210 R,0U'l‘l<‘. F.l't()M DOVER TO C;\N'l‘,[CRBUI‘tV

of the l1211‘(-11y of Saye, and was l1eld of the (,“t\‘llC‘ of l)m't-1-
'J,'l11'o11gl1 :1. siieeesssieii of o\\'ne1's it ]1z1ssed £0712]; l(iel1'11'd Ill 
‘ ’ '1 ’ ' n 7 i, ' , ‘ ~ »
e11eV\V1ll1i1n1 boys of ,l;e1111111gtei., ixhose dos -11d:111t, .hl:1Jn1- Boys,
ienglit 1111i,le,1' the stzi11<lz11'il of Ol1:1,1'l,es l., 11nd was ]1unished by the
S(",(1il(3Si,1'£Ltl0ll ol his estates, so that his two eldest sons John '111d
Nieholzis, “lindi11g‘ that there was no t'111'the1' ‘Lhozle Wi1,ll'J'(<li'ill0i
to Wlneli they lnid heeonie entitled, <lep:t1:ted e;1<'l1 i'1'o111 tl1e11ed
with it l':wo11i*ite linwlc in hand and l)C(2‘l]l)(_3 1,mgiU,m1.g ,t we
(Jl1:11‘te1*—l1o11se 111. Lon(lo11.”—A(/Iasml).
QTZA ,,,7. 1 , -,7 — l . _

Al ‘ k, .LJ>.\,Nb C/<.)lJR,,l_‘ (\\. llztniiiiond, Esq.) lies beyond the V1l~
_*‘t»,“": W1 10W Sl.0]_'>111g g1‘o1111d. It has been iii the fl,lz1111i11e11«l
¥Jl”"l.l': “Will the exception of at hriel‘ i11le1'v:1l, since tl1e 3(>[,I1

,e111y Vlll. ,l.l,1e1'e are some good p1et,111'es here, <-,s},1eei:il|v :1
po1‘t1'_:t1t, piinited by Jensen d tiring liis resirliziiee {Lt ]51'iit;re, el‘ 21
Ltlllullll l1.l(,l_y ,l;m\1_ya1, :1 wo111:111 el Sll1*l)£lSSlllg l,1e;1,u1,V, Whom wi,]__
pole speiilxs oi as “ the Star oi’ tl1e Ezist” (of Kent 

1 ii-(‘:(‘_,'L«‘,1§1<l£Q‘:L>,'Yl1l,l(‘. llrlttill Cante1'l1u1’y .1‘()£ltl, we p:1ss,<,111(>11rl<1ft:,
‘; rz ' ‘ ' ‘ ' < ' - » , '

{$115111 7 ,. 1 (.n5l()h,b (1)0I)lll(li,l()ll, .310), and leave dull liitiilml

(‘I '1' )1 1"!V..-. N .

11 in L1/l1(.l line/,y l1,e..itl1.s lei snnliiti fields ;t11<.l liztlmy glsules ; tor
11 ee1111t1'y~s1de,

“ ' iv I ‘ V v -1 1 '. u v .
\\ h<.1e we may t1.1u. eaeli stiomiilet tliroiigh the n1e:1<low,
\Vl1e1‘e we eim telloiv eve1'_\' litfiil sl1e1tlo\v,——
' - .. .. . '
\\ llele We e.111 \\<tl(,ll the winds ziniong the om'11,
And see the waves itlong the t'o1'est l1o1'11e"———

