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©rcharrtleigh, par., Somerset, on river Frome, 2 miles N. of Frome, 715 ac., pop. 41; contains ©rchardleigh Park, seat.
Orchard ton, seat, Herrick par., S. Kirkcudbright- shire, 6| miles SE. of Castle Douglas.
Orchcston St George, par., Wilts, on Salisbury Plain, 12 miles SE. of Devizes, 2363 ac., pop. 193 ; P.O.
©cohesion St Mary, par., Wilts, adjacent to Orches- ton St George, 1737 ac., pop. 163.
Orchill, seat, Ardoch par., S. Perthshire, 3 miles NAV. of Blackford ry. sta.; Orchill Muir, moorland, is in vicinity.
Orchy, rivulet, NE. Argyllshire; issues from Loch Tulla, and flows 16 miles SW. through Glen Orchy to Loch Awe, 24 miles W. of Dalmally.
Orcop, par. and vil., Herefordshire, in S. of co.— par., 2403 ac., pop. 554 ; vil., 84 miles NW. of Boss; P.O., called Orcop 1(111. The hill is 2 miles N. of vil.
Ord, vil., Tweedmouth par., Northumberland, on river Tweed, 1 mile SW. of Berwick on Tweed; in vicinity is Ord House, seat.
Ord.—quoad sacra par., N. Banffshire, comprising parts of the pars, of Alvah, Banff, Boyndie, and Mar- noch, pop. 851; the church is 6 miles SAV. of Banff.—
2. Ord (or Muir of Ord), the S. part of the Mullbuie, Ross and Cromarty. See Muir of Ord.—3. Ord (or Ord of Caithness), broad lofty hill, on border of Sutherland and Caithness, 4 miles NE. of Helmsdale; it rises abruptly from the sea coast.
Ord, The, rocky headland, in S. of Bressay island, Shetland, alt. 542 ft.
Ord Beauly Distillery, at Muir of Ord, Ross and Cromarty.
Ord Fundlie, hill, in par. and 1 mile NE. of Kin- cardine ONeil, Aberdeenshire.
Ord Hill.—Drumoakpar., Aberdeenshire, alt. 350 ft. —2. Ord Mill, Knockbain par., Ross and Cromarty, alt. 633 ft.
Ord Honse, seat, Urray par., Ross and Cromarty, 1J mile AV. of Muir of Ord ry. sta.
Ordkain Hill, Duthil par., E. Inverness-shire, near Rothiemurchus, alt. 1250 ft.
Ordhead, in par. and 34 miles NW. of Monymusk, Aberdeenshire; P.O.
Ordle, Loch, Dunkeld andDowally par., Perthshire.
Ordte Burn, Auchtergaven par., Perthshire; flows 84 miles SE. to the river Tay near Luncarty.
Ordiquhlll, par., NE. Banffshire, 4754 ac., pop. 714; the church is 2 miles SAV. of Cornhill ry. sta.
Ordley, vil., 34 m. SE. of Hexham, Northumberland.
Ordnance Factory Station, ry. sta., near Enfield Lock, Middlesex, 1 mile S. of Waltham Cross sta. and 6 miles N. of Tottenham sta.
Ordsall.— eccl. dist. and ry. sta. (Ordsall Lane), Manchester par., Lancashire, in W. of Manchester, pop. 13,507; P.O., t.o., and P.O. at sta., called Ordsall Lane.—2. Ordsall, par., Notts, on river Idle, in mun. bor. of East Retford, 1989 ac., pop. 3011; P.O.; con- tains the Ordsall Paper Mills.
Ore, par., Sussex, mostly within the bor. of Hastings, 2177 ac., pop. 3657; P.O., T.O. ; Ore Place, seat, is 14 mile NAV. of Hastings.
Ore, rivulet, SW. Fife; flows 17 miles E. to river Leven, near Windygates sta.
Oreston, vil., on S. coast of Devon, on Plymouth Sound, 2 miles SE. of Plymouth ; P.O.; has limestone quarries. The limestone cliffs here are very lofty, and in the quarries is a cave containing fossil bones.
Oreston Point, craggy promontory, on coast of Somerset, 2 miles NE. of Porlock.
Orford.—fishing town and par., Suffolk, on river Ore,
6 miles SW. of Aldeburgh and 20 miles NE. of Ipswich, 2702 ac. and 548 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 1147; P.O., T.O. Encroachments of the sea have destroyed the former importance of Orford, which anciently was a place of some consequence, with charters dating from the reign of Henry III. It returned 2 members to Par- liament from the time of Edward I. until 1832. On the outskirts of the town are the remains of a castle erected in the reign of King Stephen. Oyster and other fisheries are carried on, also some trade in coal and corn.—2. Orford, vil., 2 miles N. of AVarrington, SW. Lanca- shire ; P.O.; Orford Hall and Orford House are seats.
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