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ONeilland, East, bar., NE. co. Armagh, 21,422 ac.. pop. 25,105.
©Neilland, West, bar., N. co. Armagh, 57,512 ac., pop. 33,852.
Ongar.—(or Chipping Ongar), small market town and par. with ry. sta., Essex, in NAV. of co., on river Boding, 6 miles E. of Epping and 23% NE. of London, 511 ac., pop. 992; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Ongar is a very old place, and was anciently called Aungre. It occupies the site of an ancient entrenchment, and was a Roman settlement, of which numerous relics have been found. Remains of an ancient castle are also here. The Roding is crossed at Ongar by a handsome 3-arched bridge. — 2. Ongar, hundred, Essex, in NW. of co., 56,994 ac., pop. 20,513; contains 23 pars.
©ngar, High, par. and vil., Essex—par., 4520 ac., pop. 1063; vil., 1 mile NE. of Ongar sta.; P.O.
Onibury, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Shropshire, on river Onny, 5 miles NW. of Ludlow, 2493 ac., pop. 458.
Onlch, vil., Kilmalie par., Inverness-shire, on N. side of entrance to Loch Leven, 2 miles NW. of Bal- lachulish; P.O.
Onley, hamlet, Barby par. Northamptonshire, on Oxford Canal, 3 miles NAV. of Daventry.
Onllwyn, ry. sta., Brecknockshire, on border of Glamorgan, 1% mile S. of Colbren Junction and 10 miles NE. of Neath ; P.O.
©nneley, vil., Madeley par., Staffordshire, 6 miles SAV. of Newcastle under Lyme.
Onny.—rivulet, in N. of Herefordshire, flowing S. to the Lugg at Leominster.—2. Onny, river, Shropshire; rises under Stiperstones, and flows 16 miles SE. to the Teme at Oakley Park.
Onston, township,AVeaverham par., Cheshire, 4miles SAV. of Northcote, 329 ac., pop. 93.
©ola, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. co. Limerick, 4% miles NAV. of Limerick Junction—par., 6858 ac., pop. 1676 ; vil., pop. 449; P.O.
Oolagh, affluent of river Feale, AY. co. Limerick, near Abbeyfeale.
©ony, Lough, 4 m. NE. of Clones, W. co. Monaghan. Ooston, Lancashire. See Ulverston.
©penshaw, town and township, Manchester par., SE. Lancashire, on SE. side of Manchester, 3% miles from the Exchange, 579 ac., pop. 16,153; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. The Manchester and Stockport Canal passes here. The mfr. of railway carriages and of locomotive and other engines are important industries. Dyeing, brew- ing, ironfounding, engineering, cotton mfrs., chemical mfrs., &c., are other employments.
©penshaw, Higher, eccl. dist., Manchester par., Lancashire, forming part of Openshaw town, pop. 6512; P.O.
Opinan, hamlet with school, Gairloch par., W. Ross and Cromarty.
©ran, par., in co. and 8 miles NW. of Roscommon, 5181 ac., pop. 649.
©rangefield, seat, N. co. Down, 2 m. SE. of Belfast, ©ramnore, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 5% miles E. of Galway, on Oranmore Bay (in Galway Bay) —par., 17,699 ac., pop. 3121; vil., pop. 362 ; P.O., T.O. ©ransay, Argyllshire. See Oronsay.
©rby, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 2088 ac., pop. 410; vil., 6 miles E. of Spilsby; P.O.
Orcades. See Orkney.
Orchard, seat, in par. and 3 miles NE. of Kilsyth, Stirlingshire.
Orchard, East, par. and vil., in N. of Dorset, 4 miles SW. of Shaftesbury, 860 ac., pop. 233.
Orchard, East and West, 2 ruined castles, St Atlian par., Glamorgan, on river Tawe, 5 m. SE. of Cowbridge.
Orchard, The, seat, on S. coast of Isle of AViglit, near AV. end of the Undercliff, 4 miles SW. of Yentnor.
Orchard, West, par., in N. of Dorset, adjacent to East Orchard, 617 ac., pop. 113.
Orchard Bay, inlet, on S. coast of Isle of Wight, 1% mile SW. of Yentnor.
Orchard Portman, par., Somerset, 2 miles SE. of Taunton, 635 ac., pop. 57; the property belongs to Yiscount Portman.
Orchard Wyndhain, seat, St Decumans par., Somer- set, near AVilliton ; has a chapel built in 1490. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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