Prehistoric site dating from the British Iron Age, situated on a hill in the village of Mellor, Greater Manchester, on the western edge of the Peak District.
Meriel Talbot
British public servant and women's welfare worker, (1866–1956).
Merkin
Pubic wig, originally used to cover syphilitic pustules and gonorrheal warts in the genital area.
Mermaid of Zennor
Mermaid who enticed a chorister from the local parish church to live with her in the sea.
Metropolitan Houseless Poor Act 1864
Short-term piece of legislation that imposed a legal obligation on Poor Law unions in London to provide temporary accommodation for "destitute wayfarers, wanderers, and foundlings"
Midas Bronze
Mini-based kit car designed by Richard Oakes and manufactured by D&H Fibreglass Techniques, set up by Harold Dermott and Maurice Holt in 1975.
Miliary fever
Outdated medical term for any infection characterised by a seed-like rash.
Militia Ordinance
Act of Parliament passed in 1642 allowing parliament to appoint military commanders without the king's approval.
Milton Court
17th-century country house in Dorking, Surrey, now converted to office accommodation.
Mind at the End of Its Tether
Last publication by the English author H. G. Wells, a darkly pessimistic prediction about the future extinction of the human race.
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