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OFFTON. 106 OGWELL, EAST. passes about two miles distant. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 42 12s. The living is a rect.* in the dioo. of Ely, val. 195. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure, containing a piscina and monuments of the Nailours, who held the manor, and some old brasses, one of which bears date 1400. There is a Sunday-school. The Baptists have a place of worship. OFFTON, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere, co. Suffolk, 4 miles S.W. of Necdham Market, its post town, 8 N. by W. of Ipswich, and 5 V. of Claydon rail- way station. The village, which is small and straggling, is wholly agricultural. Upon a chalk hill are ruins of a castle which formerly belonged to King Ofla of Mercia, from whom this place" took its name. The impropriato tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 216 10s. The living is a vie.* with the rect. of Little Bricett annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 124. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square tower. Tolmash Hall, formerly the seat of the Kemps and D'Autreys, is now a farmhouse. James Cuddon, Esq., is lord of the manor. OFFWELL, a par. in the hund. of Colyton, co. Devon, 2J miles S.E. of Honiton, its post town, and 12 from the Collumpton railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. The soil is of a clayey and stony nature. On Honiton Hill is a tower erected at the expense of Dr. Coplestone, the late Bishop of Llandaff, who was born in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 347. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone structure with a tower containing five bells. The parochial charities produce about 12 per annum. There is a National school with a small endowment, in which a Sunday- school is also held. Offwell House is the principal residence. OGBOU11NE, or OKEBURNE, ST. ANDREW, a par. in the hund. of Selkley, co. Wilts, 2 miles N. of Marlborough, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Kennet, and on the high road from Marlborough to Swindon. The inhabitants are principally engaged in agriculture. The par. includes the tythgs. of Rockley andMaisey, or Massey. The soil is chiefly gravel and chalk. The extensive tract called Marlborough Downs occupies a considerable part of the parish. The appropriate tithes, belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Windsor, have been commuted for a rent-charge of 830, and the vicarial for 180. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 160, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure with a square tower. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. At Kockley, the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem had formerly a preceptory, and there was also a chapel of case dedicated to St. Leonard. OGBOURNE ST. GEORGE, a par. in the hund. of Selkloy, co. Wilts, 4 miles N. of Maryborough, its post town. The village, which is small and irregularly built, is situated on the road from Marlborough to Swindon, and near the river Kennet. There was formerly a Benedictine cell to the Abbey of Bee Herlewin, in Normandy, founded by Maud de Wallingford in 1149, and which became the richest cell to that house in Eng- land. It was given to King's College, Cambridge, and the Charter-house. In the neighbourhood are several barrows, and a strong entrenched camp called Barbury Castle, where the Britons were defeated in 556 by the West Saxons with great loss. A largo portion of the Downs which extend into this parish is now in a fair state of cultivation. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 244, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Windsor. The church, dedicated to St. George, is an ancient structure with a square tower. The parochial charities produce about 11 per annum. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. OGBURY, an ancient camp in the par. of Durnford, hund. of Amesbury, co. Wilts, 2 miles S.W. of Ames- bury. It is situated on the bank of the river Avon, and is surrounded by a bank and fosse 33 feet high, enclosing about 62 acres. OGDENS, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Fording- bridge, co. Hants, 23 miles S.W. of Winchester. It is situated principally within the limits of the New Forest. OGLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Whalton, W. div. of Castle Ward, co. Northumberland, 6s miles S.W. of Morpetli. There are slight remains of the moated castle of the Ogles, in which Copeland confined David, King of Scotland, after capturing him at Neville's Cross. OGLETHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Bramham, wap. of Upper Barkstone Ash, West Hiding co. York, 3 miles W. of Tadcaster. It is situated near the line of the Roman road Watling Street, which hero crosses Bramham Moor, where Sir T. Rokeby, in the wars of the Roses, defeated the Earl of Northumberland. The country abounds in coal and limestone, which aro worked. OGLEY-HAY, an ext. par. place in the S. div. of Offlow hund., co. Stafford, 5 miles N.E. of Walsall, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Lichfield. It is a small and prosperous village, situated on the Wyrlcy and Essington canal. There are several collieries, in which a large portion of the inhabitants is employed. To the N. of the village are traces of Knave's Castle, a Roman encampment. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 170, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a stone structure with a low-spired tower, erected in 1851. There are two National schools for both sexes, erected in 1850. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship, also a chapel at Brownhills for the Independents. OGMORE, a hund. in the co. of Glamorgan, contains the pars, of St. Andrew Minor, St. Bride Major, Colwin- stone, St. Donat's, Ewenny, Llandyfodog, Llandow, Llanganna, Llangeinor, Marcross, St. Mary Hill, Mer- thyr-Mawr, Monknash, Penlline, and Wick. OGMORE, a salmon and trout stream of the co. of Glamorgan, rises in the mountains of Llandyfodog, and falls into the Bristol Channel. OGONNELLOE, a par. in the bar. of Lower Tulla, co. Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Killaloe, its post town. It is 4 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. The surface borders on part of Lough Derg and Scariff Bay. It is somewhat hilly, Knocknalicka being the principal summit. The soil is gravelly, but productive. The Killalooand Scariif road passes through the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Killaloe, val. 123, in the patron, of the bishop. The church was gifted by the late Board of First Fruits in 1812. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, two Sunday and four day schools. Tinarana House is the principal residence. Here are the ruins of Cahir Castle and Ballybran church. O'GRADY, a small lough in the bar. of Upper Tulla, co. Clare, Ireland, 2 miles W. by S. of Scat-ill'. OGSTON, an ancient par. in the co. of Elgin, Scot- land, now joined to Drainie. OGULLA, a par. in the bar. of Roscommon, co. Eos- common, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 5 miles S.S.VA of Elphin, its post town. The par. is 4 milus long by 3 broad, and contains the town of Tulsk. The soil is excellent, and there is a considerable extent of pasture. It is traversed by the roads from Roscommon to Jioyle, and from Strokestown to Castlerea. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Elphin, val. with Elphin, 354, in the patron, of the crown. Toomana is the principal residence in the neighbourhood. OGWELL, EAST, a par. in the hund. of WonforJ, co. Devon, 2 miles W. of Newton-Abbot station and post town, and 8 N.E. of Totnes. It is situated near the great western road leading to Teignmouth, in tho celebrated Bradley Vale. The par. contains tho hmlt. of Holbean. There are several quarries of limestone;