GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Bridge village is situated in the Nailboume Valley in an attractive rural setting on the old Roman Watling Street, formerly the main road between London and Dover. The village is the main settlement in the Parish of Bridge and lies 2.5 miles south east of Canterbury and 12 miles from Dover. It is likely that the parish took its name from "Bregge" a bridge which crossed the Little Stour, a tributary of the Stour itself. ’ K g I . 2 f “a 1». The village is linear in form having grown northwards and eastwards along Watling Street and away from the River Nailbourne which floods periodically. The older part of the village is built on fairly level alluvial and head deposits, the height of the land varying between 25m. and 50m. above sea level. In the early 1960's a significant amount of residential building took place to the south of the Centre of the village at Bridge Down. This development is situated on north west facing chalkland between 50m. and 75m. above sea level. As a result of the 1986 parish boundary changes Bridge village now lies slightly offcentre in a parish reduced in size. Although land to the north west, north east and south east was gained from Patrixboume and Bishopsbourne, more to the south west was lost to Lower Hardres, Upper Hardres and Bishopsbourne. Bridge, like other similar villages in the locality is a popular residential area for people working in Canterbury and other nearby towns. A SHORT HISTORY The village of Bridge, straddling the main road from Dover to Canterbury has been an important village since the Roman occupation of England. There was probably a Roman bridge across the river (Cf. Bruges which has a similar site and name) . The village is situated on the old coaching route from Dover to London, known as Watling Street. In the parish records there are detailed many marriages between passing travellers and local villagers. Near by on the Barham Downs the armies used to assemble for campaigns abroad such as "The Field of the Cloth of Gold", the Seven Years War and also India in the mid 19th Century. The church in characteristic Kentish flint was restored with money given by Mrs. Gregory in 1852. It is a feature of the village as you come down the hill from Canterbury and is even more exposed since the great storm in October, 198 7. A characteristic of Bridge are the large manor houses near the village: - Bridge Place was the home of the Braemes family (Sir Arnold Braemes was the first manager of the Dover Harbour Board), - Higham House, now known as Highland Court was one of the largest country houses in East Kent in the 17th Century, Count Zebrovsky of Chitty, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fame lived in the house earlier this century. - Bridge Hill House was the former home of the grandson of the French philosopher Montesquieu, - East Bridge House, to mention but a few. A little further away is Bourne Park where Mozart stayed once to attend the horse races on the Barham Downs! There are three pubs of great antiquity. In The White Horse a famous brawl took place which is recorded in the Church Archives of Christopher Applegate, a contemporary of Marlowe. The Post Office is a great centre of the village and was used by Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, then living at Broome Park, to send his first despatch in 1914. One of the first work houses in Kent was built in 1837 in Union Road and the Record Book gives the names of many inmates who, often forced by poverty, took up residence there. There are not many villages that can boast such varied architecture from Tudor to Victorian. The centre of village is a Designated Conservation Area but constant vigilance is needed to see that a high standard is maintained. Bridge which has survived two wars mercifully undamaged, has grown since the war and with this growth has come social change and mobility. The population of Bridge was 1,297 at the 1981 Census. New houses have been built at Bridge Down and Western Avenue in the 1950's and 1960's. Riverside Close was developed in the 1970's and 1980's and the most recent addition is Mansfield Court. One of the surgeons returning from the Battle of Waterloo, Dr. James wrote that "he was much impressed by the happiness and jollity of the inhabitants" of Bridge! 540 J. K. Wallcnberg , from the same stem as MHG rciimelcn, l\lodG wimnu'lu, Sweal vinilu, .l)u '1L‘t5Hl¢‘lt'H, “to S\Vi1.l‘|n, crowd”, Nora‘ uimlrt “to tumble", Engl dial. wimbln “active, nimble”. 'l'hi-.re is no stream here. We may perhaps assume that the base of this name was a common noun OE *wim(e)la “the active one” or the like. Or the early inhabitants may have been ]1lCl(|lJ.1l'1B(l the *ll'im(c)(iugu.¢ “the active, swarming men” or the like, \\’o1nenswold being the arm/cl “forest” belonging to these men. Denna Hill 117 H -1: dc De:-mu 1226, 1240, 1254, 1278, 1312-} Ass; 1327 Subs. -— Old dcnn “pasture”. Finnis Wood (fi"). Cf. perhaps Jnh. /]‘}/net 1292 Ass; (Ir /fynrws 1346 Subs; de f]:I/ncaws 1347 Subs (all s. Wingh. hd). ~— A man- orial name. Nethersole Fm (6"). See KPN, p. 161. Wollage Green, Wgolwich Wood 117 H 4: de l|'ulclu.’ll¢’ 1254 Ass; Enwulueth’ 1265 FF; (le Wlfctlue 1270 Ass; Wot.»-hctlic 1282 Peel}; Wolueche 1292 Ass; Wul/’cth', Wolueclm, Wolm~cIi’ 130+ Ass; dc lVol/‘cc/z‘, rle Wulflicccli." I313 Ass; (la Woluelh’ 1327 Subs; Wolueth (p.) 1348 Subs; HIONII.-'_I/C/l1U0(l 1535 Val. — The first cl. is evidently OE wulf “wolf”. The second el. seems to be Old hwcc “hatch” (haecce “fence of rails”). Cf. especially the 1313 form Wulfhecch’. The Ml!) t/z forms are easily understood as scribal errors or misreadings for ch. The meaning of OE -wul/'Izrer.'c was probably “wolf—pit, wolf-trap” or the like. As for the meaning “trap” of the latter el. cf. hatch in NED. — The form Woolwich is no doubt due to influence from the 1x’ pl-n Woolwich supra. Wick Lane, Wood (6"): Wikc 1210-12 RBE; 1'1"/cc 1282 Peck; de Wyk’ 1293 FF; tle Wykc 1318 FF; dc Wikc 1319 Pat. —— OE wit: “dwelling-place”. Parish of Bekesbourne' Bekesboume 117 F 3: Bnrncs 1086 DB; 1087 (l3‘’' 0.) lnq Aug; c. 1100 Dom Mon; 1198 Fees; 1200, 1201 Cur; Livigerlmru’, Living/cborn’ 1201 Cur; Linzingburne 1201 Abbr; Limingclnnvf 1202 Abbi‘; Liuingelburn(e) 1203 Fl"; Liuinge-, Litthingclmrn’ ‘ The parish is now in Bridge lid. The Place-Names of Kent 541 1203 (Eur; Liuinge(s)bum 1206 Fl"; Lc:u'n_r/csbiu'iz 1211-2 FF; Liuingrbmc 1226 Ass; L_z/uin_(]cbm'n’ 1227 FF; Liz:£n_qelnmz 1238 J‘-ap; Iiilhiugc-, Lg/ui12gc—, Liuyngcbm'n' 1240 Ass; Lyuingeburne 1215 F1"; Burne 1250 Fees; L_r/nz'ng(e)lzozmze 1253-4 Feeslin; Bum’ 1254 Ass; L_1/uz'ngesbur’ 1258 FF; Bekesburn’ 1270 Ass; L_1/ringlumz’ 1270 Ass; Limiges-, Liuigcs-, Leuing-, Lymig-, Lin- iugeslnu-n’ 1278 Ass; Bekesbourn’ 1292 Ass; L-mzgesbourn’, Lym- yugrns-burn’ 1292 Ass, etc. In later times Bekesbourne becomes more usual, but the older name is retained for a. long time (latest instance found is Lg/vyngisbozmi 1541 BM 1). The older form contains the name of Levine (OE Léofwiner), tenant Tltlfl of this place. The modern form commemorates the fact that from 1198 Willehnus (Ie Bcclie (V. 1198 Fees, p. 13) held this manor. Other forms of this name are dc(I) Ber, (Ic Becca, de Bvk(v). — The second el. is OE burnu “stream”. Cobham Court (6"): Borne (}'oImIi.an1 1385-6 BM I. -— Members of the eminent family of ('uI:I1am, of Cobhain, possessed this place from the beginning of the reign of Edward III (v. Hasted, .111, 716). Howletts 117 11‘ 3: John Isaac, of Hon-‘lets in B., sheriff 1461, V. Hasted, I, i.xx.\;vuI; Howleis 1690 Ind Vill. — No doubt a memorial name. Bridge and Petham Hundred This hundred was originally two separate hundreds, the meet. ing-places of which were Bridge and Petham respectively. v. infra. Bridge Bridge 117 G 3: Br-ige 1086 DB; Brugges 1087 (13"‘ c.) Inq Aug; Br;/gge c. 1100 Dom Mon; Bruye 1187-8 P; Bragg‘ 1219 Fees; Brugg’, Bregge 1226 Ass; Brigge 1235 Cl; Brug(g)e, Bregg' 12-10 Ass, etc. -— OE brycg “bridge”. —' Bridge is situated where the Nail Bourne crosses VVatling Street. Baracer (lost): Berekere 1253-4 FeesKn; 1292, 1304 Ass; dc Beracre 1270 Ass; 1317 Cl; Berakerc 1291 FF; Bercacre 1293 Inq; 542 J. K. Wallenberg de Bemcro 1313-4». Seld 24; Bernard 1346 FA, etc. —— OE (INC “barley” + weer “cultivated piece of land”. . H Blackmansbury (lost), al. Bridge: Blakenummesbyrze 1203-4 Fe-esKn' Blakemannesbem 1266 BM I; Blukenuumcsbir’ 1371 FF ; BlaIcem(mneslaer' 1275 RH; Blukcmunslu'r' 1278 Ass; Bla1cem(u1(n)c.\'- bur‘ Blakemanncsbu-ry 1292 Ass, etc. —— OE Illa-cman, pers. n.+ burl: “borough”. — Blackinhorough in Preston is a doublet of this name, v. supra. Kenewesborne (lost): Borne 1086 DB; Burnu c. 1100 Dom Mon; Ke-newisbornc 12-19-50 Blaclclik; K('new_I/_qbmu'ue 1253-4 Fc9sKn; (le Kenewl/sburn’ 1261 FF‘, I\'mzcu'cslmrn', dc Kcm.'w_I/ubmwc -in Bisollebm-ne, de Kcncw,I/nbu-m’ 1270 Ass; K1/nesburn"127I1' Flrl; Kcnitvg/chesbm'n’, dc Kcneu1.?/cs/mm 1218 A581 K(”ll'W«*', 0"‘:-"a Kz'ne- Kinnesbume 13"‘ c. Blaclclilc, etc. Possibly the place was, at least partly, in the adjacent parish of l5lSll()[)Sb(?ul‘116. - OF. C!/ngzpig, pars, n.+lnu'na. liike the adjacent Bishopsbourne, Patrixbourne and Belcesbourne, the mono is no doubt on early ME formation. 9 W4. Pett Fm 117 G 2: Pitta 1271 FF; rle Pelt!’ 1313--1 Seld -:4. -l , ate Pctte 1348 Subs. —-— Cf. perhaps also Hondepytl 1538 Abstract of Roll (Dugd. Mom, I, 150), mentioned together with Blake- mansbury supra. —-— (OE lumrl “dog” +) PU“ “l"ll*"- _ _ _ Well Ho. (6"). Of. that Sir Henry Palmer, by Wlll in 14:11. gave 10 s to be yearly paid out of his manor of Well-court in this parish (v. Hasted, III, 725)- Upper Hardres‘ Upper Hardres 117 H 2. See l\'PNy P- 67-_ - _ Boggingham 117 H 2. See KPN, p. 173. This name (do Bossmg- camp 1226 Ass; Bosingkomp 126-1 Pat, etc.) is probably an dug- de;-ivative of CE Bésa, pers. 11. +.camp.“campus”. Cl. Bossenden Fm in Dunkirk and Bosslngton I11 Adisham, v. supntbv M I016 Broxhall Fm (6"): de Br0r:k_1/shale 1304 Ass, '50 '9 95:‘ 1338 Subs; de Bro/ckisholc 1346 Subs. — OI!) brow: “badger + hol “hole, hollow”. Dane Fm 117 H 1: de La Dene, dc Estrlcrze 12-10 Ass; ‘ll! /" Dane Dene 1278 Ass: dc Dena 1295 F1"; "50 d‘""’ 1304 A553 atte bane 1313 Ass‘ ile la Dunc 1327, 1332 Subs. —-— OE den“ “valley”. 2 I Part. of this parish" is in Loningborough lid. The Place-Names of Kent 543 Lynsore Court, Bottom 117 H 2. See Kl’;\’. p. 273. Great Palmstead Fm, Little P. 117 J 2. See KPN, p. <11. —- A comparison with this name (Perhamstedc 7-17 BCS 176, etc. and in ME sources Pcrmestede, but also Peruested’ 1270 Ass; Pnestetle 1278 Ass) may give a clue to the interpretation of the mysterious Prinsted, Sx (Perm.'sted(e) 1151, 1253, etc.), left un- explained in EPNS VI, 56. From OE pcru “pear” + hzimsterle. PI.-rme-, 1’crne.s'lcdIe is a. phonetical development of Perluunstctlc. Lower Hardres Lower Hard:-as 117 G 2. See preceding parish name. Catt’s Fm 117 H 1. Cf. J‘oh. le Kat, lc Cat 1278, 1292 Ass; Wax-in. le Gut 1313 Ass; Werin. la Cat’ 1327 Subs; ‘War. Cat 1332 Subs; \Vnr. le Gut 1346 Subs (all s. Bridge hd). — A manorial name. Cook's Fm 117 H 2. Cf. Luc. Cocus 1292 Ass; Joh. Cole’ 1327, 13-13 Subs (all s. Bridge hd). — A manorial name. Li. Eaton Fm (6"): dc Egton’ 1327 Subs; de Eylone 1332 Subs. —— OE ég “ish1nd" + tzin. Granville (P. H.) (6"). Cf. Rad. (Ic Glazmuyle p. in L. H. 1235 FF; Joh. de Glanuille ten. in L. H. 1253-4 FeesKn. —— The inn is perhaps named after this family. Greonwuy Cottages (6"). The following forms possibly belong here: de Greneweye 1240 Ass; de Greneweie, -wage 12-12-3 Fees; (ircnewege 1270-1 BM 1; dc Grenewey 1278 Ass. —-— OE gréne "green" + way “way”. Hnrmansole Fm 117 G 1: (le Ilermadeshole 1240 Ass; 13-10 FF; (le Haremodesole 13"‘ c. BlackBk; de Heremodsof, dc Ermadesole, tle Heremadeshale 1278 Ass; de Hcrmodesole 1313--1 Seld 24, 204; 1327, 1332, 1334, 1338 Subs. — OE Heremod, pers. 11. + hol “hole” or sol “miry pool”. Stockiield Wood (6"). Cf. perhaps Henry de Stoke 1315 FF (ArchC 13, 308), pit. in H.; Th. atte ffelde, q. in L. H. 13-13 FF. Street End 117 G 1: (le Strethende, -hem!’ 1292 Ass; de Stret- hendc 1327 Subs; de Streteende 1332 Subs; de Sfretend 1331 Subs; ate St-rethende 1388 Subs. Young’: Fm 117 H 1. Cf. perhaps Hen. Juuem's in H. 1240 FF. 644 J. K. \Vnllenberg Nackington Nackington 117 G 2. See KPN, p. 348. This name (.\'alin(c)g-, .z\'utgn_r/dtuze 993 Lib. de Hyda, etc.) Kurlstriim, p. 104, suggests may be a. toponymic and derives it either from OE *met “wet”, corresponding to OHG nag, 08 net or from a word that is n cognate of OHG nagga “nettle”. Of these two alternatives the former seems the more likely one. But the problem may be still more complicated. There is no stream here; even if the Nackington district may once have been wet, no conclusions as to this can be drawn from its present condition. In a discussion of pl-ns that may be related, v. EPNS IV, 188, s. Naffortl, \\’o, Mnwer and Stanton have suggested the existence of a pers. 11. OE "‘"'1\"atu, a cognate of OHG Na!(o), Nazu. They suggest that these names may be formed from the same stem as OE nett “net” (*nZ1t-). Possibly Nackington may be explained on similar lines.‘ It may also be suggested that a common noun OE ‘*‘miIa “a person who is wet, perhaps one who wets his bed ('3 a. child)”, a word formed from the base OE *met “wet”, may once have existed and perhaps also have been used as a nickname. It may accordingly be alternatively suggested that the name of Nacking- ton may contain an —ing-derivative of a nickname OE *Nuta. The fact that this is a name in -dim “down” does not exclude the possibility of the first el. being a derivation of a pers. name. Cf. Harbledown in the close vicinity. V. supra. Heppington H0. 117 G1: Hebbinton’ 1181-2, 1183-4 P; Hebinton’ 1182-3 P; Ebgnton' 1242-3 Fees; de HcbimIon', -ton’ 1270 Ass; Hebynton 1346 FA; Hem/ngion 1407 Pat; Hepynton 1431 FA: Heppynden 1484 Pat. — Judging by the early forms the original form of this name was OE *Heb(b)i-nglz‘m, the first el. perhaps being a. pers. 11. A pers. 11. OE *Hebba is not evidenced, but it is a likely formation, perhaps originally a common noun and a nick- name, from the same base as 01*} hebbcm “to heave, raise; rise”. Cf. OE Hebeca, pers. n. (V. Reclin, p. 157). The possibility that a toponymic, the name of a hilloek or the like, may be formed from the same stem should of course not be denied. Hepping- ton H0. is on the slope of a hillock reaching the rather consider~ able height of 351 feet. —— Cf. also discussion of Ifebbinge (lost) in Boughton Aluph. The Place-Names of Kent 545 S t ' . , . - — - - 157:‘ 3;: IFm_.ll’l7‘} 2. Sexhey 1004, 1:311, 1:36-1 BM I; Sextrye A -4 I _.