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OSNEY, or Oseney, an islet in the S border of Oxfordshire; in the river Isis, ½ a mile W of Oxford. An Augustinian priory was founded here, in 1074, by Robert D' Oyley; was made the seat of a bishopric in 1542; and has left some vestiges. The seat of the bishopric was early translated from it to St. Frideswide's in the city of Oxford. See Oxford.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an islet" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | Oxfordshire AncC |
Place names: | OSENEY | OSNEY | OSNEY OR OSENEY |
Place: | Osney |
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