Stone in Oxney | |
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Stone in Oxney Location within Kent | |
Population | 392 (2001)[1] (Parish) |
OS grid reference | TQ939278 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TENTERDEN |
Postcode district | TN30 |
Dialling code | 01233 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Stone in Oxney is a village south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, in the civil parish of Stone-cum-Ebony near Appledore.
The village is 11 miles (18 km) 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.
References
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- ↑ Ashford Borough Council Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Census 2001
- ↑ Village Net Archived 2006-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Roman cult of Mithras.
- Roman Altar at Stone in the Isle of Oxney
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