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OTJLART. 129 OUNDLE. Vernon and Finavarra House. The living is a rect. united with Kilcornane. There are three Roman Catholic chapels and several schools. OULART, a vil. in the bar. of Ballaghkeen, co. Wex- ford, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Enniscorthy, and 12 N. by E. of Wexford. It is situated near the coast under Oulart hill, and is a petty sessions town, and chief police sta- tion. The village contains a fever hospital and a dis- pensary. The principal residence is Newfort. Colonel Foote was defeated here in 1798 by a party of Irish rebels. Fairs are held on old Christmas Day, Shrove Tuesday, Easter Monday, and Michaelmas Day. OULER, a lough in the bar. of North Ballinacor, co. Wicklow, Ireland, 8 miles N. of Rathdrum, and 3 N.E. of Glendalough, or " the two laked glen." It is situated in a wild spot under Thonelagee Mountain, 1,830 feet above the sea level, and discharges its superfluous waters into the river Avonmore, of which it forms one of the principal sources. OULNEY. See OLNEY, co. Bucks. OULSTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Coxwold, wap. of Birdforth, North Riding co. York, 2J miles S.E. of Cox- wold railway station, and 3j N.E. of Easingwold, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. There is an excellent draw-well of great depth. The village school is partly sup- ported by the inhabitants, and partly by an annuity of 10, given by Sir G. 0. "VVombwell, Bart., who is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The Roman Catholics have a place of worship, and the Wesleyans meet for Divine worship in the school-room. The land is chiefly in pasture and meadow, with a small propor- tion of arable, and about 100 acres of woodland and common. OULTON, a par. in the hund. of South Erpingham, co. Norfolk, 3J miles N.W. of Aylshain, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on tho road from Aylsham to Holt, near tho river Bure, and is wholly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture, and 150 acres of woodland and plantations. Part of the impropriato tithes, not in tho hands of the landowners, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 20 10., and tho vicarial for 1C8, and the glebe comprises 13 acres. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 153. The church, dedi- cated to SS. Peter and Paul, has a square embattled tower, containing one bell. It is situated on an eminence about a mile from the village. The register dates from 1706. There is a charity of 10*. per annum to tho poor widows of Oulton, out of the Hall estate, bequeathed by E. Bell ia 1694. There is a National school for both sexes, also a workhouse. The Independents have a place of worship. The Hall is the chief seat. ODLTON, or OLDTON, a par. in tho hund. of Mut- ford, co. Suffolk, 2 miles W. of Lowestoft, its post town, and 1 mile from the Mutford Bridge railway station. The village, which is large and of irregular form, is chiefly agricultural. It is bounded on the 8.W. by that part of Lake Lothing called Oulton Broad, and by the river Waveney. A portion of tho inhabitants are engaged in tho fisheries. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-chargo of 450, and the glebe comprises 50 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, 378. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an nt Norman structure, with a square tower contain- ing five bells. The interior contains brasses of a priest, ing date 1310,andof a Fastolf of Oulton High Houso. The ejiiice was once cruciform, but both transepts have i down, and other parts are in a dilapidated iiin. The register dates from 1659. Tho parochial produce about 1 per annum. There are a hial school, and a school for adults. The Mutford tini..ii poorhouso is in this parish. N )N, a tnehp. in tho par. of Wigton, ward and '1,2 miles N.W. of Wigton, and 1 1 S.W. ct Carlisle. The village, which is considerable, is situ- ated near a branch of the river Wampcol. The inhabi- aro partly engaged in tho neighbouring cotton- mills and dye-w oiks. The great tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act, in 1823. There is a place of worship for Baptists. A workhouse was erected here in 1828. OULTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Norhury, co. Stafford, 3 miles N.E. of Newport. It is situated on the canal. OULTON, a vil. in the lib. of Kibblestone, co. Staf- ford, 1 mile N.E. of Stone. It contains the Oulton Retreat lunatic asylum. OULTON, LOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Over, hund. of Eddisbury, co. Chester, 4 miles N.E. of Tarporley. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near Delamero Forest, and is wholly agricultural. Darley Hall, formerly the seat of tho Starkie family, has been pulled down, and a farmhouse erected on its site. OULTON- WITH-WOOI)LESFORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothwell, lower div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Wakefield, and 5 E. by S. of Leeds, its post town. It is a station on the Mid- land railway. The village, which is large, is situated on a branch of the river Airo. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the stone quarries, which are very exten- sive. The surface is varied, and tho soil fertile. The Hall is situated in a well-wooded demesne. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. John, is a modern structure, with a square embattled tower, crowned with pinnacles, and surmounted by a spire. Tho chancel, which is hexagonal, is embellished with stained windows. It was erected in 1830, at the cost of 12,000, left by John Blayds, Esq., in 1827. There is a school for children of both sexes. The Wosloyans have places of worship. John Calverley, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. OUN, or ONN, HIGH and LITTLE, hmlts. in tho par. of Church Eaton, co. Stafford, 6 miles W. of Penk- ridgo. It is situated near the Grand Junction canal. OUNDLE, a par., post and market town, in the hund. of Polebrook, co. Northampton, 8 miles from Thrapston, 13 from Peterborough, and 30 N.E. of Northampton. It is within half a mile of its station on the Peterborough branch of the London and North- Western railway. It is situated on the northern bank of the river Nen, by which it is nearly surrounded, and which is here crossed by two bridges. The par. contains, besides tho town of its own name, the hmlts. of Ashton, Biggin, Churchfield, and Elmington. Oundlo is a polling and petty sessions town, and is mentioned in Domesday Book as Utidela, Tho town, which is of considerable antiquity, contains several houses built with tho stones of Fotheringham Castle. It is well paved and lighted with gas, and con- tains a townhall, several good shops, two branch banks, a savings-bank, and a commodious market house, with shambles, situated in the old market place. Tho magis- trates meet once a fortnight at tho townhall to hold petty sessions, and a court for the hundred occurs annually ; also courts leet and baron are held annually, in October, under Jesse Watts Russell, Esq., who is lord of the manor. From its elevated position tho town commands extensive views of tho river and surrounding country. This neigh- bourhood is celebrated for its numerous mineral springs, among which is one that emits a singular noise, and is called " Drumming Well." A portion of tho inhabitants are employed in lace making. The Poor-law Union of Oundle comprises 37 parishes ortownships, 32 of which are in the county of Northampton, and 5 in that of Hunting- don. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 500, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient cruciform structure, with an embattled tower consisting of five stories, and 105 feet in height. It is crowned with a spiro 96 feet high, and contains eight bells. Tho in- terior of the church contains a brass lectern on a pedestal, also several monuments. The charities produce about 110 per annum. There are almshouses for seven aged men founded by tho Lord Mayor Laxton in 1656, and under tho superintendence of tho Grocers' Company: there is also a hospital for eighteen aged females, founded and endowed by the Rev. Nicholas Latham in 1611. The educational establishments consist of Laxtou's Froa