WIN” i\“_['l1l'9 lmts 011 lwl’ gentlest iisigeciz, itlltl ’|,>e:1n1s and l)l00JllS
“NU” “Shh” ‘l'5)1\-‘111l>eaLIty. '.lo look domi l1'o1n tl1e (_.l:111t1-1'-
;_11111"\i"1'(1:1<.l u_1_‘)011 the .lo\vl:111ds l1e,11e:1tl1, is to gene upon a t1'11lV
{,.,.( ‘V _ v N) .,l, ‘V ‘ '. 1
_,1.1;_}, 1.~h pi(,t,111e,‘011r1 oi. those £111 lezity l.a11<lse.'t}1es i;1i)11]1;,u~ to us
111tl1e<:,:111\'r1s ol J.11skipp {lIi(,l C1'es\viel<. .EV(3lJ the ilmviis have
lost then’ i'i1g'gt:<l11ess, and .1'e.:11' ziliove us their 've1'd1,11‘e11s sides all
d:1.]1]1led with il0(fl(S of sheep, like ships upml 3, (’[iSm,,1, sm_ H is
l£i‘Ul’(‘, tliiit the Czu1tie1*l>u1"y races are held ; and the View from the
»1 Uise is one wiliieli the teniist mll (21110). ]_lo:1111111gove1‘ tl1e:~:e
11 L‘:l>:l.llt lieiglits he will find liimself t1‘ei1<,l,in;' in the footpriiits of
the 111en el lege11.<lzn*y .lC11gli1ml, and 111i1ny on ancient e:11.‘tl1\\'e1'k
ilnil1g1‘:1:s—g1‘o\\'i1 tin11t1l11s will 1,'e111i11d l1in1 tlltlt he follows in the
Jdlflx  VW'[,l1()SO iiniiieihle l<,5_;1o11ii11e.s “he, led by “ the great
‘ll W5; ,l1l‘Stili11111ted. belore the eyes of the Celts the dreaded
ltagle ot Rome.

11 l,SlIOPSB()URN  2 It .1

One of these Rfllllilll czniips U()C1l].>lE‘S the slope of tlie hill
opposite Kingstone Cl1n1'el1,, and thence to the \\'OStVV‘fll‘(,l izoiitiimes
:1 line oi‘ si111il;11.' 111ilitz1,ry pests, while .“tl’lt)i}l1()l‘ 1i11e l)l‘tL1lCllCS to
the ez1sLw:.u'(l from Denne Ilill. ’l.‘l'1e tnnnili in this vieinity
were opened l1yBry:1n Faiusset, and their eonteiits are ineluded
in the collection l{l10\.VI1 by the ]l£L111O of that 1_1erseve1"i11g :L1'el1:n-
elogist.

KLNGSTONIII CHURCH has 11. ehzineel, e 1ltLVO, a squzire Westerii
tower, and is iledieziteil to St. Giles. A n1.o1111111e11t in the eliimeel
eo111111e111e1':1tes Jo/in iVez,‘/zwsole, Li. 1546, and there are also
Il1€1110l'itllS to Robert Dczme, d. 1594, and Joint Ifas/3/92/, (l. 1600.

’l‘he zidvowsoii of the1‘ecto1'y, vzilued at £500 yearly, is in the
gift of Sir Brook ]31:irl;.;es.

[dressing tl11‘o11;;l1 GORSLEY (Gorse-1ea)WooD, we may rezieh, after :1 fo1,11' miles’
\\‘.'1lk, UJTER IIARDRIQS (po1111l.'1tir111, 303). It gmve 11111110 to FL f:,1111ily settled
here soon :1l'te1'tl1c Conquest, which resided :11; llz11'<l1'es Court until the tleittll of Sir
Willinin .li:11'd1-es in 17134‘ The 111:111e1‘1':1l house is new :1 lonely f.’l1‘1]1ShCtl(li The111;1s
ll€|,l‘Lll‘CS was with lienry V1 ii. at the siege of ]3e11lo;;r1e, and was 11e1'11'1itted to hear
home to l’I:|.1'(l res C0l11'l} the eity gates in e0111111e111e1-11ti011 of his dougghty deed. The
king l1<1nn111'cd l1i11'1, on his ret111'11, with :1 visit, and, :1s it 11l.’1I’k of special fsivonr,
i11‘ese11te1l 11im with his own dagger, which, its well its the Bouiogne trophy, was long
exliihited here.

