Stone in Oxney | |
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St Mary's Church | |
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 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 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.
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]