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Rh OCHTEETYEE. 102 OCKLE5T. and coal exist. The parish Is traversed by the road from Cumnock to Ayr ; and is within easy access of the AuChinleck and Cumnock stations of the Glasgow and South- Western railway. The village of Ochiltree is about 5 miles W. of New Cumnock, 4 V. by K. of Old Cum- nock, and 11 j E. of Ayr. It is situated at the con- fluence of the Burnock and Lugar Waters, on the road from Cumnock to Ayr. Weaving and snuff-box making employ a considerable portion of the inhabitants. There are also extensive manufactories for shearing hooks. There are ruins of three ancient castles, the property of the Earl of Glencairn. John Knox, the Scottish re- former, was a native of this village. This par. is in the presb. of Ayr, and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. The minis- ter has a stipend of 261. The parish church was rebuilt in 1789. Beside the parish church there are a Free church and a parochial school. Ochiltree gave title of baron to the Stewarts of Avondale, now dormant. Fairs are hold on the second Wednesday in May and on the first Tuesday in November. OCHTERTYRE, a demesne in the co. of Perth, Scot- land, 3 miles N.E. of Comrie. It is situated in the vale of Glen Turret, celebrated by Burns, andbelongs to Hurray, Bart. There is also another seat of this name in the same county on the river Teith, and about 3 miles N.W. of Stirling. OCK, a hund. in the co. of Berks, contains the pars, of Appleton, Drayton, Fyfield, Kingston Bagpuize, Mar- cham, Milton, Steventon, Sutton-Courtney, Tubney, Little Wittenham, Long Wittenham, and parts of Drenchworth, West Hanney, Longworth, and Stanford- in-the-Vale, comprising an area of 28,250 acres. OCK, a small river in the co. of Berks, rises in the White Horse range of hills, near Kingston Lisle, and joins the Isis at Abingdou. OCKBEOOK, a par. in the hund. of Morleston, co. Derby, SJ miles E. by S. of Derby, and 1 mile N. of the Borrowash railway station. The village, which is large, is situated near the canal on the road from Nottingham to Derby. The rivers Derwent and Trent, and the Mid- land Counties railway, run through the parish. A por- tion of the inhabitants are engaged in the cotton mills on the banks of the Derwent, and in the manufacture of bobbin and lace thread. The tithes were commuted for an allotment of land under an Enclosure Act in 1772. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 154. The church, dedicate_d to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a low-spired tower containing three bells. The E. window is of stained glass. The church was restored and enlarged in 1835. The paro- chial charities produce about 21 per annum. There are National and infant schools for both sexes. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. There are two boarding-schools, one for boys and the other for girls, and in the centre a largo chapel. The Moravians have an establishment here, founded in 1750. The principal buildings stand in a regular line, and consist of a single sisters' house, in which upwards of thirty females are engaged in fine needlework, also a smaller house for about the same number of single men. Ockbrook House is the prin- cipal residence. The neighbourhood is studded with genteel residences. OCKENDON, NORTH, or OCKENDON OF THE SEVEN FOUNTAINS, a par. in the hund. of Chaf- ford, co. Essex, 6J miles 8.W. of Eomford, its post town, and 6 N. of Grays railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. It for- merly belonged to King Harold II. The parish abounds in springs, hence the appendix to its present name. The land is chiefly arable, with a small proportion of pasture and woodland. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 490, and the glebe comprises 30 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 545. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is an ancient structure, partly covered with ivy, with a stone and flint tower containing five bells. The in- terior of the church contains three brasses of W. Poyntz and two stained-glass windows of considerable anti- quity. The church was thoroughly restored in 1858 at the expense of Richard Benyon, Esq., of Englefield, Berks. The pulpit is of oak, richly carved, and in the N. chancel are several tombs. There is a National school. North Ockendon is a meet for the South Essex hounds. In the churchyard is a spring of water. OCKENDON, SOUTH, or OCKENDON ROKELY, a par. in the hund. of Chafford, co. Essex, 4 miles N. of Grays railway station, its post town, and 8 S. of Eom- ford. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, con- tains some well-built houses. There are several mounds of an ancient date. About two-thirds of the laud are arable, the remainder pasture and woodland. In a building called Furnace House iron was formerly smelted. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 750. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is of great antiquity, and has a round embattled tower, for- merly surmounted by a wooden spire. The interior of the church contains a canopied brass of Sir I. Bruyn, bearing date 1480, also two others, and a richly-moulded doorway. The register dates from 1538. There is a British school. The Wesleyans and Independents have each a place of worship. Some Saxon silver coins have been found, and vestiges of a Eoman road may be traced. OCKER-HILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Wednesbury, hund. of South Offlow, co. Stafford, 8 miles N.W. of Birmingham. It is a station on the Wolverhampton and Walsall section of, the London and North- Western railway. It is situated in the valley of the river Teme, near the Birmingham canal. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. OCKHAM, a par. in the second div. of Woking hund., co. Surrey, 4J miles from Weybridge, 7 N.E. of Guild- ford, and 1 mile E. of Eipley, its post town. The vil- lage, which is of small extent, is situated near the river Wey, and is wholly agricultural. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as having belonged to Richard de Ton- bridge, and was purchased of the Sutton family in 1711 by the Lord High Chancellor, Sir Peter King, from whom it has descended to the Earl of Lovelace, of East Horsby Park, and who takes from this place the inferior title of viscount. The land is partly in common. Char- coal is burnt in the neighbourhood. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 292, and the glebs comprises 139 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchestej, val. 248. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has a chapel attached, and alow embattled tower at the W. end containing five bells. It has a singular E. window, containing seven painted arches. There are brasses of a priest, bearing date 1360, and several monu- ments to the ancestors of the Earl of Lovelace. The church was erected about 1290, and stands in Ockham Park. The register dates from 1667. There are indus- trial, training, and infant schools, built by the late Ivni of Lovelace, at a great expense, in the Swiss style. William of Ockham, the invincible doctor, was born in this parish. OCKLEY, or STONE STREET, a par. in the first div. of Wotton hund., co. Surrey, 7 miles S. by W. of Dorking, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the Roman and modern road to Arundel, and is wholly agricultural. On Holmbury Hill are traces of a Roman encampment. On Ockley Green the Saxons under Ethelwolf, about 851, defeated the Danes. From the summit of Leith Hill, distant about 2 miles N. of the village, a view is commanded, em- bracing as many as fourteen counties, including the environs of London and a sea prospect ; the view is further extended by ascending the monument which stands on the hill. The S. side of the hill only is in this parish. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 539, and the glebe comprises 130 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 539, in tho patron, of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret. There is a parochial school with a small endowment. Ockley Court is tha principal residence, at which is a meet for tho Horsham hounds.