulpit;-over a seat, lettered B. F. Hesketh, Esq. a mural marble tablet has an inscription, the energetic lan guage of which is seldom equalled. The elegant use made of the degrees of comparison cannot be translated so as to convey that grandeur of thought and expression, which the original Latin possesses. The Epitaph is as follows: Siste, Viator, et Audi. Hoc vocale tegit marmor ruinas tristes Utrumque Gulielmum Hesketh, Armigerum utrumque. Ut quatuor lustris compleret secula prîmus. Ut charus notis omnibus, charior amicis, Tutius hoc duxit. Obt: Anno Ætatis 22. Non: October: 1703. Fatum immaturum referebat. Natus 4°. Non: Mart: A. D. 1703. Obiit 10°. Cal: Decem: 1709. Inque hoc marmore Conjux et parens Sic damnumque suum Patriæ que deflet, In English something like the following: Stop, Traveller, and Hear. This speaking marble covers the sad remains Both William Hesketh, both Esquires. So much does a good man extend the term of life In the short space of 20 years: For he departed hence, young in years, but old in character, |