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OXNEY. 152 OYNE. OXNEY, fonnerly a par. in the hund. of Cornilo, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles N. of St. Margaret at Clitle, and 5 N.E. of Dover. It ia a small parish, having no village. The chief part of the land consists of unenclosed corn fields. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 113 12*., and the glebe consists of 4 acres. The church has long been in ruins. Oxney Court is the principal residence. OXNEYFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Darlington, S.E. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 2 miles S.W. of Darlington. It is situated on the river Tyne, near Hellkettles pools. OXNOP, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Muker and par. of Grinton, North Hiding co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Muker. It is situated in the moorlands under Skunner Fell, and near the river Swale. OXON, a tnshp in the par. of St. Chad, co. Salop, 2 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury. It is in conjunction with Shelton. OXSCAES, a dangerous reef in the Frith of Forth, co. Fife, Scotland, 3 miles E. by S. of Inverkeithing. It is situated in deep water, and is marked by a beacon^ OXSHOT, a hmlt. in the par. of Stoke D'Abernon, second div. of Elmbridge hund., co. Surrey, 1J mile N.E. of Stoke D'Abernon, and 3 miles N.W. of Leather- head. It is situated in the vale of the river Mole. There is a National school for both sexes, founded in 1820 by H.R.H. the late Duchess of Kent. OXSPRING, a tnshp. in the par. of Penistone, wap. of Staincross, West Riding co. York, 1J mile S.E. of Penistone. It contains the hmlts. of Roughbirchworth, Claysgreen, and Storrs. The village, whic'h is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. There are places of worship for the Independents and Wesleyans. G. W. B. Bosville, Esq., is lord of the manor. OXTED, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Tand- ridge, co. Surrey, 3 miles N.E. of Godstone, its post town, and 10 S.K. of Croydon. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. There is a brewery. Near two-thirds of the land is arable, the remainder meadow, pasture, and woodland, with about 47 acres of hop grounds. In the neighbourhood are numerous ponds. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 770, and the glebe comprises about 36 acres of land. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winches- ter, val. 624. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square embattled tower and turret containing five bells. It was much damaged by fire in 1719, but has been repaired, and a new gallery put up on the S. side in 1838. The chancel contains two brasses of the 14th century. The parochial charities produce about 33 per annum. There are National and infant schools. An evening school for adults was erected at Hall Hill in 1837, at a cost of 400. The Baptists have a place of worship. Charles Legh Hoskins Master, Esq., and Edward Kelsey, Esq., are lords of the manor. At Barrow Green, in this parish, is a very large barrow. OXTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Woodchurch, lower div. of the hund. of Wirrall, co. Chester, 2 miles W. of Birkeuhead, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Great Neston. It is an increasing and prosperous village. A great portion of the houses are inhabited by Liverpool merchants. The soil is of a sandy nature. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester, val. 220, in the patron, of the Rector of Woodchurch. The church, dedicated to St. Saviour, is a modern stone edifice, with one bell. It contains two stained-glass windows. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. The Presbyterians have a place of worship. The Earl of Shrewsbury is lord of the manor and principal landowner. OXTON, a par. in the S. div. of the wap. of Thurgar- ton, co. Nottingham, 6 miles S.W. of Southwell, its post town, and 5 N.W. of Lowdham railway station. The village, which is large, lies in an open vale on the south- eastern border of Sherwood Forest, but is said never to have been comprised within its limits. The parish is watered by the small river Dove, a branch of the river Trent. There are three burrows in the neighbourhood, one of which, is 63 feet in diameter, and was explored in 1789. A portion of the inhabitants are employed ia framework knitting and lace making, but the greater part in agriculture. The soil is chiefly a strong clay. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 170, and the prebendal farm pays 6 per annum to the vicar. The impropriation constitutes the endowment of two prebends, prima et secunda, in the collegiate church of Southwell. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 300, in the patron, of the Bishop of Ripon. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient stone edifice with a Iqw tower containing four bells. It was restored and enlarged in 1841, at the cost of 700. The parochial charities produce about 34 per annum, of which 26 goes to Mrs. Shcrbrooke's school for the free education of thirty children, and the re- mainder to the poor. There are places of worship for the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Oxton Hall, the principal residence, is the seat of H. Sherbrooke, Esq., who is lord of the manor. OXTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Tadcaster, York Ainsty, co. York, l| mile E. of Tadcaster, and 8 miles S.W. of York. It is situated near the bridge over the river Wharfe. OXTON, a vil. in the par. of ChannelMrk, co. Berwick, Scotland, 4J miles N.W. of Lauder. OXWICH, or OXWICK, a par. in the hund. of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, 11 miles S.W. of Swansea, its post town, and 2 from Penrice. The village, which ia of small extent, is situated in Gowor under Cefn-Bryn. On the coast ia Oxwich Point, and at the W. angle of Oxwich Bay are the ruins of the six-storied tower which once formed part of the stronghold built by Sir R. Mansel, of Margarn, in the 15th century. Here are also the ruins of Penrico Castle, and the modern mansion of C. R. Talbot, Esq., M.P. A short distance from the bay arc the ruins of Pennarth Castle, built shortly after the conquest of Gowerland. The ruins consist of two round towers and portions of an embattled wall, being all that now remains. At Paviland are two limestone caves, in which were found many stalactites, fossil animal bones, and rare plants. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the shell fishery. In the middle of the bay, which has from thiee to ten fathoms of water, is an islet called St. Kit's Knoll. The living is a rect. with that of Nicholaston annexed, val. 224, in the dioc. of St. David's. The church, dedicated to St. Illtyd, is situated on the edge of the bay. It contains an altar tomb to Sir Rice Mansell, the founder of the castle mentioned above. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. OXWICK-CUM-PATTESLEY, a par. in the hund. of Lauuditch, co. Norfolk, 4 miles S.W. of Fakenharn, its post town. This parish ia joined to that of Pattesley, which is about 1 mile distant to the S. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. There is no Tillage, only a few farmhouses. Two-thirds of the land is arable, the remainder pasture and meadow, and 35 acres of woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 224, and the glebe comprises 35 acres. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 234. The church has long been in ruins. OYNE, or EEN, a par. in the district of Gariock, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of Inverury and 25 from Aberdeen. It is a station on the Great North of Scotland railway. The par. is about 6 miles from S. to N., with an extreme breadth of 3 miles. It is bounded by the pars, of Insch, Culsalmond, Rayne, Chapel-of- Garoich, Monymuck Keig, and Premnay. The surface is of a hilly nature, including a large portion of the Bennochie mountains, which extend across the parish betwixt the rivers Gadie and Don. It attains an altitude of 1,677 feet above sea level at Mother-Top, one of the six rounded summits. The arable land lies N. of the Bennochie mountains, and is of a rich and fertile charac- ter. Granite is the prevailing rock. It is watered by the rivers Don, Urie, Gadie, and She rock, and is tra- versed across its northern district by the Great North of Scotland railway. On the N. skirt of Bennochie Moun- tain are ruins of Harthill Castle, which belonged to the Leith family. The par, is in the presb. of Guriock and