‘ us manor belonged to the monastery of St. ugustme, banterbury and was allotted to the use of then. .~ t- “"'*="c° it amuired its name (v Hasted 111 726) oiamstwi ,;_ _. _ _ ~_ . , . . sear: ry szgtiuslty, tthelresidence of a sacristan” (NED). 8- ' 2 - P‘ ‘W1’; 9 (0St)~ (16 Sittblc-, de Staplegate 12:0 Ass; de Staple- gate 1343.4 Ass; de Sfablegate 1348 Subs; 1351 FF‘ Stablcgate 13‘. - - ~ ’. ’ J‘) (1388) Ch, Staplegatc 1:90 Hasted, III, 649, map; 1b., 727. - :'S1t':J:;ib1_:' Olilstapol “post, pillar, staple” (less likely ME stabIe< 0F c » ” . " st“ 9 )+99"t» gate “gate”. —— On the interchange of staple and stable see s. \Vhitstable supra Patrixbourne Patrixbourne 117 F 3: Borne 1086_DB; Burne 1087 (13111 c.) gm; Aug; Burna 1172-3, 1174-5 P (tra Willi I’atI'z’ci-i)‘ I)((ti]_.e_ -‘ -2 v . .- ,,~ - . , ’ _‘ }')‘'t'’lk1--1f7 I'meR'., Prttizcbazrrt 1210 CIR; Badrzchesburn 1219 lsees; Clu I::.~'bpe l22b Ass; 1’ah'zZteb:mz’ 1227 FF; Palricl'ebm'n 1228 12:33 ‘:¢tr11.“ckesIl:¢1-rte, Pat.-rzchesbur'n’ 1242-3 Fees; P(ttI‘ik(k)esI;om-ne FF” t‘ eespn, .Putrzchesl.mrn 1204 F; Paterykcsbum’ 1256 - . 6 L. — atnxbourne is on the Nail Bourne. The modern name of Patrixbourne no doubt commemorates the name of w”““‘‘‘ IJ“‘’'5¢5''S, 31 12"‘ 0. owner of the manor (see above) fight! de.Pratellis or.zlemPratz's, an owner of the manor of Patrix- I tune in the early 13 (v. Hasted, III. 720) has nothing to co path the name of l.-’atrixbourne. ' 111311502: 117. F 2: Bzfrcms 1690 Ind Vill. — This seat was so t,a_e tom its double front (V. Hasted, III, 721, b). It was built ca. 1600. Higham 117 E 3: de Hecham 1240, 125-1 Ass; Hegham 1242.3 Fag-s; 1253-4 FeesKn; 1346 FA; de Hegham 1324 ArchC 21, 20;, :tc. —— OE héah “high” + him. See also KPN, p. 51. A110}; Fm 117 F 2: La Hothe 1276-7, 1315 BM I; Atte hothe, ‘efi ads 1278 Ass; la hotthc 1313 Ass; atte Hothe 1348 Subs, _ 05: ‘“hc7[) “heath”. l3I)t7engi11o 117 ‘G 2: dc Trimfelcl’ 1240 Ass; de Trenfeld, .fe]d’ “— ubs, de 1/erpemfelde 1332, 1338, 1348 Subs; de Threm/dd’ 1354, 134:/' Subs; Iflenfelde 1535 Val. — The first el. may be a ‘°P°8"'aPl110al word OE {pp-ynz-, formed from the base *prum- “something out off” (found in OE tzmgejwunz “tongue-ligament"). 35 ...,.-.._~.Z-». - 546 J. K. Wallonberg / Compare discussions of Rumsted Court in Hacking and ’.l‘rzun- hatch in Charing, v. supra. —- The second el. is OE /‘old “open land”. Shepherd’: Close 117 G 3. Cf. perhaps Will. Scheph’(Ie 1348 Subs; Ric. Shepherde 1357 Subs (both s. Bridge hd). Petham Petham 117 H 1. See KPN, p. 288. Broadwaygreen Fm 117 H 1: tie BrudI,'.wc_:/ 1240 Ass; de Br(ulI.'- wcye 1254 Ass; (dc) Brmlewegc 1292 Ass; Broadway 1690 l.nd Vill. — OE brful “broad” + weg “way”. Buckholt Fm 126 A 14. See KPN, p. 34. Cotterell (lost): be. de Cot/naneborgh’ 1254 Ass; bo. Cotarim", be. (Is Cotar-iés, Cotereresborgh’ 1292 Ass; be. of Cotterell I790 Hasted, III, 735. — OE catmruma, Med. L cotariorum, gen. pl. “cottagers”. The modern form represents Med. L cotercllu-s, OF catered “cottager”. Debden Court 117 G 1: Dcpcdrmc 1-L03 Pat; Dcprlanc 1535 Val. —- OE déop “deep” + denu “valley”. Denge Wood 116 J 13. See KPN, pp. 56, 280, and discussion of Dengemarsh in Lydd, v. supra. Garlinge Green 116 J 14. See KPN, p. 269. Hault Fm 126 A 14: do Ifaute 1278, 1343-4 Ass; 1327, 1332, 1334, 1338, 13-16, 1348 Subs; Hauts Place 1790 Hasted, III, 736. — Iva dc Haul (ca. 1180) was the earliest of the family of Haut known as owners of this estate (v. Hasted, III, 736). A manorial name. Kenfield Hall 117 G 1: based dc Kenegefelrl, Kencgefeld 1223 FF; de Kenefeud 1270 FF; Kenefeud' 1275 FF; de KeuefeId', dc Kenefeud 1278 Ass; de Kenefeld 1286 C1; 1313-4 Seld 24, 204; 1328 Ipm; 1332 Subs; de Kenefeld', -feud’, (Ie Kcmfcld’ 1292 Ass; dc Kenefeld’ 1327, 133-1 Subs, etc. — The 1223 forms suggest derivation of the name from OE cg/m’(n)gafeld “the kings’ open field, the royal open field”. Red Wood Lees (6"). See KPN, p. 106. Sappington Court 116 J 14: Sapimlon’ 1216 F14‘; 1254 Ass; de Sepindon’ 1240 Ass; Sapimlon 1242 Pat; 1301 BM 1; Sap_z/nd(m' 1292 Ass; 1292 FF; de Sapindone 1304 Ass; 1338 Subs; (le Sapyndone 1332 Subs; de Sapindon’ 1334, 1346, 1347 Subs; Fhe Place-Names of Kent 547 Supeiirlorz 1431 FA; Cavington 1690 Ind Vill. — Compare Sabden, La (Sapeden c. 1140, etc.), v. Ekwall. PNLa, 80, and Sapley, H“ (S“1’P9le 1227: N0»). V- EPNS HI: 208. the first el. being suggested to be OE steppe “spruce fir”, a loan-word from L sappinus. Cf. also Sapiston, Sf (Sapestzma DB, etc.), v. Skeet, l.’NSf, 105, who suggests derivation from 9. pers. n. 01:} *S(ep, The fact that the introduction of the fir in the English woodland is considered to be comparatively late, makes connection of early pl-ns with the badly evidenced steppe, which besides is 9. loan- word, rather problematic. It seems more inviting to connect them with the base of OE step “sap, juice”, srepig “sappy, juicy”, Mod Engl sappy “full of moisture, wet, sodden”. Cf. also Mod Engl sapling “a young (forest-)tree”. — The base of the K name was perhaps OE *Srrping(lz‘m. There is no stream at Sap- pington, nor is the ground wet here. May the name perhaps denote that the down was covered with saplings? An OE *s(eping with this sense seems conceivable. But the base may perhaps also be a nickname formed from the same base. Cf. Mod Engl sup “a fool, a simpleton”, sappy “sodden; fat, plump; foolish”. As for K pl-ns that open up similar problems, cf. discussion of Nackington. Sepham in Shoreham, and Sydenham in Lewisham, v. supra. Stone Street (lost): de Stanstrete 1240 Ass; de Stonstrete 1278 Ass; Stonstrete 1292, 1313 Ass; Stonestreet 1690 Ind Vill. —- OE slim “stone” + st-rczt “high-road”. Swarling Fm 117 G 1. See KPN, p. 102. The earliest forms of this name (Sueordhlincas 805 BCS 321, etc.) no doubt contain the elements OE sweord “sword” and hlinc “linch, rising ground”. The simplest interpretation of the name seems to be that it may be an indication of finds of swords having been made here in early days. — But in spite of the fact that the forms in hlinc are found in two early 9”‘ c. original charters (BCS 321, 311) I am not quite convinced that these forms are original. It seems possible that the original form may have been OE *Sweordl1'ngas, a -ling derivative of OE sweorrl “sword”, the name perhaps originally being a nickname of the early settlers meaning “the swordsmen, the warriors” or the like. The ME -linge(s) forms are in agreement with such an OE base. It seems conceivable that a name of the supposed form *SweortIZingas may even at [48 J. K. \\’a||enbcrg an early date have undergoneafolk-etymological reinterpretation, the latter part -lingas being mistakenly understood as the pl. of the common noun hlinc. The repetition in BCS 341 of the hlinc forms may be explained as a kind of copying of the form of the earlier charter. The charters are partly related. Wootton Fm 117 H 1: tie Walton’ 1270 Ass; dc Wmlcton’ 1:378, 1292 Ass; dc Wozletone 1332, 1338 Subs. — OE wudu “wood” + tfm. Waltham‘ Waltham 126 A 14: Weallham c. 1100 Dom Mon; ll'rtItIi(un ll99 RC; 1230 CuCh (ArchC 8, 283); ([;'Im) lliml/ui 12-LU Ass; Wultham 1253-4 Feesl\'n; .l2(i1-2 Ass; 1274 FF; (It: Wmillmm 1254 Ass; Waulhmn, (lc ll'al(lehmn I270 Ass, etc. —— Old would “forest” +hr‘un.; v. Ekivall, StNl’h I, 98. Elcxrnll suggests, p. 101, that the change from Wealdham to Wealtham in this and similar names is due to the assimilatory influence of the voiceless h on the preceding d.” Ekwall draws attention, p. 103, to the fact that a similar unvoicing of d to t cannot be proved in the cases of names such as Slodliam (OE 83511) and-R¢""‘”""" (OE hréod), that is in names where (I followed by h is imme- diately preceded by a vowel. This makes Ekwall inclined to formulate the sound-law, at least provisionally, so that d after l, n, r becomes l before an In. This difference in the develop- ment of (1 before /I is doubtless a little surprising. If the assimilatory influence of the voiceless It could change a. (I in the combinations Id, ml, -rd to l, the same change of d before I: to l is expected also when the cl is preceded by a vowel. Perhaps, after all, the change of d to l in ld, ml, rd is quite unconnected with the fact that an h follows. It is well-known that in the ME dialect of \\’est Midland final (I preceded by l, 12, r is unvoiced to l and that this development takes place also in a stressed syllable (v. Jordan, ME HB § 158). A final (I preceded by a vowel it is not unvoiced. The same unvoicing of a final zl after n and l is also known from OE, although here the instances recorded are restricted to syllables which do not carry the chief ‘ Part of this parish is in Stowting hd. I ' The same suggestion was made previously by Zachrisson. PNRN '1”-7; ‘vask, p. 25, note 2. The Place-Names of Kent 549 stress (e. g. frcrelt “way”) and to the pl. sint “are”, which word may be weakly stressed (v. Biilbring, AE EB 566). But the fact that this unvoicing cannot be proved to have taken place in OE in a stressed syllable also, need not exclude the possibility that at a very early, perhaps pre-literary, date such an inter- change of t and cl after l, ‘n, 2', according as the d was final or followed by a vowel, may very well have existed. The force of analogy must have worked very strongly in favour of the maintenance of the forms with a voiced consonant. [mean that an interchange of e. g. early_OE *wcaIt (uninflected form) and wealde, etc. (inflected forms)pis quite conceivable. The OE and ME cases of unvoicing may be the rest-forms of a develop- ment that in early times may have been much more general. l accordingly suggest the possibility that Weulllzrznz may contain the uninflected *wcall from earlier wealrl “forest”, (I being un- voiced to t in a final position. In the common noun analogy may soon have reinstated would in the uninflected form, at least in the written language. In the place-name the association with t.ho common noun may soon have been lost, and thus it is easy to understand that the ll~'calt- form may here have carried the day. Unlike Ekwall 1 accordingly suggest that the unvoicing of (l to t may be independent of the position before It. I am led to this suggestion by the fact that a similar unvoicing of (I to t cannot be proved in the case of the consonant being preceded by a vowel and followed by an h. The fact that the unvoicing seems to be restricted to the combinations Id, rd (ml) when they are not followed by a vowel, makes it in my opinion likely that the change discussed should be explained on similar lines as the above referred-to unvoicing of d to l in the same com- binations ld, rd (nrl) when placed in a. final position. Ansdore 117 H 1: (I6 _4gz'n.s'dore 1240 Ass; dc Agnesdore 1254 Ass (s. Petham hd); .-'lnn_I/sdore 1790 Hasted, 111, 7-13, u. — I suggested, v. KPN, p. 6-1, that this name may contain the same el. OE ”"/mgan- or the like, meaning probably enclosure, as the former part of the name Anvil (Green) in this parish. The fact that all the early forms of Anvil have initial H-, whereas the early forms of Ansdore begin in A—, may be indicative of different origin. More early forms for Ansdore are needed. The first el. may possibly be Cont .~lg2'n, pers. 11. or Agnes, (fem.) pers. n., the .l_%_,. ‘ “ -.__ ’ -...,_..4.-E.-.1 550 J. K. \Vallenl)erg latter a common pers. n. in ME. (If. Itichdore in the same parish. — The second el. is OE dor “gate, door”. Anvil Green 126 A 14. See KPN, p. 64. As an alternative, but perhaps a less likely one, it may be suggested that the first el. of this name (de Hachenefcud'. (Ie Haug1zefeI(l' 1240 Ass; de Halcgen-, de Hamzefcld’ 1254 Ass, etc.) may be the OE pers. n. Hagrma, a name probably of Cont origin (v. Forssner, p. 138). Cf. also the preceding name. Ashentield Fm 126 B 13: Esmerefel .1086 DB; Ethemcsisfolde 1087 (13“' c.) Inq Aug; Esmcrcfcld, Eastmerelcl c. 1100 Dom Mon; Eshmere-, Essemeresfeld 13"‘ c. BlackBk; Essemerefeld 1237 Ch; Ivlsmcres/"cl(l' 1242-3 Fees; 1246 Cl; Essmersfelde 1253-4 FeesKn; (le Asm’cfel1l’ 1258 Ass; Esmercsfeud 1263 1pm; Esmeresfeld 1275 ('3) Inq; Asmeresfeldc 1294 1pm; Asshemcrfeld’ 1296 FF, etc. —— This name may contain a pers. n. OE *xEscm(cr (cf. In ccscmgres wierrle, (ct wcsmzercs zirzhrrle 909 BCS 62-1; on (escmerns hummus 958 BCS 1022; on mscmrm-cs lmnmms 968 BCS 1227). But it is also possible to construe the name as OE (csc “ash- tree” + mere “mere, pool" + felil “open field”. The compound OE cescmcre occurs in Aslnnere in Meopham, v. supra. On triple compounds containing mere as a second ei. of. sub Redemeregge (OE lzréod + mere+ hrypg) in Speldlmrst, v. supra. Zachrisson, StNPh VI, 74, prefers to derive the OE instances from OE rcscnzcrc. The genitival forms may perhaps slightly favour deri- vation from a pers. 11. OE wr(o)r]: “enclosure”, Iiamm “enclosure”, feld “open land” may all be combined with pers. ns. But it is also possible that the names in -mere may early by popular etymology have been interpreted as containing a pers. 11. in -mer. Note the vacillation of forms with and without -5- in the case of Ashenfield. Bavinge Fm 126 B 14. See KPH, p. 98. This name (Babinge 1260-1 BM 1; de Babbynge 1320 FF, etc.) is probably an ing- derivative of OE Babba, pers. n. Bore (lost): dc B;/ere, de Bicre 1254 Ass; de Berc 1278 Ass; 1301 FF; 1327, 1346, 1348 Subs; Bern 1790 Hasted, III, 7-10. — OE (rgre “shed, hovel” or OE b(i:r(e). OK bér(c) “pasture”. Cake Street (lost): Cake Street, Kakc Street 1790 I-lasted, III, 649, map; 743. — Compare Th. Cake 1348 Subs (s. Petham hd). — A manorial name. The Place-Names of Kent 551 Gogway (6"): Gogwey 1473 AD, v. 2 (s. W.). —— The first el. is probably the dial. gog “bog, quagmire”. —— Cf. Gogland, D, v. EPNS IX, 380. Grandacre Fm 126 A 14: de Graudek’ 1226 Ass (s. Petham hd). —— OF grand “grand, great” + OE racer “cultivated piece of land”. Gramlacre is probably identical with de G‘artaker' 1334, 1346 Subs; dc Gartalcere 1347 Subs (all s. Petham hd). The first el. is probably OE gréat “great”. Cf. also Lyt!eIu'hetaker', etc. s. \Vhiteacre in this parish. ' Hobda.y's Wood (6"). The family of Hobday owned the ma. of Anvil Green for many years (V. Hasted, III, 743, t). Little London 117 J 1. Cf. de Langedene 125-1 Ass; 1338 Subs; dc Langeden’ 1278 Ass; dc Langedane 1316-28 Ass; de Longedanc 1332 Subs. —- OE lang “long” +denu “valley”. - But the name may perhaps, after all, be identical with Li. Lon- don in Lydden, v. supra. Richdore 126 A 14: Dore 1535 Val (mentioned before \Valt- ham). Cf. perhaps Hug. le Richc 1240 Ass (s. Stowting hd). Part of Waltham is in Stowting hd. Compare Ansdore, v. supra. Sax-neu Fm 126 A 14. Of. Eust. Ssamel 1292 Ass; Job. Sm‘- neyl 1327 Subs; Joh. Sarnel 1332 Subs; Walt. Sarnel, Joh. Ser- nel 1343-4 Ass; VValt., Th., Joh., St. Sarnel 1348 Subs (all s. Petham hd); Will. Samel (in WV.) 1379 FF. —— A manorial name. Sheep Court 117 J 1. See KPN, p. 119. Terry’: Wood (6"). Of. St. Terry de "Waltham 1313 Ass. Wadden Hall 117 J 1: de Wadinhale 1176 FacsC; de Wadehale 1179-80 P; de Wadehala, de Wadenhal' 1180-1 P; 1236 ArchC 15, 364; de Wadenhal’ 1181-2 P; Wedenhala 1. 