’l‘l1eC111.'11e1r, dediezitoil to St. P(3ior:111Ll St. Pziul, is pzt1'tly]<lzt1‘1yIflnglish, 211111 has a
imve, aisle, t1‘zu1sept, ol1:111e< and low tint south teweit It eeiitztins 1111111e1~nus
111e111e1'i:1ls of the ]i.'11'd1'es, and sonic iiziinteil glass. ’|'he 1'eeto1'y,Vz1lt1eil at; 1133189, 11;
i11 the )1:1t.1‘o11ni:e of tl1e1111111e1u11s l‘t.‘]\I‘(‘,S(¥]]tLtt1l\'CS of Lzuly ,UiLl‘(l1‘CS, widow of Sir
Williznii llr11'it1‘es. \\‘it'l1 it is '1<:soei:ite(l the C1 ‘icy oi‘

S'l'l<}[.l;IN(l (}1o1>u1:1tie11, 3:33), :1 17z11'isl1 mlj 1113115; Upper Hn,1‘(l1'es in the soutli,
and I%:11'l1z1111 en the wcsia. 'l‘l1e‘\'ill:1ges .'11‘e .'|.l)i)lll} 2 miles :1,11u1‘t, {1(li'<JSS :1 hezith,
}\."|.l'tly eiieloserl, k11m\‘11:1s Sr.elli11g iliimiis. S'l'I".I1l.lNL} Ciiuncii, deilie:1tev,l to St.
1li:11'y, lms :111:1ve, aisle, L-hzineol, :11ul low sqiinre tower.

Aboiit :3 miles 11ertl1 is LO\\'l‘lR JIAR-l)ltI«]S (pepiilzitimi, 2071), on the zizieient;
Stone Stveet, \Vlil(fl1 may still be i-l‘€tCC(l :lllIl0SiJ as far as I.l_y|,l1e. The CTIIJRCJI, deiti-
e.'1ted to St. 1\lm*y, is 111:1inly ldztrly J<l11;:;'lisl1, with :1. mtve, t1':t11so}>t, ehzineel, sent-h
aisle, and loW~pei11twl steeple. The font is of i§et|1e1‘sde1_1 111211'l>le. ’l'l1o1'eeLo1'y,
mliieil at £317, is iii the i>7Lt1'o11r1ge of the Lord Cl1.‘1neello1‘_

Elevhii miles i'ro111 Dover, :1nd 4 mil es fm111 (Aj§,Ll1ii0I'l)lLJf§', on the
hanks of the Stout, mid in the heart ol‘ the pleztszint 1li(3t1(l(1WS
wliioh that “ gentle river” enrielies and enlivens, is the " l1.'1.1~
lowed groiinil” of

BlSllOl’S.l3()URNE (p<1p1ilz1t.i1)11, 3/t1), nssociziteil with the
l1<mo111“ed n1en1o1'y oi’ the great, eiuilite, and Vi1‘ttlOl,lS ]:loel{e1‘, on
whom the living was e(111l1:i'reil by A1"cl1l.»isl1o11 VVhitgift; in 1595.
in this deliglitlliil vulley he resided until his death in 1600, and

It


 

'2-L2 ROUTE imon iiovnr. TO GA1\"l'Eltl’-URY-

so much repute did “his books, and the iniioeeiiey and sanctity
of his life” ohtiiiii, that “ 111It[1_V tuiiietl out of the roznl, ziiid
others, seliolitrs espe(:i:illy, went purposely to see the 1ii:ui.” llere
he wrote the Fith book of his “ ,l,tI<;elesi:,istie:il Polity,” which was
iiublislinxl in 1597 ; zinrl liiiislietl three others, which weiie not
given to the worhl until zilter his de:itli. l’revious to this t‘.V(:llt
(a\loVeiiihei‘ 1000) his house was hi'ol<en into nnil ‘robbed. When
he was :iMiri'se<t of the oceurreiiee he eii;_;ei'ly iiiquireil whetlier
his liooks 2l11Ll_‘[_J£tJ_‘()I‘S were stile, illltl being £t11SWOI‘Oti in the .'tllll‘J1l£t-
tive, exeltiiiiietl, “’l.‘lien it iiizitters not, for no other loss can
treuhle iiie.”

The ,iEC’J,‘()ItY has heeii iiiueh iiioileiriiised since Ilookefs time,
but it <liiiiiig—rooiii, with on ziiitique roof of oaikeii ritfters, mltl at
small study ziiljoiiiiiig, were ]ii*ol>:.il>ly llltttle use of by him. There
is 8. iiiie yew li<:tlge in the §.§iH'(,lC't1, in whose slizide. he lllity often
have wetlketl, anal, :ilto;.;etlier, the “ quiet 1)2ii'soii:,ige” is one
where u eeiiteiiteil solitary, like llookei‘, iiiiglit enjoy to see “ Goals
lilessi,iigs spriiig out of his iiiotlier—ezirtli, Etllti eat his own b1‘(3[‘ttl iii
1V02t(i(‘, and pi-iV:ir_',y.”

