Stone in Oxney explained

Country:England
Official Name:Stone in Oxney
Coordinates:51.0167°N 0.7654°W
Civil Parish:Stone-cum-Ebony
Population:392
Population Ref:(2001)[1] (Parish)
Shire District:Ashford
Shire County:Kent
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Ashford
Post Town:TENTERDEN
Postcode District:TN30
Postcode Area:TN
Dial Code:01233
Os Grid Reference:TQ939278
Static Image:St Mary The Virgin Church, Stone in Oxney, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 891519.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church

Stone in Oxney is a village in the civil parish of Stone-cum-Ebony, in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England. It is south of Ashford, near Appledore.

The village is 11miles south east of Tenterden, and stands in a position on the eastern side of the Isle of Oxney. The stone that gives the village its name is preserved in the village church, and is of Roman origin.[2] Often thought to be an altar of Mithras, it in fact depicts Apis.[3]

The Saxon Shore Way, a long-distance walking route tracing the old Saxon shoreline, passes through the parish.

In 1891 the parish of "Stone" had a population of 356.[4] In 1894 the parish was abolished and merged with Ebony to form "Stone cum Ebony".[5]

References

  1. http://www.ashford.gov.uk/about_the_borough/towns_and_villages/Stone-cum-Ebony.aspx Ashford Borough Council
  2. http://www.villagenet.co.uk/rotherlevels/villages/stoneinoxney.php Village Net
  3. http://tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=supp_Britain_StoneInOxney_Altar The Roman cult of Mithras
  4. Web site: Population statistics Stone CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Tenterden Registration District. UKBMD. 19 May 2024.