12“1c. BM I; Wadenhale 1210-12 REE; 1253-1 FeesKn; 1274 F1"; 1275 RH; 1278 Ass; de Wadenhal 1247 Ch; de Wadenhale 1276 FF; 1292 Ass; 1334 Subs; Wodenhale 1279 ‘Peck; 1346 FA; Wadenale 1419, 1444 BM 1. — The second el. is OE healh “nook, corner”. The first el. may perhaps be connected with OE wad “woad”, wréden, -wciden “of wood”. OE wad is a well-known el. in English pl-ns. As there is no stream here OE (ge)w¢ed “ford” cannot be considered in this context. The e- and 0-spellings seem to go against derivation from OE Wad(d)a, pers. 11. CE. \Vaddendene in Bethe:-sden, v. supra. But the sporadic Wad-, 552 ’ J. K. \Vallenberg Wc(l- (= Wad-Z?) forms may he of no importance for the etymo- logy of the name. Besides the base may also be an OE *WrccI(d)a, pers. 11.; cf. discussion of W'eddington in Ash, v. supra. Whiteacre 126 A 14: Watekere 1210-12 RBE; Watacra 1216-72 BM I; de Watecerc 1240 Ass; Whetacre 1253-4 Fe-.esKn; dc Watk- acr’ 125-1 Ass; Whetecre 1258 FF; Litlc Wetekcrc 1260-1 BM 1; de Whetacrc 1270 Ass; 1313-4 Seld 24; 1323, 1321 FF; 1332 Subs; dc lVatucre 1292 Ass; do (Lg/ttebrvhclukcr’ 1327 Subs; de (Litel)whctake7"' 1334 Subs; ll’hz'l(¢crc, dc ll'hctc(1cre 13-16 FA, etc. —— OE hwcéte “wheat” + (ccer “cultivated piece of land”. Yockletts Fm 117 J 1. See KPN, p. 10-}. Kinghamford Hundred Cliingesfont 1165-6 1’; (.‘I:in_r/esfr;-rrl 1166-7 1’; Jfinglmiuford 1178-0 1’; 1226, 1254 Ass; 126-1 Inq; King/uunford’ 1240 Ass; 11';/izgliamfo-rrlc 1253--1 ]_"eesKn; K_I/nglmnifbrd’ 1278 Ass, etc. - This hundred is called Berlmm (= Barham 117 H 3) hundred in DB. The hundred meeting-place was evidently in Barham, prob- ably near the village of Btu-ham at the point where the road _crosses the Nail Bourne. This is central in the hundred and easily accessible from its different parts. The original form of the hundred name was perhaps OE cgningcsford “the king’s ford”. Kinghamford is perhaps a contamination of Kingesfbrd and Barham, the earlier name of the hundred. Note that Bar- ham in DB belonged to the demesne “form” of King Edward. Barham Barham 117 H See KPN, pp. 87, 357. Ekwall, StEl’PN, p. 21. suggests that this name (Bioru. ham. 799 BCS 203; I1cnrulcanu'.s- (gen.) 80:‘) BCS 319; Is’I*nrIm-m, -rs 82-1 BUS 381, etc.) may contain an unrecorded pcrs. n. OE *Bcra, a personification of OE bera “hear”. Cont and Scand parallels of this name exist. If the first el. was a. pers. n. OE "‘Bcra we should, ho\\'e\'er, have expected :1 pl-n form OE *Be(o)ranham. But there is no trace of a medial -11-. Ekwall suggests that the medial -21- may have disappeared before It in -ham, which he assumes was still, r The Place-Names of Kent 553 pronounced as a fricative in very early OK. I proposed that -alaam, instead of expected -anham, in some K names may be due to analogical influence from the numerous -ingaham name group. But it is perhaps possible that these names contain, after all, a genuine gen. pl._ as a first el. The early settlers at Barham may perhaps have been called the *bere, *beras “the men resemb- ling bears in strength or courage” or the like. Such a collective noun may have been formed from the base of OE bera “bear” on the analogy of tribal names such as OE Engle, Dene, Eotas, etc. I accordingly suggest that Ban-ham may mean the ham of the *Bere, —as “the men resembling bears”. Breach 117 J 3: de Breche 1226, 12-10, 1270 Ass; Bi-ech' 1278 Ass; Brcches, de (la) Breche 1292 Ass, etc. — OE brzec, brec “land broken up by the plough”. Brooms 117 J 4: de Bronze 12-10 Ass; la Brome 125-1, 1258 Ass; de la Bronte 1275 RH; 1278 Ass; ale Bronze 1327 Subs, etc. — OE brém “broom”. Burton (lost): Berton’ 1247 FF; de Bertzm’ 1254 FF; ate Bertrme 1354 FF; Burton 1690 Ind Vill. —— OE beretfm “barley-farin”. Clip Gate Wood (6"): Clipgatc 1662 ArchU 25, 286. ——- A clip- gate is probably a gate fastened with a clip or clasp. Dorringstone 117 H 3. See KPN, p. 189. Upper, Lower Digges Place (6"). Cf. Joh. Digges in B. 125-1 Ass; Joh. D-ygge(s) (s. Kingston 117 H 3) 1256 FF; 1261 FF, etc. On the family of Dig_qe(s) see further Hasted, III, 756. Duskins 117 H 3. See KPN, p. 162. The ME forms of this name (dc Tlmrkyng’ 1270 FF; Tlmrskynge 1304 Ass; Thrusk_r/ng’ 1313 Ass; dc Tlmrslq/nge 1334, 1338 Subs) show that duscincg déona 824 BCS 381, which form no doubt also refers to Duskins, cannot safely be taken as the base for the interpretation of the name. I suggested that Duskins may be formed from the stem *firusk-, that is from the same base as the pret. pl. and pret. part. forms of OE fierscan “to thrash, thresh” and that the name perhaps meant “the threshing-place". But the name should prob- ably be compared with Thruxted in Chartham (Thruazstetl 1548 etc). This is probably OE fir;/sre "thrush"+stede. Duskins may perhaps be formed from the same base and indicate a place where thrushes abounded. By the side of OE jiryscc there may have existed a form without mutation of which the place-name 554 J. K. \Vallcnberg may be a derivative. It is also plausible to assume that the base may be the name of the bird used as a nickname. - But it is also possible that the ME forms may be corruptions of the unintelligible duscincg in the charter. If so, connection with OE jmhsian, fiuxsiau “to make misty, dark” may be possible. It is dubious whether the original sense of the base was “misty, foggy” or “swelling” (V. \VI’ 1, 712). In any case it seems possible to derive nicknames from a base of these meanings. Cf. Arpinge in Newington and Hawkenbury in Headcorn, v. supra. But the name may also be a toponymic. More early forms are needed for the elucidation of this mysterious name. Ham Fm 117 H 3: Job. de Hamme (in B.) 1313 Ass; Rob., Joh. (Ie Hummc 1327 Subs, etc. —— OE humm. Jumping Downs (6"). Cf. discussion KPN, p. 86. Knowls Wood (6"):Knawle Wood 1662 ArchC 25, 286. —— OE cnoll_ “knowl”. Maydeken (6"): Maydckeiz 1586 ArchC 25, 269; 1593(?) ArchC 6, 280; 1649 ib., 281; 1667 "An-chc 25, 259; Made Ken 1662 ib., 286. —— According to I-lasted, III, 757, this place was named after a family Madelcin who owned this place until the reign of King Henry VI (1422-61). The name is probably originally . a nickname and the same as maydekiu “a little maid”, evidenced ca. 1440. The name appears as a family name in Rob. Maide- lcyn, Clem. de (error for le) bladekyn I327 Subs (s. Axton hd). Out Elmstead 117 H 3: Vttehnestmf 1226 Ass; de Huthelmcston' 1254 Ass; Hut(h)elmeston’, (Ie Hutelemas-ton’ 1270 Ass; Vthelmes- ton’, l’t’hl01neston’ I278 Ass; Outhelmeston’ 1813 Ass; Outtelmcston 1502 Ipm; Outelmeston 1790 Hasted, III, 755. —— I suggest the first el. may be an OE pers. n. ”"I7hthelm. This name is not on record, but compare OE Ulitred. Compare perhaps also Huc- telmin (in Sutton 117 H 7) 1207 Hasted, IV, 130. From OE *l7hthelmz'ng, an ing-derivative of the same name? —— This pl-n is corrupted by popular etymology. The final -ton (OE tfm) was supplanted by -stead, no doubt because the middle part of the name was associated with elm, the tree, and the name was probably influenced by that of Elmstead, ca. 6 miles distant. The first syllable of the name was interpreted as out “without, Outside”. Ropersole Fm 117 J 4. Is this name a corruption of Boscum The Place-Names of Kent 555 do .RoxpolI(a) 1444-5 Kent Rec. 7; Boscum dc Coxpole (s. Denton). Roxpole 1475-6 ib.; Rockspoole Wood 1589 ArchC 25; Greale Rox- poll Wood, Little Roxpoll (in B.) 1662 ib.? —— From OE In-6c “rool.-”+p6l “pool”? Cf. also Roxborough Wood (6") in the adjacent parish of Denton. Shelvin 117 J 4. See KPN, p. 266. Walderchain Wood 117 J 3: ll'aterrhim* 1263 Ipm; ll'aIt’cla_I/m’ 1270 FF; ll"alterch2'ne 1278-9 BM I; Waldirclzene 1327-77 BM II; Walderchyn 1463 ArchC 25, 262; Wal¢lerche_2/ne Wood 1662 ib., 286. — The second el. is no doubt OE cine, cinu “chink, fissure, cavern”. The first el. is OE wealdwara, gen, pl. “the forest- dwellers”’. The forms with t are due to association with the pers. n. Walter or perhaps with OE wealt- in Waltham supra. Cf. also Walden-slade in Chatham, v. supra. — The name is per- haps identical in meaning with \Valdershare, V. infra. Bishopsbourne Bishopsbourne 117 G 3. See KPN, p. 85. The manor of Bourne al. Bishopsbourne belonged from an early date to the Archbishop of Canterbury (v. Hasted, III, 744). Benhill Wood (6"): de Ben(n)ehelde 130-l Ass. -- The first el. may be OE Beorma, pers. 11. or OE bi(o)nmm “within”. The second el. is OE h(i)elde “slope”. Bourne-Place (= Bourne Park 117 G 3?), al. Hautsboume, al. Shelvingbournc or Shelvington. These are manorial names. Joh. dc Sheluyng, probably from the adjacent Shelvin 117 J 4, possessed this manor in 1309 (see 1309 FF, ArchC 12, 303). Later in the 14"‘ c. the manor passed into the hands of the family dc Haut in Pethnm (see Hasted. III, 745). Note also the name Upper- boume 1444 BM 1, probably a translation of Haut “high”. Great Bursted Fm 117 H 2: de Burstede, de Burstorre 1270 Ass; dc Borstede 1284 FF; dc Burstede 1292 Ass; 13‘‘‘ c. BlackBk; 1327, 1332, 1334, 1338 Subs; de Bar-, de Burstede 1313 Ass, etc. According to Hasted, III. 746, the name was in ancient deeds written B-urghsted. Cf. further Beristede 1216-72 BM II which the editors hesitatiugly identify with Bursted. The collected evidence of this name favours derivation from OE burh, byrig “fortified place” + stede. There is no stream (OE buma) here. — The same early loss of medial h (3') is found in Burstead, Ess. 556 J. K. \\"allcnberg Charlton Fm 117 H 3: de ('/mrllrm’ 1240 Ass; de (}'IicrIeton' 1254, 1292, 1313 Ass; (Ia Cherton’ 1334 Subs; dc Uhcrltone 1338 Subs. — OE ceorlutfin “peasants’ farm”. Gorsley Wood 117 H 2: Gosley 1541 BM I. —- OE gés “goose” + léah “clearing”. Langhampark Lodge 117 H 2: dc L(mg(e)Imm 1313 As; dc Langhammc 1327, 1332, 1334 Subs, etc. —- OE lung “long” + hamm. Oswald: (6"). Cf. Roger Oswoltl 1-177 ArchU ex. v. 11, 23. Pennycrych (lost): Peuycrck, or Pcnecrck in B. 1502 Ipm; I’m- nycrych bosc’ 1574 Ipm. —— This is no doubt an instance of a name identical with Penkridge, St, Pentridge, Do, and Pentrich, Db (Romano-British Pcmzocrucium “top of the hill”); of. Zach- risson, RKS, p. ~19 ff. \Ve accordingly find the Keltic elements crouk-a “hill” and pen “head, top” combined no less than four . times. Perhaps the "name came to be used as synonymous to “tumulus or collection of tumuli or ancient remains”. There are tumuli, they are of Roman date, v. VCH III, 146, in Gorsley \\'ood in Bishopsbourne. Note perhaps also Crows Camp (6") near Gorsley \Vood. Close to Pentridge there are several tu- muli, a camp and an earthwork and the site of a British village. There is a Roman Camp just north of the village of Pentrich. The map offers no information about the existence of barrows at Penkridge, but traces of a mound may easily have disap- peared at this comparatively important place. The survival of this Keltic name in districts settled by Anglo-Saxons seems to me easier to understand if it referred to an artificial hill or barrow rather than if it had the meaning of the top of a. hill. The country at Penkridge is rather flat, no hills of any appreciable height being found there. Pentridge is, it is true, at the foot of a considerable hill called Pentridge Knoll. Pentrich is in undulating country. The district of Bishopsbourne is undulat- ing, but there are no hills there. No hill-names are found in this parish. Holder interprets Keltic pcnnii-cr1'¢cib'-n as “kegel- fijrmiger haufe”, that is a tumulus or a barrow. Denton Danton 117 J 1. See KPN, pp. 88, 293. For other cases of ME excrescent, unetymological medial -(i)n- cf. \Vootton Ho, Sx, v. I ‘he Place-Names of Kent 557 EPNS VII, 412, and Farming \Voods, Nth, Templeton, Berks, v. EPNS X, 159. Compare also for '\\'ootton infra such forms as ll'0(l_1/ntoue 1253--1 Feeslin; (Ic ll"or.linlon’ 1278 Ass; Wadynton 1279 Peck; 1291 TE (OE wudu “wood” + tfm). It is of course the influence from the numerous -in(g)ton (OE -ingtfm) name group which has called forth analogical forms such as Denin(g)ton, etc. There is no need whatever to assume a variant OE *Dc- ningtiui by the side of the evidenced Dene tz‘m “valley farm". Gatteridge Fm (6"): dc Gatherste in D. 1304 Ass; cle Galh'st 1346 Subs; (le Sowth, le North) Gateherst, Ie ;\'orthgathers-£14-1-1-5 East Kent Rec. (KRS 7); Gatelmrst Fm in D. 1655 ArchC 25, 285. —— OE grit “goat” + hyrst “wood”. ——- It is impossible to decide whether -ridge is a substitution for -hyrst or a corruption of this el. Lodgeleea Fm 117 J 3: messuage called Lodge Lease-House 1658 ArchC 25, 285. — The second el. is probably OE Iris “pasture”. Tappington Fm 117 J 3. See KPN, pp. 78, 275. This name (Tupiuton’ 1242-3 Fees, etc.) may equally well be derived from a pers. name, originally a nickname or common noun, OE *Trep(p)a, *Tap(p)a or the like or from a. topographical word derived, like the presumed pers. n., from the same stem as OE tceppa “tap, spigot” (cf. WP 1, 765). As the name is an -ington formation, the former alternative is perhaps here the preferable one. Cf. also Tapners (Teppanhyse 765-91 BCS 260, etc.) in Leigh, where we may also hesitate between the two alternatives, perhaps with an inclination in favour of the former. Kingston Kingston 117 H 3. See KPN, p. 315. lleden 117 G 3. See KPN, p. 160. Ekwall, PN —1'ng, p. 7, derives this name (Gildivzg 873 BCS 536; Gildinge 1038-50 KCD 790; ale Ildinges 1168-9 P, etc.) from OE *Gilda, pers. n., and compares OE Geldu, Geldc-, Gildczvine, pers. us. As it seems doubtful whether the stem Geld-, Gz'ld- was used in OE for the formation of pers. ns I suggested that the pl-n discussed may be formed from the stem of OE gi(e)ld, geld “yield, payment, tribute; worship, sacrifice”, g1'(e)ld¢m “to yield, pay; worship, sacrifice to”. It is perhaps possible that the name was originally 3 J. K. Wallenberg the name ef the early settlers who may have been called the “Gieldingas “the tribute payers; the sacrificers, worshippers” or the like. Marley 117 H 3: de Merillc 1254 Ass; de Marley 1278 Ass; de Merile 1292 Ass; 1334, 1338 Subs; Meryle (p.) 1332 Subs; de Mer'le 1348 Subs; Merile (p.) 1357 Subs. — There is a small pool here. From OE mere “pool” or, possibly, (ge)mére “bound- ary” + léah. Reed's Fm 117 H 2: de Bede 1304 Ass; Great Reade (in Bar- hain) 1612 ArchC 25, 276. —-- OE hryd- in hr;/ding “clearing”. Wootton ‘ Wootton 117 J 4. See KPN, p. 15. _ Giddinge 117 J 4. See KPN, p. 14. Ekwall. PN -1119, p. 160, derives this name (Geddingge 687 BCS 69; Geddingc 799 BCS 296, etc.) from OE”*G‘_i/dda, pers. n. — An OE *Gyd(d)‘1 may perhaps be a plausible formation from the same stem as OE God(d), God(d)a, pers. ns. -——_ Zachrisson, StNPh V, 16, 80, com- pares gyddan dene BCS 789 and suggests that Giddinge ‘may be a derivative from the same stem as Mod Engl gid “Jack- snipe” or alternatively a name for a wet place or water course (Germ *gufi from IG *gheut- by the side of “gheud— “giessen". in ME gate, OE gyte “flood, water course”). There are, however, no indications, at least nowadays, that this was a wet place, or that a water course may have run here. The place is on a slight, broad protuberance of the ground. Nor is the very badly evi- denced and obscure bird-name gid a strong indication that 8- nuinber of place-names, v. also Gedding, Sf. Gidding. H11 and Gedding Hall, Sf, may be derivatives of this bird-name. —- Per- haps the name was originally _a nickname for the early inhabi- t,aut(s) of the place. OE *Gydmg(as) “the man (men) possessed by a spirit” or the like (of. OE ggdzg “possessed by a splrlt, insane”; Gatling “Son of God”) may be a likely nickname. Bewsborough Hundred Bevsberg(e) 1086 DB; Beauuesberga, -bergc, Beausberga 1087 (13th C.) Inq Aug; ~Beuesb'ge 1161-2 P; Beauseberge 1219 Fees; ‘ Part of this parish is in Eastry hd. - -~--any -a-.