This parish measures 3562 statute acres.
| £. | s. | d. | |
| Annual value of the Real Property, as returned to Parliament in 1815 | 4,141 | 0 | 0 |
| Poor Rate in 1831 | 662 | 14 | 0 |
| Population,— | |||
| in 1801, 912 | in 1811, 1100 | in 1821, 1256 | in 1831, 1359 |
giving an increase of 49 per cent. in 30 years.
Present Rector, the Rev. Coryndon Luxmoore, presented in 1794, by the Prince of Wales.
GEOLOGY, BY DR. BOASE.
This parish no where rests on granite, although it approaches very near to it. Its southern part is composed of massive schistose rocks like those of Advent, and is also traversed by beds of elvan, which very nearly resemble granite. Its northern part consists of rocks of the calcareous series, among which are slates of an excellent quality for roofing.
[13] The device used for arms by the City of Oxford, has evidently been derived from a corruption of Ouse Ford into Oxford, which has also given rise to the tale of the Empress Matilda escaping from thence on an Ox’s back.
The Saxons or Normans, unacquainted with the Celtic language, mistook cam or camel for the name of an animal of which they had read in the Gospels.