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OWRE. 136 OXBOROUGH. to St. Ann, was founded in the reign of Henry VIII. by John Lacey, but was rebuilt in 1819 at an expense of 2,200. It has a square embattled tower crowned with pinnacles. The Wesleyans and Primitive Metho- dists have each a place of worship. There is a National school, and a school founded in 1787 by Sir William Staines. OWRE, an extensive common in the hund. of Cran- borne, co. Dorset, 4 miles S.E. of Cranborne. It formed part of Cranborne Chase. OWSLEBURY, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Fawley, co. Hants, 4 miles S. of Winchester, its post town, and 6 N. of Bishop's Waltham. The village is situated on the old road from Winchester to Bishop's Waltham, and is principally agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Golden-Common. The manor be- longs to the Mildmays of Dogmersfield. The Ham- bledon hounds meet on Owlcsbury Down. About two- thirds of the land is arable. The remainder meadow, pastuie, and common. This parish, in conjunction with that of Twyford, formed one vicarage previously to 1832, at which period Owslebury was endowed by the late Mrs. Alice Long, of Harwell Hall, as a perpetual curacy. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 590 7s., and the vicarial for 171 10s. The impropriation belongs to the Hospital of St. Cross. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 169. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a square tower containing three bells. It has recently been restored and enlarged. The register dates from 1678. There is also a district church at Golden-Common, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 130. The parochial charities produce about 16 per annum, chiefly the bequest of Mrs. A. Long, who also endowed the National school with an annuity of 14. Marwell Hall is the principal seat. OWSTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Pocklington, Wilton-Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, li mile N. by E. of Pocklington. OWSTON, a par. in the W. div. of the wap. of Manley, parts of Lindscy, co. Lincoln, 3.J miles S.E. of Epworth, and 9 N. of Gainsborough. It is situated in the Isle of Ely, and extends along the W. bank of the river Trent, from Heckdyko Lane End, in the county of Nottingham, to the village of Althorpe, a distance of 9 miles. The par. comprises the tnshps. of Gunthorpe, Heckdyke, Melwood, Owston, and the nourishing market town and seaport of West Ferry. The soil ia rich, and in a high state of cultivation. The manufac- ture of sacking and sailcloth is extensively carried on, and at West Ferry are a brewery, rope-walk, boat- building yard, and mills for corn and oil-cake. The appropriation belongs to the Archbishop of York, and the glebe comprises about 60 acres. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 300, in the patron, of the Bishop of Chester. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is a Gothic structure, with a tower containing six bells. It stands at the western extremity of the village, and has recently undergone considerable alterations and im- provements. The E. window was filled with stained glass in 1836, representing full-length figures of the Saviour, St. Peter, and St. Paul. There is also a chapel- of-ease, recently erected at West Butterwick, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 300, in the patron, of the Vicar of Owston. The Wesleyans have a place of worship at Owston, and the Primitive and Reformed Methodists each one at West Ferry, where also the parochial school is situated. There are almshouses built and endowed by Miss Sandars. OWSTON, a par. in the upper div. of the wap. of Osgoldcross, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.W. of Doncaster, its post; town, and 2 S. of the Askcrn rail- way station, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agri- cultural, is situated on the road from Doncaster to Selby. The par. includes the tnsbps. of Owston and Skellow, and the hmlts. of Holme and Carcroft. In this neighbourhood is a meet for the Badsworth hounds. The living is a yic.* in the dioc. of York, val. 93. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient stona structure, situated on the N. side of the park. The interior contains monuments of the Adamses and Har- risons of Skellow. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a National school. Owston Hall, the principal residence, is an ancient mansion situated in a well-wooded park of 160 acres. The mansion, of late years, has undergone extensive alterations and improvements. P. B. D. Cooke, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. OWSTWICK, a "tushp. partly in the par. of Garten and partly in that of Roos, middle div. of the wap. of Holderness, East Riding co. York, 1J mile from Roos, S miles N.W. of Patrington, and 12 E. by N. of Hull. The Holderness hounds meet here. OWTHORNE, a par. in the S. and middle divs. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Patrington, its post town, and 18 E. of Kingston. It adjoins the parish of Withernsea. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the coast, but has at various times sustained considerable damage from tho encroachments of tho sea. The par. comprises the tnshps. of South Frodingham, Runswell, and Waxholme. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is mostly arable, with a small proportion of pas- ture. Tho tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1806. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, val. 282. The old church of St. Peter was destroyed by the sea during a storm in 1816. A new one was erected at Runswell, about 2 miles from the sea, and is dedicated to St. Mary. It is of yellow brick, and has a tower. There are National and Sunday schools. Tho Wesleyans have a place of worship. In 1844 tho parsonage and two cottages were destroyed by the sea. OWTHORPE, a par. in the S. div. of Bingham wap., co. Nottingham, 5 miles S.W. of Bingham, its post town, and 9 S.E. of Nottingham. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated near the Grantham canal, and on tho line of the ancient Fosse Way which passes to the W. The impropriation belongs to Sir H. Bromley, Bart. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc! of Lincoln, val. 65. Tha church, dedicated to St. Margaret, was built by Colonel J. Hutchinson, the parliamentary general in the great civil war of Charles I. It has a low square tower con- taining one bell. The church has tombs of the Hutch- inson family. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. OXBOROUGH, or OXBURGH, a par. in the hund. of South Greenhoe, co. Norfolk, 3 miles N.E. of Stoko Ferry, its post town, and 12 from Brandon. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is situated on the bauka of a small stream which flows into tho river Wissey. In the Saxon times it belonged to Torchil the Dace, and was made a market town by grant of Edward L, but the market has long been discontinued. At Warren Hill are a camp and tumuli, where Roman and Saxon coins and other relics have been found. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. There is a portion of fen land. The soil is chiefly clay and loam. The living is a rect.* with 'the vie. of Foulden annexed, in tho dioc. of Norwich, val. 516, in the patron, of Gou- ville and Caius College, Cambridge. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. John the Evangelist, is built of flint and stone, with a square tower crowned with a loi'ty octa- gonal spire, and contains five bells. Attached to the S. aisle is a chantry, built in 1573. The church has nn oak roof, several stained windows, a stone screen, and tombs of the Bedingfields of Oxborough Hall. The parochial charities produce about 100, besides a fuel allotment of 49 acres. There is a free school for both sexes. The Roman Catholics have a place of worship, erected in 1838 within the grounds of the hall, also a school. Oxborough Hall is of quadrangular form, measuring 118 feet by 92, with towers SO feet in height. It is approached by a gateway, with a drawbridge over a deep and broad moat which surrounds the whole of tho building. This mansion was erected by Sir Ed-