~—.. o« map- f The Place-Names of Kent 559 Beausb’ge, Bawesberg’, Beagesberg’ 1226 Ass; Byauesberg, Beawes- bergh’, Beusberg’, Beausb'gh' 1240 Ass; Beawesberghe 1253-4 FeesKn, etc. -— The second el. is OE beorg “barrow, hill’. As for the first el. see Beauxfield in Whitfield, v. infra. -—— The hundred meeting-place was no doubt at Buesborough Cross, is cross-roads, in Whitfield. Coldred Coldred 117 J 5. See KPN, p. 265. Newsolo Fm 117 J 6: de Neusol’ 1200 Cur; Newesole 1262 FF; Newesole, de Niwesale 13150. BlackBk; de Newsole 1291 TE; de Neuesole 1292 Ass; de Newesole 1304 Ass; 1327, 1332, 1334 Subs, etc. — OE niawe “new”‘+ sol “muddy pool”. Ponshall Ho. (site of) (6"): Popeselle, Popessale 1086 DB; Poples- heale c. 1100 Dom Mon; de Popeshal' 1202 Cor; do Popeshag’ 1203 Cur; Papleswalle 1211-2 RBE; Popeshal’ 1240, 1254, 1278 Ass; 1262 FF; Nortpopesalle, de Popes(h)ale, Nortpopeall’ 1242-3 Fees; Poplesliale 1247 ArchC 29, 229; (North)popeshalle 1253-4 FeesKn; Popeles-, Poppleshale 1261-2 RBE; Popeshal 1267 Ch; 1283 Ipm; dc Poplissal’ 13"‘ c. BlackBk; Popeshal(e) 1275 RE; Popes-hall-, Pop(p)es-, Popeleshale 1270 Ass; Popeshale 1278 QW; 1291 TE; Popes-al' 1278 Ass; Popes-, Pipes-, p'ua Popeles-, Popleshale 1292 Ass, etc. Forms with -p- and -pl- interchange also in later forms. —— The second el. is evidently OE healh “corner”. The first el. seems best explained by assuming it to be OE popul, probably meaning “poplar” (see Bosworth-Toller). “A healh where there was a poplar.” -n- in the 6" map is probably an error for p. Cf. Popshall in 1799 Hasted, IV, 1, map. — As for names containing a tree-name in the genitive, cf. Maplescombe in Kingsdown and Maplesden in Benenden, v. supra. » Singledge 117 J 6. See KPN, p. 45. Ekwall, PN —ing, p. 8. suggests that this name (Saenling 761 BCS 190; Scenling c. 772 BCS 207; de Senglyngge 1313 FF) may be a derivative of OE séne “late”, the meaning being perhaps “wood that puts forth leaves late in spring”. This does not seem a very likely meaning. But the base suggested may be correct. Perhaps the name is originally a nickname of the early settler(s) who may have been called the S'cénlz'ng(as) “the lazy, slack, cowardly one(s)" or the AN INCISED SLAB AT WEST WICKHAM XVII, was then (1796) in the north aisle. crypt of the modern church built on the si next to impossible. H t K ’ , - . . north0 :1 __'1+ L- ‘X .- 3‘. I 5 j I! 1'; - I '. .' 2 1; - f n 1 . _,_ - _ : 1 \’ A‘ 4:‘ BRIDGE. in3°1'iPt'i°n Plate, part of which has remains is as follows 1-- “ Hie iacet Robtus . . . wood Xx° die mes N ovebr A° ani MCC.” ln 1793 he published his Tau environs. Monument No, 35 at been lost many years; what 7, which included the Canterbury Chilham is again our lost brass, 110 SOME KENTISH INDENTS, III “ apparently of a priest ” and an inscription “ part of which has been defaced many years ; what remains legible is as follows 2 51% iaC€t Kofitiia §Rt'nft'gu1’¢ et . . . uxot, qui ofiiit x;° hie mic Qlovéflz‘ 11° bit? QTl°€CC€@€C£@ . . . .” ‘In his manuscript History of Kent some of his Chilham entries Were written in 1793, and here we find :——“ On a Purbeck stone, near the middle of the transept was a small brass figure, beneath which was the following inscription ; still, in part, remaining on a brass plate. “ Hie iacet Robtfis Skinteigule et. . . . xx° die mes Novébf A° dfii MCC[CCXXV. . . .” The brass plate has apparently been loose since Faussett’s day. Hasted does not mention it : Faussett was defeated by the name, but i ‘\ Sp’ .1/, / \_ 1/ ll .5 "5 i \ K 9 u 3 ( . 3 i 4. 1: 3 rm. s .-,..-, .‘ . -‘ 7 -r~ - l .‘ ‘ i‘ 4'-.;v'/7“‘ « -'~ /"»"""“--—,—---"~ ‘*~ " ‘ '\__‘I‘ CHILHAM, III. Cozens by his determination, has given us a clue. The south chapel was dedicated to St. Anne: in it Robert Skatergoode desired to be buried by his will, proved in 1476 (Will P.R.C. 2, 327). It is to be observed that in his MS. history, Cozens ventures nothing concerning the dress of the effigy. 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K sf M’. an MM ,3 ‘xg‘,g 5 %«£»¢:;aré= ':£>;:—e»s-zit, am. .3, .3 g«:.ax'§¢ mm; r..m:9:, '2? §~4+A.A,» £5‘ ' ,.A',L~ rA¥§n:}£‘ ma H w _i‘ ' » ‘ mijw ‘lo um. .4‘ am Tm ‘AvN‘1‘\‘u Hr ma. 4‘ ‘fr wk ’*‘n;, as w Mu n M. V ‘ V 2 wr¢fi‘1 »w,:.4: M, M “”“ ":*;:“”g;f,5‘ xua. 4M}4\m« 41%., .‘ «x mm V4,...‘ ‘~ U ‘ u»,u..‘ «. -v~1wA ; "1 , in-4 «~.;,.-¢», 1» $04‘ 4:, .4 - ‘.4 nag .. mwam 1 14m 2. ,z,. try. m 4 ‘ :- { /4‘ H‘ImM"4)f 21' age; at 3.: WM raw xAw,4,¢;’ . 2.. 1 mi 1 Wm. cm. Notes on St Peters Bridge: Roman Road through Bridge may have continued in use for some time since a) Domesday refers to Bridge Hundred (knowledge of the bridge survives) and b) Domesday Monachorum (earliest date cal 100) lists the church in a way that suggests a record of remote times. There was therefore almost certainly a Saxon Church here before the Norman invasion. It was probably though never more than a Chapel, since Bridge has never been separate from Patrixboume. The Chapel therefore implies habitation, and a continued use of the road. Possible pre- conquest trading centre for the Nailboume valley. (Alan Everitt: Wickhambreux/Ickham — Littleboume (implying Great Boume) — Bekesboume — Patrixboume — Bishopsboume (Kingston/Bridge). (Wootton & Denton from Bishopsboume) It is possible — even probable, given the course of the road up the hill, that the Norman church (late l2thc) is founded on the road itself. Two Norman doors (effigies of early Bridge inhabitants!) First listed vicar (as Patrixbourne Walter de Burne 1189) Outside W door a slab, with indents for a brass of a man & woman & group of daughters, ca 1450. once the top slab of a table tomb on the north side of the church (Hasted). If a genuine external brass it is the earliest recorded, & only pre-reformation example in Kent. Probably placed here in 1859/60. Another edifice on the North side was probably the stocks “He who will not the law oboy/ here in ye Stocks must surely lay” Malcolm Ramsey was vicar for 43 years from 1495-1538 (alias Maccobus Keasey of Hasted who died 1512 having been vicar for 21 yrs — he it is whose effigy lies in the North Chancel wall) Was he a Scotsman?? Listed as the only Pre-reforrnation MA.. The visitation of 1502 (ecclesiastical progress by the bishop to hear complaints and inspect the parish) took place at Wye: Prior of Merton (who held the gift — appropriator) was absent, but vicar (Ramsey) appeared, with Churchwardens Thomas Cheseman/John Newman and Parishioners William Aleyn/ Stephen Miller/ John Miller/ Richard Prentice: the earliest certain inhabitants of the parish. Visitation of 1573 noted that Thomas Outlaw (surname common in the early birth registers which date from 1579) had got Mary Bell with child, she living with her father- in-law Simon Parramor. Also, that Mr Hevyside our curatt does not say the divine service every Sunday. Complaints about others no doubt too. John Mackallar (another Scot??) vicar 1667-1698, very conscientious at first (his entries in the registers are full and beautifully written) was cited in 1695 for never being around. The parish accounts of 1673-1740 show that the parish was responsible for upkeep of the church, as well as the stocks and the bridge. 1676 saw a wholesale refurbishment of the belfry. Payments to a bellfounder (Mr Palmer) suggest that there have not always been three bells here (which I have not seen) though one is undoubtedly old, with an inscription: Ave Maria gratia plena d[e]us tecu in Saxon capitals, ca 1325, cast by same bellfounder as Patrixboume no 2 William le Belytere. Bellropes were replaced every 2/3 years. Page 199 I ‘;°;./.{[£>rfTac/-ed from w€.l. cf M5. H1£’°r/ ‘’f /\’?’‘f‘. 5?] r zCC£flvW'al\, cum, awts. /793*] -. gumm 45' or as it is written in Domesday, Brige, which once constituted the Deanery Town, 1S now but a small village of about twenty houses, situated in a narrow valley, t rough which runs the small stream called the _i§§;§_§tQgg, over which there is a handsome stone bridge of one arch. THE CHURCH stands close to the road, on the right hand at the East end of the village. It is a small ancient building of three ailes and a chancel, with a small square tower at the West end crowned with a slender spire leaded: in it is a peal of three Bells inscribed as follows: 1st No inscription 2nd Do 3rd Ave maria gracia plena ora tecu (Saxn Gaps) Arms 3 Charges. 1st a Lion rampant. 2nd a bird. 3rd a Prester John. The pillars which separate the ailes are square and very large, though the arches are low and narrow. The East end of the North Aile is enclosed by a partition for a School room. The Font is small and appears to be antique, but has nothing peculiar on it. In the Chancel at the North side, is a semi circular com- partment, containing, in stone, the following particulars, exceedingly well carved in alto relievo. In the division at top, was formerly a figure for the Almighty now much defaced. In the 2nd division from the Nest end, is the Serpent, with _ Adam and Egg eating the forbidden fruit. In the 1st from the same end, the Angel driving them out of Paradise Motto "Institia dei" (OE) x. Page 201 [ $f<.d: c.{'iss?'] 7’ The d .' “.‘ " - . . . . . 3r contains bain and Abel, pr ‘ring their sacrifices. Motto "Cayin dolos‘ Abel" (03) Th t ".c>° ' ' ' .'1- . . eniageg Abel oifcring his sacrifice, main standing beside him, Motto "Abel at‘ uilt'" (DE) The 5th Qgig slaying Abel. Motto obliterated. On a scroll above is C C " "Sit tudwert me genfit mortis ps doloris is n; sir tu dedernt me" On an°th3T On another "015 g offer tis optia et _ "maledict dolos unogas electa erict cu ta...mis" p" de bile duo malath On another "Maledict eris cayin sup‘ tira genes‘ " EPITAPHS 1st Under an arch in the wall, below the above compartments, lies the Effigie of a Man at full length, with his hands closed in the attitude of prayer, on the arch is, "Quam oc...as meas in molis vnde veniat...anno... 00cool0ontaco00Ionooououuunoonnnoooooooaso " (obliterated) ~- 2nd On the same wall is the Portrait of Robert Bargrav-, painted on Copper, in a wooden frame, below is, A“ , "Roberto Bargrave de Bridge Gen: Hic nato Feb.5° Ano 1584, Jan" An° 1649 viro Religione in Deu pietate in Aumhotate CharitateJin Pauperis Humanita ..............anes SpécEtiss:Avuncuto optime deéekerito,§&atis 649 Civitus Cantuaria Exempto in........hoc memoriaaet gratitudinis: Tho. Hardres ) S Bargrave Executores. F: F: P: P: ..........." ) Denato 20 [A,u-fkov-':('acfeM] Page 202 ?$:°dBaT raV€s Yizo Or, a Pale, Gu. charged with a Sword erect, Ar. e and pomel d, of the field on a chief, A2. 3 Befzants, 3rd On the front Tablet of a handsome Tomb of white Marble at the North Side of the area within the Communion railes is "Joane the second Eughter of Walter (Caps) Harflet of Beakesbourne Esq. the first Wife of S? Arnold Braems Knh£. departed this life the 27th day of July 1635, and lyeth Buried in the Parish Church of St. Maries in Dover in the West Ile where there is a Monument Errected to her Everlasting Memory. Elizabeth the second daughter of S? Dudley Diggges of Ghilham Castle Knhfi Master of the Roules second wife of 8? Arnold Braems Knhfi departed this life the 27th Day of May 1643* and lyeth buried in the Midle of this Chancel where her name is Ingraven and for whom this Monument is erected" * Hasted says 1745, but it is as above Arms. Braems, viz. in chief a Demy Lion rampant, a Crescent for difference impaling Di es, viz. on a Cross 5 Eagles display'd Crest, a Stags head eras'd,between 2 wings. 4th On a flat stone in the middle of the Chancel is "Under this stone lyeth Buried ye Body (Caps) of Elizabeth Diggs second Wife to S? Arnold Braems to whose Memory is Ereckted ye Monument on ye North Side of this Uper Chaniell" 5th On another near the above is, "Sacred To The Memory of JOHN HARDY ESQ late of §fiIDGE PLACE died April 17th 1779; aged 57 years? Page 203 Page 204 6th. On a projection at the East side of the West window at the south sire of the Chancel, uhder a niche is, "Macobfi Kasey vicari de patibourne (OE) Hecit hic fieri afio dni movcxxij Et mensis marty'die xxj" (On a scroll over the niche is,) ,, _ _ _ Johis 39 (OE) "Usin sgt spus Sps ubi arit Qpirat Huescis unde iriat aut q° uadeat" (On a scroll at the West side iS,) (OE) "D tIp'befii’openum bonfi; Ad nata gltiow O apli p? hoc n6 cut trinfi Apocal K? On the East side of the Easternmost window on the South side of the Chancel, are the remains of three Latin inscriptions, in black letters, but obliterated by that fashionable beautifier, whitewash. The date is 1619 Middle Aile 7th On a plain stone is, "Beneath this Stone lies Interr‘d in hopes of a joyfull Resurrection, the Body of AMBROSE MILWAY Gent*: Citizen and Merchant Taylor of London, late of this Parish, who departed this life Jan? 3rd 1744. Aged 61 years.” *Halsted says Anth. Milner 8th. On another is, "Here lieth lnterr‘d the body of Mary Holman, the window of Laurence Holman, who departed this life, Dbr 20th 1692 aged 55 years. (Italic) On a board over the belfry door is, "This church and Steeple Repair'd in the Year 1787 Sam'l Hills, Church Warden Page 205 Page 206 gs) Date on the Cieling of the Church 111713“ A small distance to the southward of the Church is a _ 9 Eigdgomg gguse, called Brid e Place, now the property of w;ll‘eV';_J$E§iJ£§Xl2£ gf.B1frons, and the residence of E£;_j£EL%§£E9QQ E35. lh1S house which was built by 1r £%.r_I_1_<>_.s1_.13_I'.a_l<>l<>l<>l<>l<*>l<>l<>l<>|<*>l<>|<>l<>l<>l<>l<>|<>l<>l<>l<*>l<=l<*>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<**>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l=>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l=>l<>|<>|<>l<>l<>|<>l<>l<>l<>l<>|<>l<>|<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l< Bridge Church Kent Aug 17 1844: W.P. Griffith F.S.A. Bridge Church (Aug 17: 1844) Possesses a nave, ailes, north transept, chancel, and a small square tower, containing three bells, and surmounted by a low spire. Tower situated atthe west end of South aile. Nave ls separated from north aile by three pointed arches, quite plain, springing from piers, 2:11 1/4 thick, with chamfered edges. Upon boards against piers in nave are the following texts: — Heb. 10:25. — 1: Peter 2-8. 