y , ▁W ied ▁Mus a ▁B atter y ▁and ▁West reme ▁B atter y . ▁The ▁Dev il ' s ▁Farm house ▁found ▁at ▁Ta ' ▁R anda ▁area ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁M alt ese ▁farm h ouses ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁British ▁period ▁to ▁present ▁day ▁ ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁today ▁developed ▁while ▁Mal ta ▁was ▁under ▁British ▁rule . ▁The ▁village ▁became ▁a ▁parish ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁encourag ed ▁people ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁giving ▁le ases ▁to ▁the ▁population . ▁The ▁parish ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁various ▁stages ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁A ▁postal ▁ag ency ▁opened ▁in ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Fort ▁Campbell ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Sel mun , ▁while ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁Fort ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁Hill ▁as ▁a ▁look out ▁post . ▁The ▁British ▁also ▁built ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁pill box es ▁around ▁the ▁coast line ▁of ▁M ell ie ħ a , ▁for ▁def ensive ▁purposes ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁an ▁Italian ▁or ▁German ▁invasion . ▁ ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁development ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁Local ▁Council ▁was ▁established