90 ft., and a flag-tower 112 ft. high; the royal apart-
ments are adorned by a large collection of statuary and
paintings, and look out upon terraced gardens and
lawns which stretch to the sea.

Osbournby, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, 6 miles S. of
Sleaford, 1260 ac., pop. 496; near the vil. is Osbournby
HaU, seat.

Oscott, vil., Handsworth par., Staffordshire, 4 miles
N. of Birmingham; St Mary’s Roman Catholic College
(1794, rebuilt 1840, at cost of £60,000) is adjacent,
©scroll, Cheshire. See Tarvin with Oscroft.
Oscby, hamlet, Haydor par., Lincolnshire, 54 miles
NW. of Falkinghani.

Osengiill Mown, Kent, in NE. of co., 14 mile W. of
Ramsgate ; its summit was used by the Saxons as a
burying-place, and numerous relics of the Saxon period
have been found.

©sgathorpe, par. and vil., Leicestershire, 5 miles
NE. of Ashby de la Zouch, 1220 ac., pop. 304.

Osgodby.—township, Lavington par., Lincolnshire,
2 miles NE. of Corby, pop. 61. — 2. ©sgodby, vil.,
Kirkby cum Osgodby par., Lincolnshire, 34 miles NW.
of Market Rasen. See Kirkby cum Osgodby. — 3.
©sgodby, township, Hemingbrough par., East-Riding
Yorkshire, 2 miles NE. of Selby, 1557 ac., pop. 225 ;
contains ©sgodby Hall, seat. — 4. ©sgodby, coast
township, Seamer par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 24
miles SE. of Scarborough, 1078 ac., pop. 129.

©sgoldcross, wapentake, E. div. West-Riding York-
shire, 109,751 ac., pop. 53,290; contains 16 pars, with
parts of 4 others.

©sgoldcross Division, parl. div. of E. div. AYest-
Riding Yorkshire, pop. 53,053.

Osgoodby, hamlet, Thirkleby par., North-Riding
Yorkshire, 4 miles SE. of Thirsk.

Osier Islands, Thames. See Aits.

©slcston and Tlmrvaston, township, Sutton on the
Hill par., in co. and 6 miles W. of Derby, 1732 ac., pop.
335 ; contains Osleston Hall, seat.

Osmaston (near Ashborne), par. and vil., Derby-
shire—par., 1267 ac., pop. 234; vil., 2 miles SE. of
Ashborne ; P.O.; near the vil. is Osmaston Manor
Hall, seat.

Osmaston (near Derby), par., in co. and 2 miles
SE. of Derby, 1254 ac., pop. 141; contains Osmaston
Hall, seat.

Osincrdike, hamlet, South Cave par., East-Riding
Yorkshire, 7 miles E. of Howden.

Osmington, par. and vil., Dorset, in S. of co.—par.,
2307 ac. (125 water), pop. 380; vil., 4 miles NE. of
AVeymouth; p.o.; is situated in a densely wooded
valley among lofty hills ; dates from ancient times,
and has large stone quarries. A figure of George III.
on horseback is cut on the slope of an adjoining chalk
hill, and serves as a landmark to ships.

Osmomliston, par., Norfolk. See Scolk
Osmondtborpe.—vil., Edingley par., Notts, 24miles
NW. of Southwell.—2. Osniondthorpe, hamlet, Whit-
kirk par., E. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 44 miles SE.
of Leeds ; in vicinity is ©smondthorpe Hall, seat.

Osniolhcrly.—township, in par. and 2 miles NW.
of Ulverston, N. Lancashire, 1929 ac., pop. 474.—2.
Osmotlierly, par., township, and vil., North-Riding
Yorkshire—par., 7625 ac. (including part of Sigston),
pop. 1161; township, 3196 ac., pop. 920; vil., 6 miles
NE. of Northallerton ; P.O., T.O.; has some remains of
an ancient priory.

Osnabnrgh, vil., Fife. See Dairsie.

Osney, island, in river Isis, in co. and \ mile AV. of
Oxford ; has remains of Augustinian priory (1074).

©sney, New, eccl. dist., Oxford St Thomas par., in
co. and city of Oxford, pop. 2146.

©sney Hill, par., Oxfordshire, near Witney, 77 ac.,
pop. 8.

©splsdale, seat, Creich par., Sutherland, 6 miles AY.
of Dornoch.

©springe, par. and vil., Kent—par., partly in bor.
of Faversham, 2874 ac., pop. 1217; vil., 2 miles SW. of
Faversham; P.O.; has remains of Maison Dieu for lepers,
founded in 1235 by Henry III.

Osscndikc. See Ryther and Ossendike.