9 Titus. 2:1 1:12:13 Against pier north side by chancel, is a small marble tablet with the following inscription: In a vault near this tablet are deposited the remains of Baron de Montesquieu, of this Parish who departed this life 19th July 1824, aged 74 years. The pulpit is situated in the north east angle of nave, and is unworthy of notice — The pews are of red pine and not painted. The chancel arch is an equilateral arch, supported by small clustered columns with molded caps & bases.Chancel arch in nave. The roof is a span, with a se1ni—decagonal ceiling, in the centre of ceiling is an oval panel with (1713) The Chancel is much higher than nave, instead of steps from nave, there is a slope connecting the levels formed of red brick. The west window is pointed in three five foiled lights; mullions continued to the top with three foiled panels between with quarry lights. On the south side the arches have been cleared away, and a modern gallery supported upon cast iron columns erected - the capitals to the former responds are curious. There is a gallery at the west end, but no organ. On the south side of nave is the following text: — James I: 21: 22 North Aile Very small, at the west end a small portion has been partitioned off as a Vestry room, lighted by a small pointed window in west wall. Roof a lean—too — In a small frame against north wall is a quotation in a wooden frame from Ecclesiastes 5: l: 2 North Transept Is connected to aile by a pointed arched opening. The east window is square headed in 2 five foiled lights, quarried. The north side has two deeply splayed pointed windows in one light. Roof span, ceiling semi — diagonal. Pews as nave floor boarded. There is a doorway at the east end with a small passage. Chancel East window is pointed, and in two, five-foiled lights very bold, with the foil in head. With quarry lights. Altar is one step above chancel floor. Altar rails modern. Altar table of oak. In north wall of chancel is a semi circular recess, containing five panels with bas—reliefs. The first one represents the angel driving Adam & Eve out of paradise, above the heads of figures is a label with Institua dei”. In old English. In the second panel is Adam & Eve being tempted by the evil spirit. In the third panel are Cain & Abel offering up a sacrifice above their heads is a label with “Cayin Dolol”. Abel”. In the fourth panel is Abel offering a sacrifice, viz:- a lamb, a label is at the back of Abel with “Abel et cult”. In the fifth panel is Cain killing Abel. There is a label at the back of Abel, which is carried over both figures, but the inscription is nearly obliterated. Above the panels is a band containing a label over each panel:- lst label Cayin dolere cui dolere istu 2nd “ Gennit morte 2 ps circunded erit 3rd “ Ora 9 offertis optiat electa criitci, ta ominus 4th “ maledict’ dolol’ iinolas devile diis maladj p. 5th “ maledict’ eris carpi sup tera genit 1. There is a good sprinkling of blue color remaining upon this sculpture. In the upper part of recess above the band are figures with labels but now indistinct (probably the Almighty surrounded by angels). Beneath this recess & behind the pewing is a recess (now blocked up). containing a full length effigy. One leg & arm are gone. Above pewing is an inscription in wall. “Meas in moliam unde veniat ammi anun. Beneath east window is the Decalogue, etc, uppon a Roman mongrel Doric screen. North side of chancel is a small deeply splayed narrow semi-circular headed window, and another window splayed and pointed inside but now blocked up. Beneath window north side of chance] is a text from Mark I4: 22: 23: 24. Against north wall of altar is an altar tomb with veined marble, black, slab at top, in memory of J oane the second daughter of Walter Harflet of Beakesbourne Esq. On the west side of semi-circular at bottom is a small bracket. On the south side of Chancel are two windows, in two five-foiled lights, quarried. Between the two windows is a small Norman doorway now blocked up. On the east side of the most eastern window is a text from Psalm 119: 1: 2. On the east side of the second window is a small white marble tablet with the following inscription:— 236 18 In perpetual remembrance of John Hartley, late of this Place, Gent. Born September 1763. Died March 13th 1833. Roof high span, semi—diagonal ceiling. Plain tie-beams & cornice. In the eastern splay of the western window in south side of chancel is a small tudor headed recess, beneath which is a label containing as under:- Malcolm Keiley Vicarii de patrixborne / fecit hic fieri anno dm 1522 / et mensis marcii die 22 ~ On the right hand side of arch is a large label with “Venisit Spiis - Sps ubi isti spirat” On the west side of this window is a double label with a skull with the tail of a lizard just leaving the eyes, and a thigh & leg bone. Dii trp bein spetuu. hoini Rd.qatr ulti - Qa’ apli phr no ant. And on the lower part of the label under the skull is a small hand pointing to the skull. On the north side of chancel arch is a small hageoscope from transept now blocked up. South Aile East window small Norman semi-circular headed window. There are four windows in the south wall ranged two & two over one another these are modern. In the north east angle of South aile is a small brick pedestal with an unusually ugly & Vulgar vase used as a font. The staircase to gallery is in the south-east angle. Against south wall are two white marble slabs one to the memory of James F oord of the Parish of Patrixbourne, who died Jan 8th 1796. Aged 17 years. The other one is to Beby Fitch, wife of Thomas Fitch, who departed this life Aug 4th 1807. Aged 62 years. Chancel 31 :10 X 16:6 The bells are arranged from East to west, the western bell has an ancient English inscription. This is an old bell, no inscription upon other bells. At the south west angle & SE of tower is an angular buttress projecting 11.4 and 5.1 wide. In a semi-circular headed niche south side of church, stands a figure of the Virgin & child. Tower has been repaired with brick on the south side. South wall of nave & east side of tower rebuilt. Yew tree opposite south side of church. Belfry windows small semi-circular headed windows. Roof covered with plain tiles Tower covered with oak shingles Orientation ESE by SE Churchyard, irregular square - Church nearerr the north side, where the high road from Canterbury to Dover runs. (5 architectural drawings of details) U. 2189 Z4/1-12 5/ BILCH ‘c Am’. 4933’ % é ’. f~'vr’"‘ U; in ‘V \/\/(,..J \ ,3 oiwi .:. 4,»-' /x '[ ,x.»(=‘ - 40 8. AN ARCHIDIACONAL VISITATION OF 1502. Sesalter. [Prior and C. of Ch. Ch. Cant., P.] Sir Will. Stekebuk, V. War. Joh. Marchant, Edm. Billett. Par. Will. Gilnett. They lack a missal and portifory ; and they are to provide the same before Christmas under pain of forty shillings. St. Peter in Thanet. [Abbot and C. of St. Austin, Cant. P.] Sir Hugh Hoogh, V. VVar. Tho. Piers, Tho. Wilde. Par. Joh. German, Ric. Gowson. Omnia bene. [Exempt churches: Herne, Reculver, Hothe, St. Nicholas at W’ade, Monkton, Birchington, Wood, Eastry, VVorth, Deal] I)EANERY OF BRIDGE‘. Visitation held in the parish church of VVye on monday the 22”“ day of September, A.D. 1502. 1. ' I M» \.1.- -J - N .€:a~r«M'r «A "3’ 2. .,,. Wye. [Master and Fellows of the Coll. there, P.] Sir Michael Folgrene, Our. War. Tho. Serles, Hen. Alard. Par. Joh. Roose, Tho. Bose, J oh. Barry. Bregge (Bridge). The Prior of Merton, P.; he did not appear. Mr. Malcolm Ramsey, V. War. Tho. Cheseman, Joh. Newman. Par. Will. Aleyn, Ste. Miller, Ric. Prentise, Joh. Miller. Chilham. The Abbess of Sion, P. ; did not appear. Sir Rob. Pele, V. War. Reg. Chese, Will. Marshall. Par. Chris. Sharp. Sir Matt. Smyth and Mr. Joh. Stamford to exhibit their letters of Orders before the feast of the annunciation of the B.V.M., next following. \ .... mmnmammzww ‘- AN ARCHIDIACONAL VISITATION or 1502. 41 Littlebourne. The Abbot of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, P. ; he did not appear. Sir Will. Burton, V. War. Tho. Dorrant, Will. Frier. Par. Tho. Smyth, Jas. Forte, Will. Watts. Stodmershe. Master Water, R. War. Ric. Knyght. Par. Joh. Welby. The bell tower (oampanile) is much out of repair through the neglect of the parishioners. Waltham. The Prior of St. Gregory, Cant-., P. Sir Will. Rede, Cur. Sir Rob. Pynnell, Cap. War. Will. Prowde. Par. Will. Acourt, J oh. Prowde, Rob. Moryne. Sir Rob. Penell, the chantry priest, does not keep his resi- dence, but absents himself from the celebration of divine service on solemn days, and, against good custom, he has a key of the church door, which he ought not, because owing to his having this key, the treasure of our church is liable to be stolen, since on several occasions the door of the aforesaid church has been found open through his negligence. He is noted also as a common defamer of the parishioners, calling them heretics, bastards and harlots. Also the said Sir Robert keepeth a common tavern in his chantry house, also the chantry house is much out of repair. Sturmowthe. Mr. Will. Pieris, R. War. Ric. Notingham, Ric. Goode, infirm. Par. Mich. Wells, Sim. Baker. Preston.‘ The Abbot of St. Austin’s, P. Sir Hugh Huntloo, V. War. Ric. Prest, Joh. Wadell. Par. Ric. Wells, Joh. Ovyngton. Elmeston. Sir Hen. Goolde, R. War. Nic. Stonard. 282 PARKERIS VISITATION or 1573. GooDNEs'roN. Compertum est; that Henry Christian and Agnis Saire the wiefe of \ViIImus Saire, by the reporte of goodwiefe Offelde of that parishe, are suspected of whoredome. Item our church is Ruynouse and very motche decayed, to the repayringe whereof the parishe have made a Lande Sesse, and they whiche dwell in other parishes and have Lande in our parishe refuse to pay as they are reasonably Seased, whereby we offer [sic] our selves are not able to repayre the same. Item Mr. John Robins of Dover enioyinge certen goods of the parishe deI‘I"e1'retI1 paymente from day to day. BICOKIG. Coinpertnm est that the church yarde Lyeth open, whereby swyne and other eattell come in and (iigg nppe the graves; the faulte is in the dean and cha.pit.er of Christs church and theire ffariner. It hath ben presented divers tymes and no Iteforinacou had. \Vx.\n'Nnr:woi.n. Comlbertlnn est that they IliIaCI(C a niinistzer. Item there eliurehe and channeell are in decay for Lacke of tylinge. Ni'NNv.\'o'i'oN. Compertum est. that our Curat dothe were no SurpIes when he sayth service. Item the communion is ministred in common Brede. Item the \'icaridge is sore decayed and the wode felled from the grounde, and no 1'eparacons donne. Item they have no vicar, but it is served by the vicar of Goodmistone. I Lem one Ilollands wit-to whose husband is gone from her, but where he is neyther she nor we do knowe. CIIILLI1\'(}DEi\'. (.'omper1un1 est that I'Iarr_v Norton \voIde not pay accordinge to the sease made for the reparacons of the church. CRONDAL L. Compertum est that the channeell and parsonage be in greate decay and have ben Longe so, and but Lyttle amendement althoughe often presented. 1>A1iKEa's VISITATION or 1573. 283 Item they have not theire Ordinary Sermons, althowge the faulte have ben often presented. ~ Item Mr. Allen did graunte towards the Releef of the poore yerely to be paid v_js. vii_jrl., whereof he payd but vs. fowre yeres past, and bath had the Benitice in fax-me viij yeres. .I51:ssi1orri~;snonNE. (.‘ompertn1n est. that they have bad no (‘nratt this moneth and more, but one web our parson Mr. \ViIIoweb_v doth sende we knowe not whether he be Licensed or not, by my L[ord’s] grace. Item the churche is in greate decay and the steple also. Momsni-2. (.‘rompei-tum est that all the parisheners have not Receved the eoion fowre tynies a yere accordinge unto the Queues Iniunetions, for that they are withowte a minister. Item we have a minister, but he is but a deacon. Binnon. t.‘oInpertum est that one Thonias Owtlawe for begettinge one Mary Belt with chylde dwellinge with her father in Lawe Simon ,l,’arrainor. Item Mr. Hevysede our euratt, for he doth not say the devyne service every sonday. 1\Lxo.\‘A Ihiws. Conipertuin est. that they Laeke the Para.pI1rasesof Erasmus, wch our pars-on shulde pay for thone halfe. And the parson is not Resident and bathe more benetices, but we knowe them not. BOIJUIITON A1.urn1a. (‘ompertmn est that our churche walle is some what at repa- raeons, and it shalbe amended. ICKIIAM. Compertum est that they are served with a Reader, and the parson not ltesident. Item they have no ordinary sermons. PRESTON. Compertum est that the conimonion is sometynie ministred in comon Bred and sometyme in wafer cakes. 284 PA1tKE1t’s VISITATION or 1573. CIIILHAM. Compertum est that John ffowler and John Cooke for not commynge to the ehurche at tymes appointed. Item Willmns Payne hath not Receved the Coion. Item Andrewe Videan and his wiefe for Lyvinge at seperacon withowte order of Lawe. Item Raffe Mepain and [blmzk] Ames, collectors, for not makinge there Aceommpte, and not partinge with the money. Asnic. Coinpcrtnm est that John Arrowsmyth, Matthewe Ilughe, Roberto Wyllington, John Oliver, and John Upayce Lyve from theire wieves, we knowe not where. STAPLE. Compertum est that one Roberto Payne of the parish of Gon- nestone withholdeth one kowc and fyve yeres farme for the same kowe comme St. Georgs day nexte, and ditferreth to pay the same. STURMOUGII. Compcrtum est that John Harflet refuseth to pay the Seasement that he was Seassed at by the Justice to pay to the poore. .l)l‘]CANA'l‘ SAND\VlCI. SUTTON. Compertum est that they Laeke the Paraphrass of Erasmus. ltem our parson is not Resident, named George Burden, and that he hath Lott onto his parsonage to one Nicholas May. N01: BORN E. Compertum est that they Laeke a Byble of the Largest \'olume, and our Byble doth Laeke from the xvj of St. Matthewe to the forth of St. Marlxe. Item the minister dothe for the moste parte minister the coion in common Breade, for lacke of wafer breade. ltem there is no partieon betweue the ehurehe and ehaueell syuce it was Brent. Item there ehauin-ell is in decay, the windowes are broken and Lacketh glasinge, and the chauncell Laeketh pavinge and whitinge, and Lacketh a dore, in the defaulte of my Lords grace or his farmer. PARKER’S VISITATION or 1573. 