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.
Monastic grange
Monastic granges were outlying landholdings held by monasteries independent of the manorial system. They could be of six known types: agrarian, bercaries (sheep farms), vaccaries (cattle farms), horse studs, fisheries or industrial complexes.
Monday’s Child
Nursery rhyme supposed to foretell a child's character or future from their day of birth.
Montague Napier
English automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer.
Montezuma’s Daughter
Novel by H. Rider Haggard published in 1893, the last of his best work.
Moorland
Dominant landscape of Britain's uplands, including many of its national parks.
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