’l‘he Uuunoii, de(lic;i‘.e,d to St. l\l:ii‘y, is it lU.1‘g(: 1‘e1jpeiiLli'eiihii'
biii1(1i1ig, i'estoi'ed. about :20 y0:.tI‘S :1§,;<i, itlltl contziiiiiiig 2!. .l)£1Vt>,
norlli Liiul south ziislo, north minl south 1.i':tiise1;ts, elizuicel, fllltl
towe .<tee]‘>le. The exist \\'ll1(ll)\\', (it live lights, is blzizoiieil willi
the ziriiis of lloolter, Ciiiiterhiiiy, ztlltl lIooliester—llie latter in
coiiiiiitniioriitioii of ].’»isliop \V:i'rli2iiii, who was rector here ll1‘(>]I1
ll3lS)w38. in the cliniieel is ’lloel<er’s iiioiiuiiient, presentiiig his
]\-iiiiiterl bust, with 1!. square cap, rull, :ui<,l black gown, S1.U‘i‘I1t)U1lt(’<l
by ‘two ziiigels ]l<)ltlill‘,,” 21 wrezitli. It was ereetetl in 1632, by Sir
Wlilliziiiii, C()01)C1‘, at l'aitliiul £t(ll1(JJ'CT)i} to Cliarles l., who was £icous«
toiiietl to spezilc of Hooker as his “ s]:iii'itual. liitliei"’——~(ll’aZt0n).

A l.)J‘{tSS eoiiiiiieiiiorzites Jo/m G2’/Jbon, cl. ],(5l7. In the south
wzill ol' the ]1itV€ zi recess, above the L‘,{1i]_J'-liittl of the pillar opposite
the pulpit’, loriiierly (:Ol]tflil1C(,l an iiiizige of the Virgin i\lziry, to
whom the Oliureli is d.e<licatetl. \Villiani_ Ilziwte, by his Will, in
.l~'l(52, ll_)Ctl11C{\i}llC(il, zuiioiig other relies, “ Lt piece of the stone on
which the €L1‘Cl1£tT)gCl Gabriel. (leseeiiiled when he saluted her,” for
the ini:i;4e to rest its feet i1poii—»(//lasted).

hi the l’:irisli Ptegistei‘ are iiuiiierous entries in the li£tn(lwrit—
iiig lueth of lloeker zintl Bisliop lVzti-iier.

The i~o,otoi'y, V:il,i,ietl {ti} ,£‘7(l(), is in the ]1i\i71‘0.11£\g0 of the see
gf (‘jgmtei-l_>iii~y, to Wllltil‘, up to the tiiiie of llenry VHL, the

BRIIJGE einiuoii. 24:3

iiituior ltr-,loi'iger.l. lleiice the name of the parisli
l3<>UnNic (or, stimiii).

The tourist; will fiiid. it 8. pleasaiit stroll, or drive, tlirougli the
green glziiles of BoUii,Nr: l’AP.i{ (M. Bell, Esq), following the
course of the Lesser Stour. Sonie Szixoii Z’ZL77LZ//ti were opeiied,
in 1844, on the Ul)l.{t11(lS which rise, with a, gentle swell, lroiii
tinioiig the lezily iiiasses of its groves. To the east lies CHARLTON
(F. (Kurtis, Esq), zit the foot of the hills, well~wooiler.l and ]VIl()11lil~
fully Sll£L(,ll_‘,l,l.