285 Item Nicholas Cooper of St. Barthelmeus in Sandwich for that he oweth xvs. to the use of our churehe, and deferreth the payment thereof. Item Robert Pyttoeke, executor of John Veryers will, for that he oweth fortye shillings geven to the repayringe of there Steple by the said John Veryer, our Steple is begonne to be repayred and stayeth for Lueke of money, and the said Robert Pyttocke deferreth to paye the said xls. for that the said Steple is not all redy amended. I§1~:'rs.xNm«:n. Compertum est that our service is donne so rare that we cannot comme to hyt because he goeth to an other church to serve the same day. Item the pm-son is not Resident. l<1s'r1«1I.ANo nos. Compertum est that theyr Byhle is torne. Item \Valter Sharpeldy eometh not to churehe hut seldome. \VI«:s'rE iu\N(H)()N. Compertum est that the chaunecll is in grete decay for wante of" glase windowes. RINGWOJ). Compertum est that our ehurche is somewhat in decay. Item theire pm-son is not Residente. TELMESTUN. Compertuin est that they wante the paraphraces of Erasmus, wch is in the defalte of my L. grace and the farmer. Item the wyndowes in the ehauncell are in greate decaye, in the defalte of the Arehebissoppe. Item there is a kowe i11 Vyneent Nethersolls hande deteyned from the ehurchc. Item they have had but iij sermons sithens the Last Visitacon. HAM. Compertum est that Mr. Pawson is there parson who serveth at St. Maries in Sandwiehe. Item the co_ion is mynister in common Breade. 278 rAnKi3n’s VISITATION or 1573. Item the parson is not Resident nor geveth any thinge to the poore of the parishe to theire knowledge. Item John Nicholson hath 11ot Receved the holy eoion accordinge to the Queues Matys Iniunetions at Easter Last nor synce. WEs'rG.u‘I«:. Compertum est that Thomas Lowe, farmer of the parsm1ag_;e, who hath not snfliciently repayred the channcell, But the parishe at his Requesto haue .l{cpa_\;red the same, and he hath not payed them therefore accordingc to his promise. Item John Mauser for wilfull absentinge of hymselfe from the cliurche, And at suehe tymes as he is admonished of his wilfulnes then unreverently he behaveth hym selfe with raginge wordes and Blasphemynge of gods holy name. ST. DoNs'roNs. Compertum est that the minister ministreth the Con1n1oni011 in Common breade, And for the reparacons of his howsc hath eutte downe a11 ashe. Item there is a Blaspliemous windowc in the Uhappell of Mr. Roper. Item Thomas Mzissiiigberge and Elizabeth his servaunte for comniittinge of fornicacon. Item .\Ir. Roper for wheate dewe unto the churche, that is to say, ij Busshells by the yeare, and hath hen unpaid many yeres. Sr. GEORGES. Compertum est that the commonion is ministred with common Breade. Item Richard tmxlerdowne for not Reseavinge the eommonion in one Ycre and a halfe. Item Arthur Boyer for workinge on the sabothe day. Item Thomas Kynge for Lyvinge in vement suspicion of Adulterye and fornicacon of a Longe tyme. Item Laurence Apelgate and John Bedell for not commynge to the church on the saboth daye. Item Richard Edmons and Stephen Olfyldes wicfe for not comminge to the churche on the Saboth daye. ST. MARTINS. Comperturn est that John Bell commeth nether to the churche, nor hath Receved the communion this ij or iij Yeres. brvt/L-C4)-~{ ITH ‘ .4.- ’1>A1tKEn’s VISITATION or 1573. 279 DECANATUS BRIDGE. Wm. Compertum est that Mrs. Clyfton doth not comme to the churche to here the devine service, nor yet doth not Receve the commonion as by the Lawe is appointed. Item Nicholas A rden is a common Dronkarde and one that dothe Lyve with his wiefe Lniorderly. ltcm Thomas l\l:U'l\'S for a eryme of Incest with his dowghter, and dwelleth in one of the Almese howses, not beinge Lame, not ympotent, but is able to worke for his Lyvinge. Item Mr. Anthony Sammes of Throwley for withholdinge of a tenement and Lands called Ilendens wch was geven by Mrs. Mar- ten of 'l‘hrowley to the Iteleefe of the poorc. Item Mrs. Martin for a Sute of Copes wch she confessed she had in her kepingo, and as she saith she hath delivered them to one of Sir Thomas Kempos men. . Item the ehurchwardens have not geven there accompte accord- inge to the costomc. Item Wil.hnus Swayne for cuttynge downe of sertene wood from a tree in the churche yarde. Item the Ci-irat eonnneth not do\vne to reade the Byble in the mydds of the churche accordinge to t-he Iniunctions. Item \Vi1lmus Pantry, Bartehnewe Glover and Davy Hylls for that. they eomme not to churche on the sondayes to here diuiue seruice. Item Thoinas Blactun for a common drunkard and a greate sower of discorde and a sclaunder of the parishe. Item Chesmans widowe for that she dothe Refuse to Receve the holy Communion. ‘ Item Thomas Cockc, a smyth, Late servaunte to Willms Payne, for an insestios person, for eommittinge fornicacon with two of his Masters Maydens, thone named Mildrede lfilpott, who is nowe at (arodmersam as we Lorne, And thother Alice Poyner, and dwelleth nowe at Estewell, as the crime goeth with an other man. Item Thomas Assen for kepinge of Evell Rule and an evell Lyver, contrary to the Lawcs of god, in entisiuge mens dawghters and other servaunts prively to do evyll. And also for a cryme one Harriso wiefe of Wytherson within the parishe. Item Mary Koeheman, wch made a precontracte with the said Thomas Assen, who nowe is maried to Anthony Stevens. Item the Quier is not decent as hit owghte to be. 280 1~A1:K1«:R’s VISITATION or 1573. Item the said Mary Kocheman is a fornicatrix. Item George Ego:-den for not kepinge company with his wiefe. Item Margarett Vlfhiler for fornication. KYNGS1‘l)N. Compertuin est that the parson is 11ot Resident; uppon his benitice and kepeth no hospitalitie there. \VAJxr|1A.\1. Compcrtum est that they lacke a Paraplirass of Erasmus. STELl.II\‘(]E. Compertnm est that they [have] not the Parapht-ass of Erasmus, weh is in the defaulte of the parson. Item the channcell is uncovered in the defaulte of the parson. And that the churche Porche is owte of reparacons in the parishe defaulte. Item Leonard Sprye keepeth the goods of Mary Sprye withowte Administracon. WYNGIIAM. Compartum est that the churche yarde is not sufiiciently Repayred, the walles thereof beinge downe. Lyeth in controversie betwene Mr. Palmer and the parishe who shall do the same. Item A.lexamler Horden hath 11ot Receved the commonion at Easter, Thomas Hodgescyne hath not Reeeved the commonion, Edwarde Asshen in Lyke manner hath not Receved the communion at Easter no at any tyme since, and also Willms Halowell hath not Recevcd the commonion. S'I‘UDMERS1lE. Compertuin est that they have a Byble heinge olde and some- whatt unbonnde, but not of the Largest volume. Item the (lhanncell is distituted of Pewes and seates, bothe for the minister and precher. Item the parsonage is very ruinos, howebe hit nowe it his some- what amended. Item they have had but two sermonds this yere in defaulte of ther person or his farmer. Item John Keymishe, a poore Laboringe man, hath a wiefe weh is somewhat slack in commynge to the church. PARKEIVS VISITATION or 1573. 281 CIIARTHAM. Compertum est that the commonion is ministred in common Brede. Item our person is some tymes Resident and sometymes not. BEKESBORNE. Compertum est that they Lacke the Paraphrases of Erasmus and the poore mens Iioxe, weh were stolen owte of the church. Item abowte July last past there were a couple owte of the welde maried in our churchc withowte Banes askinge. ELMEST()NE. Compertum est that they Lacke Byble in the Largest Volume. Item the coion is ministred in common Brede. PETIIAM. Compertum est that the Sowthe syde of the churche yarde is in decay, but he to whom the fence belongeth hath promised to amende the same. VVICKIL-usi Baoux. Compertum est that the colon is ministred in common Breade. GODMERSIIAM. Compertum est that they have not theire ordinary Sermons. Item Edwarde Vl/ells, Willms Cliapman do Refuse to pay the money to the poore \vch they are ceassed at. CIIALLOCKE. Compertum est that whereas the Vicaridge of Chalworth is annexed to Grodinersham, whereby the minister dothe abyde and dwell at Grodmersham so that he cannot also be Resident with us, weh is also a ehappell with cure, and heretofore hath had a preest allowed that did dwell amongeste them, they desyre to haue Redresse therin and that he may be compelled to ffynde a Curatt, or that they may have the profiects of the Vicaridge towards the fyndinge of one, for the distance Betwene the ij parishes is so greate that one cannot withowte greate trowble dischardge his dewtie in Both parishes. BARIIAM. Compertum est that the churche Yarde ys not fensed. Item Mr. Barham will not pay the money to the poore but is behynde this twoo or three yeres, and the Collectors are Lyke to be arrested for the money that he doth withholde from the parties. 84 rEGeE’s ALPHABET or KENTICISMS. [The Fr. quille is from Ger. /cegel, which is cognate with the O. Eng. lcayle, km], or /ccel.] Sec Cales. KEELER, sb. a cooler [i.e. a large tub. Kennett, in his Gloss. to Paroeh. Antiq. Kevere, says—“In Kent, a lceeler is a broad shallow vessel of wood, wherein they set their milk to cream, and their wort to eool.”] KERN, 1;. [to corn, produce corn]. “Kerm'n_r/‘, corning; good /cerning land ;” Lewis. See Plot’s Staffordsh. p. 204 ,- who says that “ the pisunl, allnun nm_,jus, or garden-Rouneival . . . were found to run upon the ground without inconvenience, and to hem well.” LCf. Ger. /ciirnen, to granulatc.] KETCII, 12. to catch. KEW, [kew] sb. a cow. KILK, sl). [eharloek]; killc or lrellc, which in Derb. they call l(€(.ll0ClC, from whence l)y contraction it comes; kellac/r, lce/lc. They call it kin/c/e too. [D12 Pcgge omits to give the signification, and omits lcedloclc in his “De1'bicisms;” but he certainly means char/oclc, which is the sense given to kilk in Cooper’s Sussex Glossary. Besides, lcezlloclr for (rharloclc is given in llal. as a S/n'0p.9hire word.] KINKLE. See Ki/Ir. KITTEN, .96. a young eat; in Derl). a killing/. It is a sing. sh. for ’tis pluralized by .9. [D12 Pegge argues that it ought to be a plural, Viz. “ the plural of kit, as I have often heard a young cat called.” It is, however, a diminutive] KITTLE, 2:. to tickle. [A. S. ez'telz'an, to tickle] KI'r'r1.E, KIT1‘I.lSII, mlj. tieklish, uncertain; “upon what /cittle, tottering, and uncertain terms they held it ,-” Somncr, Of Gavelkind, p. 129. So fickle and uncertain weather they call “ kittle ” weather. Lewis writes cittle. KNET, 1). to knit; as to knot stockings. Not very improper,- for net, knit, knot, are all of the same original. KNOLL, sh. a hill or bank; “ a lcnole of sam .” Lewis. [A. S. cnoll, a round top.] KNOLLES [noalz '3] sl1.pl. turneps, Kent; Ray. Lewis writes knowles. [Kennett, Gloss. to Paroch. Antiq. s. V. Coppice, l1as~—“ Knolls, or round-headed roots, or turnips ,- so called in Kent.] 1>EeGE’s ALPHABET or KENTICISMS. 85 LACK, v. to want. Very common ; see Macbeth, iii. 4:. 84:. LADY-BUG, .96. a lady-bird. See Bug. LAN’1‘--FLOUR, sh. fine flour, i.e. 1awn’d or sears’d through a lawn. I think the better sort say lawn’d-flour. [Dr. Pegge writes flower. Whatever we think of the derivation, we may thank him for using the verb searse, to strain.] LATHE, sb. [a division of the county of Kent, which is divided into five lathes, viz. Sutton-at-Home, Aylesford, Scray, St. Augustinc’s, and Shepway.] On this word see especially Gloss. in X. Scriptores, s. V. Lastum and Leta; Lastam in Ann. Burt. p. 280,- Lath in Laml)arde’s Peramb. p. 28. [It is the A. S. lceth.] L.\'l"I.‘]£l{LY, adv. the latter part of his time. LAWCUS HEART, inte/_'j. as “O lawcus heart .”’ which means “O Lord Christ’s heart.” This is a true etymology. Gascoigne testifys they were antiently us’d to swear per Cor Chri.s*ti pretiosnnz, in his Theolog. Dictionary. Lewis, citing the passage in his Life of Bp. Peacock, p. 155, anno- tates—“ in Kent the vulgar yet use Lawcus heart for Lord Christ’s heart,” to which let me add ’0a's/wart and ’sheart, which evidently means G0d’s (i.e. Christ’s) heart. Ln’, LEY, sb. la11d untilledy; Lewis. But this is general. LAY, v. to lie. “He who will not the law oboy (sic), Here in y“ Stocks must surely lay ”; on the stocks at Bridge. L.\YS’l‘()LE, .91). Of what extent the use of this word may be, I cannot say; but it is currently used at VVye, and I refer you for the meaning of it and the etymology, to the history of the College of Wye. [It must be the Old. Eng. laystall, a rubbish-heap, or rather, a place where rubbish is shot; not exactly “ a dunghill,” as commonly explained. It occurs in Spenser, F.Q. i. 5. 53.] LEACON, .96. a common; but wet or swampy; as, VVye Leacon, Wcstwell Leacon. LEARN, v. to teach. LEASE, v. to glean; Sass. Kent; Ray, and Lewis. [A. S. lesan, to gather.] LEASING, sb. gleaning. See above. LEASTWISE, adv. for least; as “ at leastwise.” Bp. Andrews’s Serm. pp. 343, 373. /M. Lax ix N?‘-F 186 LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY, Gravency, in relation to the Tythes of Graveney, 21 Nov., 1696. 1025. Rental of Maydestonc, 2 and 3 Hen. VIII. -—- (fo. ~14). An ancient terrier of land within the parish of llarnell (no date) now called Hernehill, Kent. (fo. Account of lands Within parish of Mongeham Mzigna, 36 Hen. VIII. (fo. (3). ,ltc(l(litus Manerii dc Hollingbourn, 6 Hen. VI]. (to. 7). An account of lan(ls at Charlefelde, Litilborne, Abyndon, Brambynge, Whitebyhill, Tarefclde, Mello- feldc, Northbroke, Northdane, Pirteigh, Doughter, Ikhain, Dane, and Seefelde ; also at Lee, B1'anbeg5:e, Fedisdane, Pirtygh, Netherfelyn, Netherle, Dcnysfeldc, Elvertygh, Burgerstone, Battanrowe juxta Ikham, Dane, and Suave. 1091 (to. 2). Rcntalc dc Gyllingham, 27 Hen. VI. (to. l2.)———————— Ikham; no date. 11()l« (to. I-19). An account of such rents in County of Kent, as are in arrears, and were due 29 Scp., 1659, with reasons thereof. 1141-2 (f0. 15). The present value and improvements of all the manors, farms, granges, rents, etc., belonging to the Secs of Canterbury and Rochester, 164:7. ll-/1-2. Copies of (livers instruments relative to the possessions of the Sec of Canterbury, from the originals in the Bodleian Library, 17 7 7, etc., etc. 1162. Case relating to the impropriation cf Folkstone, co. Kent. HERALDIC. 