Stone in Oxney

Stone in Oxney
St Mary's Church
Stone in Oxney Location within Kent
Population	392 (2001) [1] (Parish)
OS grid reference	TQ939278
Civil parish	Stone-cum-Ebony
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TENTERDEN
Postcode district	TN30
Dialling code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Weald of Kent [2]
List of places UK England Kent 51°01′00″N0°45′55″E / 51.0167°N 0.7654°E / 51.0167; 0.7654

Stone in Oxney is a village in the civil parish of Stone-cum-Ebony, in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England. It is south of Ashford, near Appledore.

The village is 11 miles (18 km) south east of Tenterden, 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. ^[3] Often thought to be an altar of Mithras, it in fact depicts Apis. ^[4]

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

In 1891 the parish of "Stone" had a population of 356. ^[5] In 1894 the parish was abolished and merged with Ebony to form "Stone cum Ebony". ^[6]

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  Roman Altar at Stone in the Isle of Oxney

References

1. Ashford Borough Council Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Census 2001
2. "Location of Weald of Kent". parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
3. Village Net Archived 2006-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
4. The Roman cult of Mithras.
5. "Population statistics Stone CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 19 May 2024.
6. "Tenterden Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 May 2024.