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Rh NYTIMBER. 97 OAKHAM. the dioo. of Bath and Wells, val. 172. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small structure with a. square tower containing five bells. The'interior of tho church contains somo monuments to the Sanford family. Tho parochial charities produce ahout 3 per annum. Thcro is a free school for both flexes, educating above sixty children. It was erected by, and is entirely sup- 1 at tho expense of, E. A. Sanford, Esq. Nynehead Court, tho principal residence, i3 situated in a well- wooded park, watered by tho river Tone, which here forms a cascade. E. A. Sanford, Esq., is lord of tho manor and principal landowner. NYTIM1SER, a tylhg. in the par. of Pagham, hund. of Aldwick, rape of Chichestor, co. Sussex, 4 miles S. of Chichestor. o. OA, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of Kildalton, island of Islay, coast of Scotland, 20 miles W. of Tarbet. It is situated under Oa Point and Duu-Aidh Castle. This par. is in the presb. of Islay, and in tho patron, of tho crown. Tho minister has a stipend of 120. Tho church ia of modern erection. OADBY, a par. in the hund. of Guthlaxton, co. Lei- cester, 3J miles S.E. of Leicester, its post town, and 3 N.E. of tho Wigston railway station. The village, which is largo, is situated on the road from Leicester to Market Ilarborough. It chiefly consists of one long woll-built street. A largo portion of tho inhabitants aro employed in tho making of hoso and frame- work knitting. Part of the tithes wore commuted for an annual money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1759, and the glebe romprines 18 acres. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 210. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient edifice, supposed to have been erected about tho year 1100, with a spired tower con- taining four bells. The interior of the church con- tains a piscina, and several tombs of great antiquity. Tho church was thoroughly restored and re-roofed in 1853. The parochial charities produce about 14 per annum, arising from an allotment of 15 acres, appro- priated under an Enclosure Act for tho reduction of tho poor's rates. There are National and infant schools. Tho Primitive Methodists, Particular Baptists, Cal- vinists, and Arminians, have each a place of worship. G. A. L. Keck, Esq., is lord of tho manor. OAGHILL, a vil. in tho par. of Arranmoro and island of Inishmore, bar. of Arran, co. Galway, prov. of Con- naught, Ireland, 1J mile W.N.W. of Kilronan. In tho village is a Roman Catholic chapel. It is also the site of a lighthouse and signal tower. OAKAMOOR. Sa OAKMOOK, co. Stafford. OAKE, or OAK, a par. in the hund. of Taunton, co. Somerset, 6 miles W. of Taunton, its post town, and 4J N.W. of the Wellington railway station. Tho village, which is small and straggling, is situated on the river , near the line of the Exeter railway. The inhabi- aro chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is a strong loam, and in some parts stony. The tithes have commuted for a rent-charge ot 190. Tho living i.s a rcct. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 200. The h, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is a small struc- vith a tower containing three bells. The parochial i lies produce 40 per annum. There is a school for i i en of both sexes. Philip Broadmead, Esq., is lord of the manor. i ' A K K L !: Y. See OAXLBY, co. Salop. OAKKN, a tnshp. in the par. of Codsall, 8. div. of in hund., co. Stafford, 4J miles N.W. of Wolver- OAKKNOATES, a limit, in tho chplry. of Prior's and par. of Shiflhal, hund. of lirimstreo, co. N.W. of .Shilliml, and 17 E. by S. of y. It is a station on the Chester, Shrewsbury, and W'jlvi-rlmmptoii section of tho Great Western rail- way, and also on tho Coalport branch of the London and North- Y.-i.iTn. It is .situated near the Welsh border, in a country abounding in coal and iron ore. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioo. of Lichfield, val. 52, in the patron, of the bishop. OAKENSHAW, a hmlt. in tho par. of Birstall, wap. of Hurley, West Hiding co. York, 3J miles 8. by E. of Bradford. It is a station on the Midland railway. OAKFIELD, a vil. in the par. of Beath, co. Fife, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Dunfermlino. It is also tho name of several private scats in England and Wales. OAKFORD, a par. in tho hund. of Witheridge, co. Devon, 8 miles N.W. of Tiverton, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Bampton. The village, which is of small ex- tent, is situated on tho road from Bampton to South- Holton, near tho Eske, a branch of tho river Ex. It is chiefly agricultural. Tho soil is of a clayey nature, with a subsoil of rock. Stone for building is quarried. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 125, and the glebe consists of 90 acres. Tho living is a root. in tho dioe. of Exeter, val. 384. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a square embattled and pinnacled tower, containing a peal of eight bells. The church was re- built in 1839. Tho parochial charities produce about 10 per annum. OAK11AM, a soke in the co. of Rutland, contains tho pars, of Belton, Braunston, Brooko, Clipsham, Eglc- ton, Langham, Oakham, and Wardloy, comprising an area of 18,140 acres. It was presented by Edward IV. to his favourite Gavcston. OAKIIAM, or OKEHAM, a par., market and county town, in tho hund. of tho same name, co. Rutland, 6 miles N. of Uppingham, 12 E. by S. of Melton-Mo wbray, and % N. by W. of London by road, or 102 by railway. It is a station on tho Syston and Peterborough section of the Midland railway. This place, which is said to derive its name from tho numerous oak-trees, which formerly grow in tho vicinity, is situated in tho valo of Catmose, called by tho Britons Coed-mites, or, " the woody plain," near the sources of tho river Gwash, or Wash. Tho par. contains, besides tho town of Oakham, tho capital of tho county, the manors and tnshps. of Oakham, Deanshold, of which tho Dean and Chapter of Westmin- ster aro lords, Oakham Lordshold, which anciently wont with the castle, Baileythorpo and Gunthorpo, and tho Forest of Leighfleld. It formed part of the dower of Editha, queen of Edward tho Confessor, and, at the time of the Domesday Survey, was held by tho Maulevercrs under the crown. It subsequently passed to Walkclin do Ferrars, who built the castle, and was given by Richard II. to Edward, son of the Duke of York, with the title of Earl of Rutland. After having been suc- cessively possessed by the noble families of Bohun, Do Vere, and Stafford, it became the baronial seat of Thomas Lord Cromwell in the reign of Henry VIII., and subse- quently of the Villiers and Finches. The only portion of the ancient castlo still used is the hall in which tho assizes and quarter sessions are held, and tho public business of the town and county is transacted; the other parts are in ruins, but a grand-jury room has recently been added. Upon the castle-gate and over the judges' seat are nailed a number of horse-shoes, presented by the several peers of the realm on their first visit to the town in accordance with an immemorial custom. Tho oldest shoo with a date is of tho time of Elizabeth, and is very large and curiously worked and gilt. There is one of bronze and or-molu of George IV. when prince regent, one of tho late Duke of York, and one of tho Princess Victoria, before her accession to the throne. The older parts of the town, which contains about 3,000 inhabi- tants, consist of timbered houses with thatched and sloping roofs, but the greater part has been rebuilt, and within the last few years great alterations have taken place. The streets are remarkably clean, well lighted with gas, and have been recently paved and flagged at an expense of 1,600. Tho principal public buildings are the county gaol and house of correction, the market cross, Agricultural Hall in High-street, where the Rut- land Agricultural Society hold their meetings, and where aro the association rooms and library ; tho dispensary, situated in High-street, built in 1832, and tho union poorhouse, besides two commercial banks and two
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