300. The arms in colors of the Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen in County of Kent, 1593. 312. Arms of towns and pedigrees of families in Kent, by Lord Burghlcy. IIISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN. 217 (f0. 114). “ The nomber whereof the army shall consiste, that shall withstande the invasion, yf it bee in Kent,” 1601. AND ITS KENTISH MEMORANDA. ’ 187 490 (f0. 170). “A breefe discourse what order were best for repulsinge of forren force, if at any tyme they should invade vs by sea in Kent or els wher.” 582 (f0. 130). Indiculus seu successio abbatum Caenobii Faver- shamensis. 679 (f0. 33). Mr. Rushworth’s letter to General Ireton about disbanding 3 troops in Kent, Sept. 19, 1648. 929 (f0. 3). Account of building the Observatory at Greenwich in 1675. -—-— (lo. 82). Of the chapel at Bromlcy College. 933 (f0. 99). Plan and drawing of the ground on which Green- wich hospital is built, 1698. 942 (f0. 163). A letter from Theophilus Dorrington, rector of VVrittcsham, Kent, to Dr. Hody, giving an account of the state of that parish, 14 Sep., 1700. 952 (f0. 46). Petition to the Archbishop of parishioners of Grodmcrsham in relation to a water mill there, 20 May, 1695. 952 (f0. 51). Articles exhibited by the parishioners of Patrix- borne and Bridge (co. Kent) against the Incumbent of the said parishes, 16 Aug., 1695. 1127 . Collections relating to antiquities of Kent, by Mr. Lewis. 1131-2. ’I_‘ranseripts of Charters belonging to the Hospital of St. Nicholas, Hcrbaldounc. 1168 (f0. 10, 11). Two original letters from Lord Cobham (then Governor of Dover Castle), intimating the progress of Queen Elizabeth in these parts, and an epidemical sickness apprehended in Kent at that time, 16 July, ] 563. 1169. Papers, deeds, belonging to Herbaldown hospital, of various dates. (Copies.) Having thus collected all the isolated references to Kent, it only remains to notice that the general heading of Archicpiscopus, Oantuaria, and Canterbury in the index of Todd’s printed catalogue of MSS. before mentioned, relates to matters bearing on the See, diocese, and County. As, however, all particulars are A~».Lc...K ix 147+ H ¥m1unteer Fire Brigafie taating gather Hand Pump in sage cf fire:.. and Fatrixbaurne Schual, nanstructeé in 1349, appeara in i9?8. 796» (no ,, (’°1:’\1sNEr’l -. 935-» L’ I54 BREDGAR - BRIDGE is what makes one love the design but not respect the designer too much. BREDHURST S T PETER. Norman chancel, as one N window shows. In the c r3 the chancel was remodelled, with three N lancets and a s chapel built of equal size. Here the two E lancets are composed inside with a central shaft with moulded cap and spurs at the base, and leaf corbels. The s corbel still shows a bunch of upright leaves finished off in a knot. Rere-arches to the s lancets. Heavy restoration and a new chancel arch and nave in 1866, by Christian. — PLATE. Paten of copper, parcel gilt, c.I25o.* BRENLEY HOUSE see BOUGHTON UNDER BLEAN BRIDGE Sr PETER. Almost a new building, by Scott, 1859-61, done with grotesque insensitivity. The coupled piers of the N aisle for instance are in about the same scale as the top two—thirds of Willimn of Sens’s piers at Canterbury Cathedral, but paired E-W, not N—s. Genuine Norman doorway reset in the N tran- sept, and another in the W wall of the nave, this latter with waterleaf capitals, as late as at 190, yet with nothing else Trans- itional about it. The arcades also old in part: on s responds, with nook—shafts, c I3 N arcades and NE respond. Slight stop- charnfer. - SCULPTURE. Semicircular panel set in the chancel N waH, the shape of a Norman tympanum; not Norman how- ever but late Perp. Relief of the Three Persons of the Trinity, surrounded by the symbols of the Evangelists. On the lintel five scenes: Expulsion, Temptation, Sacrifice of Cain, Sacri- fice of Abel, Cain killing Abel. Carving of only average quality. — PAINTING. Decaying c 17 portrait. Is it by Cornelius Johnson, who was a frequent visitor to Bridge Place and painted all the local gentry? — MONUMENT. Macobus Kasey -1- I 512. Reclin- ing efligy set in two recesses divided across his waist by a slab of masonry. Dour main—road village, with several recent housing estates. One of them, RIVERSIDE CLOSE, on the Patrixboume road, though small, is quite exceptionally good, the rarity which should and could be the norm. 1965-6 by Leonard Mamzsseh * On loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Vs EN ’(’ I55 fir‘ Partners. One-storeyed terraces, cleverly planned to stress the identity of each house, that make an L enclosing a private green, with two pert bungalows at the far corner. How refresh- ing to find bungalows that stand in a meaningful relationship to one another. BRIDGE PLACE, 1 m. s. A fragment of a major mid-C I7 brick house. N front five windows wide, E front four.* Two storeys, over a basement, hipped roof on close-set eaves brackets in a reduced and simplified version of the great Lees Court brackets. C18 doorcase. Some original N windows, casements, classically proportioned, with straight lintels of rubbed brick. All the other windows have been lowered and sashed. Superimposed Tuscan pilasters between all the windows, separated by a full entablature at first-floor level, with a deeply projecting cornice. All this is finely executed in cut and moulded brick, the walling of English bond. Such correct classicism in brick one would expect to date c.I67o, yet Philipot (I659) speaks of the ‘magni- ficent Pile’ as complete, and Schellinks (I661) confirms this. The house was built for Sir Arnold Braems, who bought the estate in r638.:t Perhaps then the comparison to make is with Balls Park, Herts., newly built in 1643, also arranged round a courtyard, also hipped-roofed, also wholly of brick. The com- parison only reinforces the restraint and purity of Bridge, wholly without the lugs, the half-pilasters, and the other apparatus of the Artisan Marmerist, i.e. the City of London, style. Nothing of the cr7 is left inside, except comices in two upstairs rooms. They are mighty peculiar, one with a scale pattern, the other of a sort of lotus-leaf design, and both punctuated by masks and bunches of fruit. One cannot point to any mid-c r7 decoration remotely like them. BRIDGE - BROADSTAI RS BROADSTAIRS 3"“ ST PETER. One of the big, flint, basically Norman churches of Tha.net, over—restored like all the rest. joseph Clarke provided all the tracery, it seems, in 1852 and 1859, and a new chancel *A drawing by Willem Schellinks, of 1661, in the National Library, Vienna, shows that the house was originally square, nine bays by seven. Recent excavations have revealed that it was built round a small courtyard. 1: He was of Flemish descent. His brother, Jacob Bracms, c.1646 built warehouses and the Customs House at Dover (demolished I806) with,_to iudge from two more drawings by Schellinks, monster Dutch gables like those at Broome Park. I M Q l.l.‘$;.,.,\_‘ ah) /l;;p°81g._[>ki<..9J 3w~o~\ . L) A f-Lye»/~il' 2,76 wmmuu HUNDRED. “‘y,5§,\5J/\o\_ -1 PATJUXIOHRI. 2.77 n1-eon, fsfc. wens. l)< i Th Axum./., mzz.-...m._1/mz,A. Ms Augnfi ' J ,1 J;,\,:_-=J‘~, ""’°°'$'°“°"" 6.81736, obt.O6lober u, Oak” [9D\ PATRIXBORNE '7 3- an» R5 .1»).-r A. M. 78 . \'l . aoiiit. _]ani.I?I'Iy,' I798.“ i 4 ., 9;) IS lituated the next p_arilh~ fou_thward_ from Bekef. .705’! Tole. A..l_Vl. . Feb- 1793:’ J\,_>)‘ bor_ne’lal’t-de_l'crrbed. It is called In Domefday, Borne, “"3 P"f‘”‘ "°‘“" fig Wl'HCl’I name It toolcfnom the bourn or Ptream which I He held this vicar with the being prefenrcdro this vicunge. He 6' “ins through it, 5 .and._it was afterwards Failed 1_)a' reftory offimerden by as penfation. waulfocnrmeofwalmer. I ~ tr1xborne,~ to dilhnguifh it from the neighbouring I '-Ht "fil'|°41h¢. chm: of-W on I ‘° .},.~»? parilhes of Borne, lituated on the fame flzream. There »«’}37‘)_:(3~ ’ _.. are two boroughs in this parilh, viz. of~Marten, alias *‘” Cheney, and of Patrixborne. Tm: runs}: is pleafantly lituated i_n a fine healthy “" _ OX country‘; the bourn or flream of the Little Stour runs HUN D R E D ,3 A through this parilh, clofeto it in the valleyis the vil- M d, {#1 lage, with the church, court-lodge, and’ Vicarage near U, together, the latter a neat genteel habitation ; oppo- B R I D G E A N D P E T H A M i \.y fite'to them is a houfe called Heart-hall, formerly be. i longing to the family of Sabine, or Savin,‘ but now to LIES the next hundred fouthward from that of Downhamford. It was formerly two feparate huh‘- dreds, .viz. of Bridge, and of Pethamv, called in Domefday, Brig: and Pilelmm, and they appear to have been diftinél: in king Edward III.'s reign. IT CONTAIN! WITHIN 11‘: BOUND! THE FOLLOWING nusuas: I. PATIIXBORNI. 5. Urrznl-hnnnesiu/.~zir!. 2. Barnes. 6. Pntuu; artd 3. Nacxnurrov in/tart. 7. WALTHAM m/tart. 4. Lower. Haknnzs. And the churches of thofe parilhes; and likew_ife art of the parilhes of Cuurruau, and S1‘. S'rn>Hetr’s,al1au ACKlNG- TON, the churches of which are in other hundreds. T we am- flaélu have jurifdiétion over it. A court leer, of which the king is lord, is held yearly for chulin a eonflable for the hundred of Bridge, and the feveral borfho ers in it. PATRIXBORNE Mr. Taylor, of Bifrons. The upper, or north part of the village, is in the parifh of Bekethorne, in which is a houfe, formerly the tefidence of the Coppins‘, now the property of Mr. Milles. of Nackington; and further on, one formerly owned by the Pordages, and afterwards by Mr. Litheridge. Eaftward this parilh extends up the hill, over the high downs, towithin one field -of Ileden, and from the village fouthward, acrofs the Dover road, to a wild hilly country. as far as Whitehill wood, part of which is within this pa- rilh. It is well cloathed with trees along the valley, where the foil is fertile, efpecially towards Hoath, for both hops and corn, but the hill parts round the outlkirts, are in general poor chalky land, covered with fiones. There is no fair. Ar rm: TIME of taking the furvey ofDomel'day, in the year r084, this parifh was chiefly owned by Odo,bi[hop of Baieux,under the eneral title of whofe. lands it is thus dcfcribcd-in that urvey : T 3 In 2.78 BRIDGE am) nnmu HUNDRED. In Brfige hundred, Richard, _/Em of /William, hold: of tbe brfl:op,‘Borne. It was -taxed at fix fulingr. 51' be arable land is eight tarucates. In demejne there are tbrea ¢'aruiate.r, and forty-four villeinr, with tbree borderer: batting ten mrurater. . Ybere isa rburelz, and one fer-vant, and flour mill: of‘/ixteen _/billings and eiglzt pence. A fi/bgry of_fix—P:7u'e. Pafure, ty‘ wbitb tbe foreign tenant: bave ploughed _/ix acre: if land. Wood for- the pannage of four bogs. In tbe time of king‘ Edward Ibe Confeflor it was worth eighteen pounds, when be received it ten pounds, now nineteen pounds. _ _ Four years after the taking of this furvey, the blr jhop was difgraced, and this manor, among the raft of his poffeflions, efchcated to the crown. After which it appears to have been divided into moieties, one of which, called afterwards -run MANOR or PATRIX‘ BORNE marrow, was held by Margcrie dc Bornes, who carried it in marriage to John de Pratellis, or De Pratis, as he was fometimes written, a Norman, who foon after the year moo, gave it to his new-ereéted priory of Beaulieu, or De Bella low, in Normandy, to which it afterwards became an alien cell.“ In which flare this manor continued till the nth year of king Henry IV. when it was, with the king's licence, alie- nated to the priory of the fame order of Auguftine ca- nons of Merton, in Surry, whence it acquired the name of Patrixborne Merton; and with this priory it remained till the fuppreflion of it by the act of the 319: of king Henry VIII. when this manor coming into the hands of the crown, was granted that" year, together with the rectory and advowfon of the vicarage of Patrixborne, and all liberties, free warren, &c, to Sir Thomas Cheney, to hold to him and his heirs male in rapite, as of the cattle of Rochefter, After which, king Edward V]. by new letters patent, in his ' Prynne, p. 707. See fame account of the {late of thele alien cells before, under that of Folkeftone, vol. vii. p. I79. 4th PA'l'RlXBORNEo 9.79 4th year, regrantcd the whole of them, to hold to him and his heirs for ever. He was fucceedetl in it by his onlyfon Henry Cheney, efq. afterwards lord Cheney ;' and he foon afterwards alienated it to Sir Thomas Herbert, who in the atfi year of that reign fold it to Thomas Smith, who paffed it away before the end of the fame reign to William Partherich, and his grand- fon Sir Edward Partherich, of. Bridge, alienated it in 16 38 to Mr. afterwards Sir Arnold Braems, of that arith, the heirs of whole fon Walter Braems, fold it in 1704. to John Taylor, efq. of Bifrons, in this parilh, in whofe defcendants it continued down to Edward Taylor, efq. the prefent polfcflbr of this manor, with the rectory and advowfon of the church of Patrixborne. Tm-: cram MOIETY of the manor of Patti):- borne, called afterwards THE MANOR or PA‘t‘R1x- aoinu CHENEY, after the bilhopfs dilgrace,_came into the poffefiion of the family of Say, in which it continued till Sir William de Say, in Henry lII.’s reign, gave it to Sir Alexander de Cheney. He after- wards refided here, whence it gained the name of Pa.- trixborne Cheney; but his {on William having mar. tied Margaret, daughter and heir of Sir Robert de Shurland, of Shurland, in Shepey, removed afterwards thither. After which it remained in h-is defcendants down to Sir T. Cheney, K. G. of Shurland, -who having obtained from Henry VIII. in his 31ft year-, a. grant of the other moiety of the manor of Patrixborne, as above-mentioned, became poffefled of the whole of this manor, which, notwithftanding, continued as two feparate manors, in both which he was fucceeded by his {on Henry Cheney, (afterwards created lord Che- ney, of Tuddington) who in the beginning of that reign alienated them to Sir Thomas Herbert. Since ° Rot. Efch. anndg Elizabeth, pt. 3. See more of the Che- neys, vol. vi. of this hiflory, p. 247. 