Stone in Oxney

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Stone in Oxney
Stone in Oxney (Kent)
Stone in Oxney

Stone in Oxney shown within Kent
Population 392[1] (Parish)
OS grid reference TQ939278
Parish Stone-cum-Ebony
District Ashford
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TONBRIDGE
Postcode district TN30
Dialling code 01233
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Ashford
List of places: UKEnglandKent

Coordinates: 51°01′00″N 0°45′55″E / 51.0167, 0.7654

Stone in Oxney is a village south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, in the civil parish of Stone-cum-Ebony 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]

The Saxon Shore Way, a long distance walking route tracing the old saxon shoreline, passes through the parish.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001
  2. ^ Village Net