Boats built to transport coal from the Duke of Bridgewater's pits in Worsley
Mines and Collieries Act 1842
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting all females and boys under ten years of age from working underground in coal mines.
Mines rescue
Specialised job of rescuing miners and others who have become trapped or injured in underground mines because of accidents, roof falls or floods and disasters such as explosions caused by firedamp.
Mining disasters in Lancashire
Mining disasters in Lancashire in which five or more people were killed occurred most frequently in the 1850s, 1860s and 1870s.
Minsden Chapel
Grade II listed ruined 14th-century chapel near Preston, Hertfordshire, reputedly haunted.
Minster
Churches originally founded in Anglo-Saxon times, and a term revived for some large parish churches.
Misericord
Wooden ledge on the underside of a folding seat in a church, intended to support a member of the congregation while standing.
Miss Winchelsea’s Heart
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1898, about a snobbish young woman's rejection of a young man's advances because of what she perceives to be his absurd surname, Snooks.
Model village
Type of mostly self-contained community, built from the late 18th century onwards by landowners and industrialists to house their workers.
Molly Leigh (witch)
Woman accused by her local rector of being a witch, but never formally charged as such.
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