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OCKLEY. 103 ODIHAM. OCKLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Bolsover, co. Derby, 6 miles E. of Chesterfield. OCLE-LIVERS, an ext. par. lib. in the hund. of Bro.xa.sh, co. Hereford, 6 miles N.E. of Hereford. A Benedictine Priory was founded here in 1160 as a cell to the abbey of Lira, in Normandy. OOLE-PITCHARD, a par. in the hund. of Brox- ash, co. Hereford, 8 miles E. of Hereford, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Bodenham railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Hereford and Bromyard turnpike road. The Hereford and Gloucester canal passes by the village on tho southern side. The soil is of a clayey nature, but fer- tile. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agricul- ture. Tho land is partly in hop grounds. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Hereford, valued in the king's books at .4 19*. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient stone structure, with a square tower con- taining three bella. The chancel has a painted quarry glass window. The parochial charities produce about 1 15s. per annum. There is a free school for children of both sexes. James Leech Harrison, Esq., is lord of the manor. OCTON, or OCTUSI, AND OCTON-GRANGE, tnshps. in the par. of Thwing, wap. of Dickering, East Hiding co. York, 7 miles N. of Great Driffield, and 8 W. by N. of Bridlington. O'DAGH, or THREE-CASTLES, a par. in the bars, of Fassadiniu and Cranagh, co. Kilkenny, prov. of Mun- eter, Ireland, 3 miles E.S.E. of Freshford, its post town. It is 3 miles long by 2J broad. The surface consists of a part of the Nore valley, and has mostly a fer- tile soil. It is traversed by the road from Freahford to Kilkenny. The river Noro is crossed by a bridge in this parish, and hero is a police station. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ossory, vol., with two others, 337, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was given by the late Board of First Fruits in 1796. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Fresh- ford and Tullaran. Hero are a Sunday and six daily schools. O'Dagh House is the chief seat. ODCOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Houndsborough, co. Somerset, 3 miles W. of Yeovil, and about the same distance from South Petherton, its post town. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The soil consists of sand and clay. About half the land is arable, the remainder pasture and meadow. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 370, and the glebe comprises 50 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 461, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church, dedi- cated to SS. Peter and Paul, has a tower containing a clock and six bells. The register dates from 1669. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. There is a British school for children of both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. V. Philips, Esq., is lord of the manor. ODDER, an ancient par. in the co. of Meath, Ireland, 4 miles N. by W. of Dunshaughlin. Here was once a nunnery of the order of St. Augustine, founded by tho Barnwell family. ODDINGLEY, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 2 J miles S.E. of Droitwich, its post town, and half a mile E. of Dunhampstcad rail- way station. The parish, which is of email extent, is intersected by tho Birmingham and Gloucester railway, and by the Birmingham and Worcester canal. The village, which is small and wholly agricultural, is situ- ated on the eastern side of tho road from Birmingham to Worcester. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 181, and tho glebe comprises 12 acres. The living is a rect* in the dioe. of Worcester, val. 173. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient stone structure with a tower containing three bells. The paroclii il flmritics produce about 1 per annum. There are Sunday and day schools on tho British system, chiefly supported by Mrs. Gallon. J. H. Gallon, Esq., is lord of tho manor. ODDINGTON, UPPER AND LOWER, n par. in tho upper div. of the hund. of Slaughter, co. Gloucester, 1 mile S.W. of Addlestrop station on the Oxford, Wor- cester, and Wolverhampton railway, and 2 miles E. of Stow-on-the-Wold. Chipping Norton is its post town. The par. contains two distinct limits., distinguished as Upper and Lower. The soil consists of stono brash. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents, under an Enclosure Act in 1786. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 344, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient stone structure, situated in a wooded spot, half a mile distant from tho village. It is now unfre- quented in consequence of a new one having been erected in a more central position between the villages. Tho parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is a National school for children of both sexes. There are several residences in tho village. Sir J. C. Reade, Bart., is lord of the manor. ODDINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Ploughley, co. Oxford, 8 miles N. by E. of Oxford. The parish is in- tersected by the river Ray. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. Tho surface is level, and the soil a loamy clay, alternating with stone brash on a subsoil of limestone. There is a mineral spring, and limestone is quarried. The tithes were commuted for a corn-rent under an Enclosure Act in 1791. The parsonage house was built in 1821. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 407, in the patron, of Trinity College, Oxford. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Andrew. There is a parochial school. At Odding- ton Grange are traces of a Cistercian abbey, founded by Sir Robert de Gait in tho reign of Stephen. In 1821 about twenty skeletons were found buried in the lime- stone rock in armour. In various parts of tho parish Roman coins and pottery have been found. ODD-RODE, a tnshp. in the par. of Astbury, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 4 miles S.W. of Congleton. It is a station on tho North Staffordshire railway. Law- ton is its post town. The tnshp., which is extensive, is situated on the Trent and Mersey canal, and contains the hmlts. of Scholar-Green, Hall-Green, Kent-Green, Rode Heath, Thurlwood, Odd-Rodo, and part of Mow Cop. The houses are well built, though somewhat irre- gular. A large portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the collieries and stone quarries. The soil is of a mixed nature, with clay predominant. From the sum- mit of Mow-Cop Hill, which rises to the height of 1,091 feet above sea-level, an extensive view is obtained. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 200, in the patron, of the Rector of Astbury. Tho church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There are free schools for children of both sexes, entirely supported by the Wilbraham family, at whose expense they were erected. The Wesloyans have places of worship at Hall-Green and Mow-Cop. Old Moreton Hall is an ancient timbered house, built in 1549. Odd-Rode Hull is the principal residence. ODELL, a par. in the hund. of Willey, co. Bedford, 8 miles N.W. of Bedford, its post town, and 1 mile N.E. of Harrold. Tho village, which is of small extent, is situ- ated on the river Ouse, and is wholly agricultural. Odell was formerly a market town under the Fitzwar- rens. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, valued in the king's books at 19. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient, ivy-mantled structure, with a square tower containing a clock and five bells. The interior of the church has monuments to the Alston family. Odell Castle, the seat of tho Alston family, is tho principal residence. It is situated on an eminence in the midst of well-wooded grounds, and includes the remains of tho ancient castle. Crewe Alston, Esq., is lord of the manor. A fair is held on Whit Thursday. ODSTONE, a hmlt. in tho par. of Shackerstone, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 1 mile N. of Shackerstono, and 4 miles N. by W. of Market-Bosworth. It is situ- ated on a branch of the river Anker. Earl Howe is lord of the manor. ODIHAM, a par. and market town in the hund. of the same name, co. Hants, 23 miles N.E. of Winchester,