Stone in Oxney
Stone in Oxney is a village south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, in the civil parish of Stone-cum-Ebony near Appledore.
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  Stone in Oxney Location within Kent | |
| Population | 392 (2001)[1] (Parish) |
| OS grid reference | TQ939278 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TENTERDEN |
| Postcode district | TN30 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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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] Often thought to be an altar of Mithras, it in fact depicts Apis.[3]
The Saxon Shore Way, a long distance walking route tracing the old Saxon shoreline, passes through the parish.
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- Ashford Borough Council Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Census 2001
- Village Net Archived 2006-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- The Roman cult of Mithras.
Roman Altar at Stone in the Isle of Oxney
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