SOULDERN, a parish in the hundred of PLOUGHLEY,
county of OXFORD, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Deddington,
containing 491 inhabitants. The living is a
rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Oxford,
rated in the Icing's books at £8. 14. 2., and in the,
patronage of the Master and Fellows of St. John's
College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St.
Mary. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists.
The Oxford and Birmingham canal passes
through the parish, and the river Cherwell forms the
western boundary. A National school is supported
partly by contributions, and partly by a sum of money
left by Miss Westcarr for that purpose.