Liverpool Canal, 3 m. AY. of AYigan, 1618 ac., pop. 4299;
P.O.; has coal mining, nail making, and cotton mfr.

Orrell and Ford, township, Sefton par., SAY. Lan-
cashire, 4 miles N. of Liverpool, 727 ac., pop. 637.

Orrery and Kilmore, bar., N. co. Cork, 69,346 ac.,
pop. 13,691.

Orrest Head, eminence, Westmorland, near Win-
dermere vil., alt. 870 ft.; affords a splendid view of
AYindermere and its surroundings.

Orrin, river, Urray par., SE. Ross and Cromarty;
flows 26 miles NE. through Glen Orrin to river Conon
at Brahan Castle, 4 miles SAY. of Dingwall; the Orrin
Falls occur 3 miles above the confluence with the Conon.

Orrlsdale Head, headland, on W. coast of Isle of
Man, 1% mile N. of Kirkmichael.

Orrismore, vast bog, 4 miles SE. of Clifden, W. co.
Galway.

Orrock: Hill, hill with basaltic columns, Burntisland
par., Fife.

Orsay, island, Argyllshire. See Oversay.

Orsett, par. and vil., Essex, 9 miles S. of Brentwood,
4220 ac., pop. 1496; P.O., T.O.; near the vil. is Orsett
Hall, seat.

Orslow, hamlet, Church Eaton par., Staffordshire,
7% miles NW. of Penkridge.

'Orston, par. and vil., Notts—par., 1940 ac., pop. 484;
vil., 4 miles NE. of Bingham ; P.O.

Ortacli Hock, great rock, 60 ft. high (above water),
between Alderney and the Caskets, Channel Islands.

Orthwaite Hall, seat, 7 miles N. of Keswick, Cum-
berland.

Orton.—small market town and par., Westmorland
—par., 24,513 ac., pop. 1917; town, 3 miles NE. of
Tebay sta. and 8 miles SW. of Appleby; P.O., T.o.
Market-day, Wednesday. Orton is a place of great
antiquity, and has a royal charter for markets. There
is a spacious market-house for the sale of butter and
other farm produce. A great cattle market is held on
the first Wednesday of each month, and there are fairs
for cattle, horses, sheep, and lambs. The church is
ancient, and has some portions of 12th century. Orton
Scar, 2 miles N., was at one time used as a beacon.
Orton Hall, seat, is in SE. vicinity of town.—2. Orton,
par. and vil., Cumberland, 5 m. SAY. of Carlisle, 4287 ac.,
pop. 454.—3. Orton, township, Rothwell par., North-
amptonshire, 4 m. NAY. of Kettering, 940 ac., pop. 68.

Orton, ry. sta., Rothes par., Elginshire, 4 miles SAY.
of Fochabers; P.O.; Orton House, seat, is in vicinity.

Orton Longvllle, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Overton),
Huntingdonshire—par., 2400 ac., pop. 261; vil., 2 miles
SW. of Peterborough; P.O., called Overton Longville;
Orton Longiieville is the seat of the Marquis of Huntly.

Orton Waterville, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Overton),
Huntingdonshire—par., 1350 ac., pop. 309; vil., 3 m.
SW. of Peterborough; P.O., called OvertonWatervillc.

Orton on the Hill, par. and vil., Leicestershire—
par., 2290 ac., pop. 275; vil., 4 miles N. of Atherstone;
P.O.; near the vil. is Orton nail, seat.

Orwell.—par. and vil., in S. of Cambridgeshire—
par., 1850 ac., pop. 802; vil., 6% miles N. of Royston;
P.O.—2. Orwell, ry. sta., Nacton par., Suffolk, 5 miles
NW. of Felixtowe sta. and 11 miles SE. of Ipswich by
rail; in vicinity is Orwell Park, seat.

Orwell, par., NW. Kinross-shire, on Loch Leven,
13,133 ac., pop. 2031; the church is at Milnathort.

Orwell, The, river, Suffolk, being the seaward reach
of the river Gipping, commencing at Ipswich and ex-
tending 10 miles SE. to the estuary of the river Stour
at Harwich.

Osbaldeston, township, in par. and 4 miles NW. of
Blackburn, NE. Lancashire, 1084 ac., pop. 154.

©sbaldwlck, par. and township, North-Riding
Yorkshire, 2% miles E. of York—par., 1574 ac., pop.
340 ; township, 730 ac., pop. 164.

©sbaston, township, Cadeby par., Leicestershire, 1%
mile NE. of Market Bosworth, 1230 ac., pop. 219 ; con-
tains Osbaston Hall, seat.

©sberton, hamlet, in par. and 3 miles E. of AYork-
sop, Notts ; ©sberton Hall, seat, is adjacent. See
SCOFTON WITH OSBERTON.

©sbornc, royal residence, Whippingham par., Isle of
Wight, on Osborne Bay, 1 mile SE. of East Cowes;
the edifice is in the Italian style, and has a campanile

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