1' 4 which 9.86 BRIDGE AND PETHAM HUNDRED. which they both remained in the fame fucceflion of ownerfhip, as has already been ‘mentioned before, in the defcription of the manor of Patrixborne Merton, down to Edward Taylor, efq, the prefent poffelfot of both thefe manors; which appear now to be united,.a_s one court only is ‘held for both of them, fliled, the court leet and court baron of the manors of Patrix'- borne Merton and Cheney. BIFRONS is a feat in this parilh, fituated at a [mall tliftance weftward from the church, which was origi- nally built by Mr. John Bargar, or Bargrave, whofe anceflors were originally of the adjoining parilh of Bridge. Robert Bargrave, of Bridge, died in tobo, leaving as numerous iffue ; of whom John, the eldefl: fan, was the builderof Bifrons, and Ifaac, the fixth, was dean of Canterbury, and ancefior of Ifaac Bar- grave, eliq. of Eafiry, where further mention will be rnade of him. They bore for their arms, Argent, on a pale, guler, a _/word with Ibe paint upwards, tbe pomel, or, on a chief, azure, tbrce bezrmtr. His grandfon john Bargrave, elq. fold it in 1662 to Sir Arthur Slingfby, knight and baronet, defcended of a younger branch of the Slinglbys, oi Scriven, in Yorklhire, and created a baronet at Brulfells in 1657 ; his arms were, Guler, a the-vron, between two leopard: faces, in cbief, and a fiugle born, in be/e, urgent. His {on and heir Sir Charles Slingfby, bart. in 1677, alienated it to Mr. Thomas Baker, merchant, of London,’ on whofe death it came to Mr. Wlllialll Wharton, gent. of London, and he in 1680 paffcd it away to Thomas Adrian, efq. who kept his Ihrievalty here in 1690. He alienated it in 1694 to. john Taylor, efq. the ion of Nathaniel Taylor, barrifier-at law, delcended of a family at Whitchurch, in Salop, whofe arms were, Gales, three P There is a pedigree of Baker, of Patrixborne, defcended riginally from Cranbrooke, in the Heralds oflice, book marked E). f. 31'. See Vifin. co. Worcclter, anno 1683, p. 103. 7?/"5: PATRIXBORNE. 28: rofer, argenr, a thief cbequy, argent and _/‘able. He died in r729, leaving four ions and four daughters. Of the former, Brook, the eldeli, was LL. D. and F. R. S.a learned and ingenious gentleman, who, among other treatifes,wrote one on perfpeétive. He died in 1731. leaving an only daughter Elizabeth, married to Sir William Young, bart. Herbert, in holy orders, of .whom hereafter; Charles, a merchant at Mofcow ; and Bridges. Of the daughters, Mary died unmar- ried, at -Bridge-place, in 1771, and Olive married John Bowtell, D. D. vicar of -Patrixborne. The el- deftifon Dr. Brook Taylor Afucceeded his father inthis feat, but dying without male ilfue in 1731, his next brother the Rev. Herbert Taylor became pofl‘etl'ed of it, and ‘refided here. He died in 1763, leaving by Mary, one of the daughters of Edward Wake, clerk, prebendary of Canterbury, and firll-coulin to the archbilhop, two ions, Herbert and Edward, the eldelt of whom fucceeded him in this feat, with his other eflates in this county, -but dying unmarried in 1767, his brother, the Rev. Edward Taylor, lucceeded him in it, and afterwards rebuilt, nearly on the old fcite, this feat of Bifrons, focallcd from its double front, and the builder of it, in commendation of his wife, placed this motto on the fore sfront : Diruta edifice: wcor band, 4-difirata diruit male. It was a handfome fpacious houfe, the front of which had ;a very grand and venerable appearance. _ He died in I798, leaving by .Margaret_ his wife, daughter of Thomas Turner Payler, efq.-of Ileden, who died at -Brufl'c_lls in- I780, four forts and three daughters, of whom Edward, the eldeft, is _a captain in the Romney fenciblc dragoons; Herbert‘ is a. captain likewife ‘in the. army, private fecretary, and aid.de camp to the duke of York; Brook is private fecretary to the fecretary of flare for foreignvaffairs; anti Bridges, the youngefl, is a lieu.- tenant in the navy. Of the daughters, the -e-ldellz, Mary Elizabeth married Edward-Wilbraharn Bootle. efq. M. P. Charlotte married the Rev. Mr. Northey, and 232 BRIDGE AND PETHAM HUNDRED. and Margaret. Edward Taylor, efq. the efdeft fon- fuccecded on his father's death to this feat, and con- tinues owner of it. Hope, now ufually called HoIb:,and Hothe-houfe, in this-parilh, was antiently part of the poffeflions of the family of Ifaac, who bore for their arms, Sable, a bend, in the _/infler paint, a leopard’: head, or; one of whom, john lfaac, held it in the 20th year of king Edward Ill. His defcendant Edward lfaac had his lands difgavellezl by the act of 31 Henry Vlll. and his defccndant of the fame name, at length leaving only three daughters his coheirs, this efiate went in marriage by Jane, his only daughter by his firtt wife, firlt to Martin Sidley, efq. of Great Chart, and le- condly to Sir Henry Palmer, of Howlers, who by his will in 161 1, gave it to his Ion in-law Sir Ifaac Sidley, hart. and he conveyed his right in it to his brother-in- law Sir Henry Palmer, from whofe delcendant it went by {ale to Merriweather, and Edward Merriweather, about the year 1680, alienated it to Thomas Adrian, ent. who conveyed it, with Bifrons and other eftatcs in this parilh, in 1694, to john Taylor, efq. in whole defcendants it has, in like manner, continued down to Edward Taylor, efq.,the prefent polfellbr of it. RENVILLE is a manor, in this parilh, which for- merly belonged to ‘owners of the name of Crippen, one of whom, Thomas Crippen, died pofi'efi"ed of it in the beginning of king James I.’s reign, leaving an only daughter and heir joane, who carried it in mar. riage to Robert N aylor, gent. whole arms were, Argml, on a bend, able, tbree towered mp: of Ike field, tbeir rim, or. is {on John, about the year 1638, fold it to William Kingley, S. T. P. archdeacon of Canter- bury, who lefta numerous iflhe, of whom George, the eldeft fon, {ucceeded tothis cfiate, whole only {on William died in 1701, leaving William, of whom mention will be made hereafter; and Anthony", who was anceflor of Thomas Pincke Kingfley, gent. now 0 rarnrxsonux. 283 of London. From William Kingfley, efq; the eldefl: fan, this cfiate came down at length to his‘ grandfon lieutenant-general William Kingfley, who rcfided at Maidftone, where he died in 1769 unmarried, and bequeathed this manor by will to his firi’t-coufin Mr. Charles Kingfley, of London, for his life,“ on whofc death in 1785, it came by the entail of the above will to his fecond {on Mr. Thomas Pincke Kingfley. now of London, who is the prefent pofleflbr of it. H IGHAM is another manor, for it was formerly To accounted, though it has long fince loft the reputation of having been one, fituated at the boundary of this parilh, upon the high grounds, at a {mall diltancc from the northern tide of Barham-downs. It was an- tiently owned by a family of the fame name, one of whom, Nicholas, {on of William de I-Iigham, by a deed of the 13th year of king Edward Ill. to which his feal is appendant, viz. a lion paflimt regardant, 5,- tween _/ix.trz_2flies farmee, fittbee, appears. to have held it at that time, together with the manor of Northing- ton, in the hundred of Downhamford, not far diltant. Not longafterwhich it pafled into the name of Bourne, and afterwards of Haut, of the adjoining parilh ofBi~ lhoptborne, in which it remained till at length Eliza- beth, daughter and coheir of Sir William Haut, of Bilhopiborne, carried it in marriage to Thomas Cole~ peper, efq. of Bedgbury, and he, in the 34th year of king Henry VIII. alienated it to Sir Anthony Aucher, in whofe defcendants it continued down to Sir Hewit: Aucher, bart. who dying in 1726,]. p. by his will gave it to his filter Elizabeth, who entitled her huf- band John Corbet, LL. D. of Salop, to the potfeflion of it. He left five daughters -his coheirs, viz. Kathe- rine, married to Stephen Beckingham; -Elizabeth to Thomas Denward; Frances, to Sir William Hardres, bart. Antonina, to I.gnatiusC-eoliagan; and.Hannah, 5 See vol. vii. of this hiftory, p. 551. to Q84. BRIDGE AND PETHAM HUNDRED. to William I-Iougham, who became on his death jointly entitled to it. After which, Ignatius Geoha- gan, efq. before-mentioned, about the year 1768, built the prefent feat, called HIGHAM-PLACE, and refided in it for fome time, and thenalienated his fifth part of it, as did the heirs of Katherine, Elizabeth, and Hannah, who were before deceafed, their refpec- tive fifth parts, about 178r, to James I-Iallet, efq. who now relides in it, and has fince purchafed the remaining fifth part of the heirs of Frances, widow of Sir William Hardres, bart. who died in 178.3.’ CHARITIES. SIR Haunt Pauua, of Bekelborne, bypwill in 161:, gave the {urn of. ios. to be yearly paid out of his manorof Well~court; towards the relief of the or_of this parilh, and he left the like {um towards the relief o the poor of {everal of the neighbour- ing arifhes, none of which has ever been paid to them. - he poor conflantly maintained are about eight, cafually 12. Tms PARISH is within the ECCLESIASTICAL Juras- DICTION of the diareje of Canterbury, and dezmr} of Bridge. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary. con- {ills of one middle and two fmaller tide ifles, a high and a {both chancel, having a fpire fleeple on the fouth title, in which there is only one bell. This church is but fmall. It feems very antient. The pillars in it are very large and clumfy, and the arches circular. In the middle ifle are leveral memorials of the Dennes, of this parifli. The fouth chancel, formerly called the Ifaac, but nowthe Bifrons chancel, as belonging to that feat, is covered with pews. In it are monuments for the Taylors, of Bifrons. At the entrancea memo- rial for john Bargrave, builder of Bifrons. In the north ifle, in a window, are the arms of Fogge. Under ' See more of them-understelling. ‘vol. viii. p. 93, and Bi.- lhoplborne Thereafter. the PATRIXBORNE. :85 the lteeple, on the {both tide, is a fine arched .-door.- way. circular, ornamented with much carvework and emblematical figures of Saxon architecture, muchlike that at Barfrifion. (of which a plate is given in Grofe's Antiquities, vol. i. przf. p. 66); ‘and. a {mailer one on the fouth tide of the high chancel,ofa. iimilar fort, over which is a {mall {tone figure, having on its‘ head, feemingly, a crown, and head-drefs on each tide hang- ing down, with its hands lifted up as if having had fomething between them, perhaps for the virgin and child ; but it is fo corroded by time, that what it was meant for, can only be gueffed at. At t-he calf end of the chancel is a fmall circular window, of dif- ferent compartments, like that at Barfrifion. In the weft part of the churchyard, are tombs for James De Rouffell, efq. a truly good and worthy man, obt. 1775, and Elizabeth his wife; and for John Bowtell, D'.‘D. vicar of Patrixborne, and Olive his wife ; and one for Mrs. Mary Taylor, who died in 1771. The church of Patrixborne, with the chapel of Bridge annexed, was given and appropriated to the priory of ‘Merton, in Sorry, as~early as the year 125 8, anno 43 Henry Ill. on condition that three canons fhould refide, for the performance of all parochial du- ties; and it the profits increafed, more lhould be fent for‘that purpofe.' In which {tare this church conti- nued till the diffolution of the priory, by the act ofthe 31ft year of king Henry VIII. when it came, toge- ther with the manor of Patrixborne Merton, belong- ing to the priory, into the king's bands, who granted both that year to Sir Thomas Cheney. Since which they have pafied, in the fame tract of ownerlhip as has been already related before, in the defcription of that manor, down to Edward Taylor, efq. the prefent ' Ord. E9’ a/r/zropi. eccleji anno I528. Reg. Arundel, ps. 1, f. 1;, Tan. Mon p. 21 . . Iugugfitio -dc fruflibu: ecclefl Sin: data. Reg. Prior de Merton, 2:3. Bibl. Cott. Cleopatra, Cvii, zo. OWIlCl' 286 BRIDGE AND PETHAM HUNDRED. owner of the appropriation and advowfon of the vi- carage of this church, with the chapel of Bridge an- nexed. It is, with the chapel of Bridge, valued in the king's books at 51. 7s. 3;d. and the yearly tenths at 105. Sid. In 1578 here were thirty-nine communi- cants. In 1640 it was valued at fixty pounds, com- municants fifty. CHURCH OF PATRIXBORNE witfi M: CH/IPEL OF BRIDGE amlcxexl. PAT nous, Or 5} w/mm /mg/Enter]. VICARS. _7amr.r Caleb}, May 8, 1644. yo/m Figt, A. B. obt. I667.‘ 3'0/m IL/aclallan, A. M. Nov. 20, 1667, obt. January 27, 16983 Jllargaret Bmemr, widow. ........ _7a/m Bowls”, S.T. P. February 20, 1697, oht. January 5, I7 ." 1{a;_y Taylor, lac vice. ...-........ Hrrézii Taylor, A. M. February 3, I753, obt. September 29, I 763.‘ Hg-55;‘! Tajlar, gfg. .............m. Ez1wan1TaJ/Ior, A . M. NOV. I5, 1763. obt. Dec. 1798.’ Edward Tqjylar, efg. .............. Willialll Tole, May, 1799, pre- feut vicar. I Buried in Bridge church. I Buried in the chancel of this church. I Likevrife reélnr of Stlplehurfl, and lies buried with his wife Olive under I tomb in Patrixborne chute]:- yard. _ I And by difpenfatlan reflor of Human. I And rector of Rocking by dil'pen- fation. ——-<<<4>>~>>-- BRIDGE LIES the next adjoining parilh to Patrixborne Iouthward, being written in old deeds, Bregge, and taking its name from the bridge, which was antiently over the Itream which crofles it. This parilh was in early BRIDGE. 287 early times (0 conlidcrable, as to give name both to the hundred and deanry in which it is lituatcd. IT is SITUATED about two miles and an halfeafto ward of Canterbury, on the high Dover road, formerly the Roman Wading-fircet way, which appears high and entire almoft throughout it; in the valley on this road {binds the village of Bridge, with the church and Vicarage in it, a m the bourn orjfieaong of the Little Stour crofling it under a {tone bridge, built a few years ago by the contributions of the neigh- bouring gentlemen. At a {mall diflance lbuthward is Bridge place, now inhabited by lady Yates, widow of the late judge Yates, and of Dr. Thomas, late bifhop oi Rochelicr; The hills, from which there is a molt pleating prolipeét, are wholly chalk, as are in general the other upland parts of it, towards the {both efpe- cially, where the country is very barren, with heathy ground and woodland, and much covered with (tones. In this part of the parilh is Gofley wood, once belong- ing to St. AuguIline’s monaflery, afterwards granted to Thomas Colepeper, efq. It belongs now to Mr. Beckingham. THE MANOR or BLACKMANSBURY, alias BRIDGE, claims over the greatcft part of it, and the manor of Pattixborne over that part of this parifh on the north lide of the Dover road. There are two boroughs in it, viz. of Blacltmanlbury and of Bridge. Tm: MANOR or Bracxmausnukv, alias BRIDGE, was parcel of the pollellions of the abbey of St. Au- gufiine, belonging to the faériilie, as appears by the regilicrs of it, in which frequent mention is made of this manor, with the free tenants belonging to it, in Honpit, Rede, anti Blackmanfbury. In which flare this manor continued till the fuppreffion of the abbey in the goth year of king Henry VIII. when it came into the king's.hands,’ where it remained till the 36th year of that reign, when this manor, with divers lands f See Dec. Script. col. 189;, 2029. in l