HOLTON, a parish in the hundred of BULLINGTON, county of OXFORD, 6 miles (E.) from Oxford, containing 260 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Oxford, rated in the king's books at £12. 19. 2., and in the patronage of Elisha Biscoe, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is a cruciform structure, having a chapel attached tb the north aisle, and another to the south; the latter, which appears to be the more modern, was built by William Brome, Esq., who, in 1461, was buried in a vault underneath it. In the parish register is recorded the marriage of Ireton to Bridget, daughter of Oliver Cromwell, June 15th, 1646. A school was built by subscription in 1790, and is partly supported by the interest of £200 left, in 1665, by Dr. Edward Rogers, then rector. A great number of human skeletons has been recently found promiscuously buried just below the surface, it being thought that this was the scene of a battle during the parliamentary war. The ancient manorial mansion, which was surrounded by a moat, was taken down in 1804, and the present built upon its site.