Isle of Oxney
Encyclopedia
Isle of Oxney is the name given to an area in Kent
, England.
In the 13th century, the island was part of the coastline bordering what is now the Romney Marsh
. As that silted up, and until the later 17th century, the River Rother
which enters the sea beyond Rye
and flowed across Kent in a west-east direction, was in a channel to the north of the island. By the late 18th century, the river had changed its course to the south. Today the former sea and river channels are low-lying land, leaving the erstwhile island as high ground, but still retaining its name.
Places on the Isle of Oxney include Wittersham
, Stone in Oxney
and Stone-cum-Ebony
.
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England.
In the 13th century, the island was part of the coastline bordering what is now the Romney Marsh
Romney Marsh
Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 mi ² .-Quotations:*“As Egypt was the gift of the Nile, this level tract .....
. As that silted up, and until the later 17th century, the River Rother
River Rother (Eastern)
The River Rother , at 35 miles , is a river flowing through both East Sussex and Kent, England. Its source is near Rotherfield , and its mouth is on Rye Bay, part of the English Channel....
which enters the sea beyond Rye
Rye, East Sussex
Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede...
and flowed across Kent in a west-east direction, was in a channel to the north of the island. By the late 18th century, the river had changed its course to the south. Today the former sea and river channels are low-lying land, leaving the erstwhile island as high ground, but still retaining its name.
Places on the Isle of Oxney include Wittersham
Wittersham
Wittersham is a village and civil parish, part of the Isle of Oxney, south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, near Tenterden.The Domesday Book does not mention Wittersham, but it does assign the manor of Palstre to Odo, Bishop of Bayeux. Palstre was only one of four places in the Weald,...
, Stone in Oxney
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.The village is south east of Tenterden, and stands in a position on the eastern side of the Isle of Oxney...
and Stone-cum-Ebony
Stone-cum-Ebony
Stone-cum-Ebony is a civil parish south of Ashford in Kent, South East England. It includes the village of Stone in Oxney and hamlet of Ebony.The parish is south east of Tenterden, and stands in a position on the eastern side of the Isle of Oxney....
.