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Rh ORCHESTON ST. GEORGE. 115 ORFORD. ORCHESTON ST. GEORGE, a par. in the hund. of Heytesbury, CO. Wilts, 7 miles N.W. of Amesbury, the same distance E. of Lavington, and 12 S. by E. of Devizes, its post town. The village, -which is of small extent, is situated on the road between Salisbury and Devizes, traversing Salisbury Plain, and is wholly agri- cultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Elston. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 493 13. id., and the glebe comprises 36 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. .485, in the patron, of Wadham College, Oxford. The church, dedi- cated to St. George, is an ancient structure, with E. and W. windows of stained glass. It was erected in the 14th century, but was completely restored in 1833. There is a National school. R. S. Chapman, Esq., is lord of the manor. ORCHESTON ST. MARY, a par. in the hund. of Branch, co. Wilts, half a mile N. of Orcheston St. George, and 11 miles S.E. of Devizes, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. It is situated near the road from Devizes to Salisbury. The glube comprises 38 acres. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Sururn, val. 361, in the patron, of Claro Hall, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone edifice, with a square tower containing throe bells. The chancel has recently been rebuilt. Miss M. F. Mills is lady of the manor. OltCHY, a rivulet of co. Argyle, Scotland. It rises in Loch Tulla, and, flowing through Glcnorchy, falls into Loch Awe. OUC'OP, a par. in the upper div. of Wormelow hund., co. Hereford, 8 miles W. of Ross, its post town, and C 10. of Pontrilas railway station. The village, which is of irregular form, is situated on a branch of the river Wye, and on the W. side of the Hereford and Monmouth road. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil consists of clay and loam, with a subsoil of sandstone and limestone. The living is a don. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 31. The church, dedicated to St. John, is an ancient stone structure, with a wooden tower con- taining four bells. The parochial charities produce about 7 per annum. There is a school, which is supported by the Rev. M. H. Miller, M.A. G. Symons, Esq., is lord of the manor. ORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Tweedmouth, hund. of Islandshire, co. Northumberland, formerly in Durham, 1 mile S.W. of Berwick. It is situated on the river Tweed. ORD, a demesne and rivulet in the Isle of Skyo, co. Inverness, Scotland, 6 miles S.W. of Broadford. It is situated on the shore of Loch Eishort. ORDIE, a trout stream of co. Perth, Scotland. It rises in the parish of Aughtergaven, and joins the Tay at Luncarty. ORDIQUHILL, a par. in the co. of Banff, Scotland. It was formerly a chplry. in the par. of Fordyce, but was erected into a separate parish about the year 1022. It contains the vils. of Corneairn and Ordiquhill. It extends in length about 3J miles from E. to W., witb an extreme breadth of 2J miles. It is bounded by the pars, of Fordyce, Boindie, Marnoch, and Grange. The surface is moderately even towards the N., but in other -* is of a hilly character. It attains its greatest altitude at Knock Hill, on the S.W. boundary, where it rises 1,640 feet above sea-level. The peat mosses are very extensive, and there is a considerable tract of A largo portion of the land has recently been
 * ied, and is now in an excellent state of cultivation.

Tint s-iil is in genem! deep and good, but on a cold and wrt, subsoil. The village of Ordiquhill is about 9J miles S.W. of Banff, and 6 from the Keith station on the Great North of Scotland railway. It is situated on tlm river Boyne, and is traversed by the roads from Banff and Portsoy to Huntley. The prevailing rocks and mica slate. There are numerous mineral springs, which were formerly much frequented. This par. is in the presb. of Fordyce and synod of Aberdeen.
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was erected in 1805. Besides the parish church are a VOL. 11 r. Free church and parochial school and library. Park House is the principal residence. W. Godall, who assisted Ruddiman in his works, was a native. ORD-MOOR, a demesne near Mullbuy Common, cd. Ross, Scotland, 3 miles N.W. of Bcauly. It belongs to ihe Mackenzies. Large sheep and cattle fairs are held aere once in every month between March and December. ORD-OF-CA1THNESS, or CAITHNESS PAPS, one of the Morven hills, 1,200 feet high, on the borders of Caithness and Sutherland, Scotland, 2 miles N.E. of Helmsdale. It is situated near the coast, and has been cut through by the Great Northern road. ORDSALL, a par. in the Hatfield div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 1 mile S. of East Retford, its post town. The village is situated on the river Idle, about half a mile from the London road. The par. includes the hmlts. of Thrumpton, White Houses, and South Retford, and forms a suburb of East Retford. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the paper mills. The Chesterfield and Worksop canal, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire and Great Northern railways pass in the vicinity. Till the close of the last century this district was chiefly open forest ground. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 480. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. .424. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient structure, with a lofty square tower, which was struck by lightning in 1823. There are charities to a small amount. The Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor. ORE, a par. in thehund.of Baldslow, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.W. of Hastings, its post town. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the road from Hastings to Battle, and commands a sea view. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The Hastings union poorhouse and the cemetery are in this parish. The surface is diversified with hill and dale, and tolerably well wooded, especially the estate of Coghurst. Sand- stone is quarried for building. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 580. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, has a low square tower and S. aisle recently added. The interior of the church contains adouble canopied brass bearing date 1400. The register dates from 1600. A new district Church, called Christ church, was opened in 1859 for the convenience of the inhabitants residing at Fairlight. There is a National school for both sexes. Ore Place and Coghurst Hall are the principal residences. The former was once the residence of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, but has been recently rebuilt by Sir Hansard Elphinstone, Bart., so that but little remains of the original edifice. There is a chaly- beate spring. ORELL AND FORD, a tnshp. in the par. of Sephton, hund. of West Derby, co. Lancaster, 5 miles N. of Liverpool. ORESTONE, a hmlt. in the borough of Plymouth, hund. of Roborough, co. Devon, 1 mile S.E. of Plymouth. It is situated on the Sound, near the mouth of the river Plym, and has a largo quarry of red sandstone. A fossil skeleton of a rhinoceros was found here embedded in the rock, and is now preserved in the museum of tho College of Surgeons in London. ORETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stottcsden, co. Salop, 4 miles N.E. of Cleobury Mortimer. ORFORD, a par., post and seaport town, having separate jurisdiction, but locally in the hund. of Plomcs- gate, co. Suffolk, 5 miles S.W. of Aldborough, 12 E. of Woodbridgo, and 20 E. by N. of Ipswich. The parish, which was anciently called Sudborn-eum-CapellH de Orford, is situated on the river Ore, which joins the sea in Hollesley Bay, below Butley Creek. It contains, besides tho town of its own name, tho lordship of Gedgraye, llavergate Island, and Raydon. Orford sent three ships to the siege of Calais in the reign of Edward III. It was formerly a market town and representative borough, with an extensive trade prior to its harbour being choked by the shifting sands. The river is now navigable only up to Aldborough quay, but a considerable trade is done in coal and corn. There is also an extensive