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OAKS. 100 OATLANDS PARK. borough, val. 100, in the patron, of the lords of the manors. The church is a modern structure. OAKS. See COPT-OAKS, co. Leicester. OAKS, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Pontesbury, co. Salop, miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. It is situated on a hranch of the Severn. In the vicinity are lead mines. OAKS, a limit, in the par. of Almondbury, "West Hiding .co. York, 1 mile S.E. of Huddersfield. OAKS, a limit, in the chplry. of Lindley, par. of Huddersfield, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Huddersfield. OAKSEY, a par. in the hund. of JIalmesbury, co. Wilts, 6 miles S.W. of Cirencester, its post town, 5 N.E. of Malmesbury, and 2 S. of tho Tetbury Junction rail- way station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the lino of the Cheltenham railway, and is wholly agricultural. The par. includes Flintham and Wick. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 500. Tho church, dedicated to All Saints, has an embattled tower containing six bells. The church has some stained windows, and an ancient square font. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a National school. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship. Mrs. Salisbury, of Salisbury, is lady of the manor. OAKSIIADE, a limit, in tho par. of Stoke d'Abernon, second div. of Elmbridgo hund., co. Surrey, 1J mile N.E. of Stoke d'Abemon, and 3 miles N. by W. of Leatherhead. A National school for both sexes was founded hero in 1820 by H.R.H. the late Duchess of Kent. OAKSHOT, a hmlt. in the par. of Petcrsfield, lower div. of the hund. of Finch Dean, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Petersfleld. It is situated in the vale of tho Rother, near tho high road to Portsmouth. OAKS, THE, a seat of the Earl of Derby, on Ban- stead Downs, co. Surrey, 4 miles E. of Epsom. It was built by the Hunters' Club and General Burgoyne, who here composed tho poem entitled tho "Maid of the Oaks." From this scat the Epsom Races, which take place on the Friday before Whit Sunday, are called tho Oaks. There are also scats of this name in the counties of Derby and Leicester. OAKS, THE, a railway station on the western section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. It is the first station after leaving Bolton. OAKTHORPE, a tnshp. and hmlt. in the pars, of Strctton-en-le-Field, Measham, and Church-Gresley, hund. of Repton, co. Derby, 3 miles S.W. of Ashby-de- la-Zouch, its post town, and 10 N. of Atherstone. The village, which is small, is situated on tho canal. There is a coal mine ; also a steam mill, which gives employ- ment to part of the inhabitants. The Primitive Metho- dists and the Wesleyans have each a place of worship. There is a National school. OAKWOOD, a demesne in the incorporation and rape of Chichester, co. Sussex, 2 miles W. by N. of Chichestor. It belongs to the Baring family. OAKWOOD, a chplry. in the par. and first div. of the hund. of Wotton, co. Surrey, 6 miles S.W. of Dorking, its post town. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. It is situated on a branch of the river Wey, near Wotton Park, where John Evelyn, the author of " Sylvia," wag born in 1620. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 322. The church, dedicated to St. John, contains a brass of one of the Dclahalc family, bearing date 1431. OAKWOOD TOWER, a border castle in the co. of Selkirk, Scotland, 4 miles S.W. of Selkirk. It is situ- ated on the Ettrick water, and belongs to the Scotts of Harden. It is celebrated in Scottish story as the abode of the hero in tho Yarrow legend, and of Michael Scott, the wizard. OAKWORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Keighley, ivap. of East Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 3 miles from Keighley, and 33 W. by S. of York. It is situated in a vale under Blackstono Edge, near tho river Aire. Srmo of the inhabitants are engaged in tho cotton and worsted mills. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioe of Ripon, val. 150, in tho patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a modern edifice. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There are National and other schools. OALA, a hmlt. in the par. of Coonagh, co. Limerick, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Pallas Grean. OARE, or OURE, a chplry. in the par. of Chieveley, hund. of Faircross, co. Berks, 5 miles N.E. of Newbury, and 5 from Ilsley. The village is small and chiefly agricultural. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie.* of Chieveley, in the dioc. of Oxford. The church is a small edifice, without a tower, not capable of containing more than 70 persons. The Society of Friends have a burial-ground. OARE, or ORE, a par. in tho hund. of Faversham, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 2 miles N.W. of Faversham, its railway station and post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Swale, orer which is a ferry to the Isle of Harty. It is a coastguard station, with a staff of 25 men. The oyster beds are very productive. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of .219. Tho living is a porpet. cur.* in the dioe. of Canterbury, val. 103, in the patron, of the archbishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a small ancient structure, built of flint and stone, with a wooden tower. The register dates from 1/14. There is a parochial school, also a Sunday-school. Gerard Gos- selin, Esq., is lord of the manor. OAliE, a par. in the hund. of Carhampton, co. Somer- set, 13 miles W. of Blinehead, its post town, and 7 E. of Lynton. The village, which is very small, is situated near the river East Lynn, on tho road from Porlock to Lynton. It is wholly agricultural. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 80, and the glebe consists of 11 acres. Tho living is a rect. in tho dioe. of Bath and Wells, val. 103. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with a square tower containing one bell. The register dates from 1674. Nicholas Snow, Esq., is lord of the manor. A revel is held on the Sunday nearest old St. James's Day. OARE, a tythg. and chplry. in the par. of Wilcot, hund. of Swanborough, co. Wilts, 2 miles N.W. of Pewsoy, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Marlborough. The tything is situated on the Kennet and Avon canal. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. * of Wilcot, in the dioc. of Sarum. The church is a small ancient structure. OATH, a tythg. in the par. of Aller, co. Somerset, 2 miles N.W. of Langport. OATHILL, a tythg. in the par. of Wayford, hund. of Crewkerne, co. Somerset, 3 miles S.W. of Crewkerne. OATHLAW, a par. in the co. of Forfar, Scotland. It comprises the hmlt. of Finhaven. It extends in length miles from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of 3 miles. It is bounded by the pars, of Tannadier, Aberlemno, Res- cobie, and Kirriemuir. The surface is in general flat, rising towards the S., where, at Finhaven Hill, it attains an elevation of 1,500 feet above the level of the adjacent country. Tho best part of the land is fertile and well cultivated. The prevailing rocks are granite and con- glomerate. The soil is partly clay and partly muir, and the climate is moist. The village of Oathlaw is about 3J miles N. of Forfar. It is situated at the con- fluence of the rivers Lemno and South Esk. On tho N. bank of the former river, at Battledyke's Farm, were formerly traces of a Roman camp of 80 acres, supposed to be the station Ad JEsicam, now almost obliterated by tho plough. There are also ruins of Finhaven CaslV, formerly the seat of the Lindseys, earls of Crawford. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture, and others in the stone quarries. This par. is in tho presb. of Forfar, and synod of Angus and Mearns. Tho minister has a stipend of 158. The parish church has a tower, much dilapidated. There is a parochial school, also a parochial library. Oathlaw was formerly called Findhaven, and once formed part of the great forest of Claton, which extended from the present village of Fin liaven to Kerrie Muir. OATLANDS PARK, a demesne in the second div