| Stone in Oxney | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church | |
  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 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]
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Roman Altar at Stone in the Isle of Oxney
Places adjacent to Stone in Oxney | |
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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.
- ^ "Population statistics Stone CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Tenterden Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 May 2024.