Our iiext point of tlelziy is also in the Fair rieh viilley of the
STOUI‘, wliere the l‘tJ£t(l. iroiii Cliilliznii crosses the lziiitzistie “ nail-
bonriie” at the leafy village of

. . ]3isHoi>’s

]3R1l)(}l‘l (populzition, 864), ttlltl joins the “V'i:i Alba,” or
}iiiitei*biii:y road. The View froin the surroumliiig hills over less,
i11l(,lC0])]}i()(3S,()V01‘l)1'OVVI1 (iO1‘11ll0l(.lS and SlltltlU\Vy hollows, over
the fertile lzimls of Eastern Kent, iiiziy safely be eoiiinieinleil to
the l1(>111‘iSi~,S §,Ltl11li1‘LLti()I]. BRIDGE PLACE is rt liziiidsoiiie se-tit.
Zmi>oF‘. Cninioii, dedieutml to St. l’etei-, foriiiorly belonged, as
well as the iiianor of Bridge, to the nionhs of St. AIigusti1ie’s,
C:iiilerluii:_y, who hehl so 1ii.'.iny hit portions of bonny Kent, ttlltl
supplietl so tiiziiiy of its eliurelies. it lies some Norniziii portions,
but the l)lllltllllf_; is iiiziinly Early Eiiglisli. It eoiitz,i,iiis at I1iLVC,
iiortli zunl soutli ziisles, eliznieel, trn.iisept, and spire steeple. Uiiiler
ziii elegmit :ii3eli,i1i the iiortli well of the Cll2MlU(‘l, lies the reeuiiibent
elligii of ti iiizin in robes, whose long loose sleeves zire furreil at
the wrists. The hair is long ziml strziiglit, ftlltl zi Slllitll hanlge, or
clzisp, eilorns the left lireast. Above are two rows of eiiibleiiiatic:i1
ilj__fl11‘CS: God the ]t‘:itliei', with zingel.s4—the ‘,l‘eiiiptutioii, the Expul-
Sl()I’l,£t1ltl the Murder of Ahel. It may (IvO1l1111{)11l(Jl'tti'i(‘., perliaps, some
Ollltfittl ntttiolieil to the Abbey of St. Aiigiistiiie. On the omiosite
ell, ezist of the south Wl1l(lOW, is :1. niche loi‘ at lamp or tigure,
and :1 seiinzely legible inscription in iiieiiiory of Jacobus Kasey, 31
years viezir of l'){ll»]'l.\lJ()1lI'I)0, who Ll. 1\[.V.C.XX1I. West of the south
‘\VlIltl0\V, notice the seiilpture of a skull, with it siiake writhing
tlirough the hollow eyes, ftlltl a hand witli outstretelied finger
pointing towzirils it, “ as if it haul been the cause of the persons
tlrzitli.” Observe, too, the II10111t)l‘ii1lS ol‘ e/(l7Lt’,’ .[[m;/late, Ll. 1685 ;
]2'[z';'(zbcl/L (second dziiigliter of Sir fiudley Uiggs;, <1. 1645 ; and
Ifobmf ]i’urg7'm:e, d. 1649. There is also :1 iiioiiniiient to the
Iiczron de ilImz_/,().s‘yu?'r.2u, Li. 1823, grziiiilson of the great author of

 
  
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
  


  

  

 

   

244 ROUTE Fnon Devin: Tl) cAN'i:I«:R1zI:m'.

the “E:<prit «lea Lois” The Ll.U0l‘\\'tL)’, on the south side of the
Cl1(L1l.(:(:l,  Nornuni.

]11~i(1g<; Vicm-.-ige is :it.tncl1e<l to that of l.".itrixhonrne. United,
they are worth ;£:}.3(), mid are in the p:it.i'oi1:i;;e of the Dowager
Mzirehioness of (Jr>i1yiigli:iii1. ],’A'l',’tlXBOUltNlC (1-opul:itio1i, 264)
is easily reached from llridge. Crossing the liigli road, and fol-
lowing 1!. pleziszint tree—slnidewed hy—htne tlnit turns ell’ to the
1‘if.;‘llll, we gain. the vil.l:ige—wliicli clusters upon the north bank
of the Lesser Stonr~-titter at few minutes’ wzillc. More We find
ourselves znnong hop g:i1'tle11s and corn Iields, in :1 fertile and
well-cultiv:ite<l tlistriet. The Norman. (,,‘nUnon, t,l0tllC[Lt(§Ll. to St.
Mary, is the only object of interest. It is divided into 3. nave,
north and south aisles, tr:ni.sept;, and eliericel, with it spire-steeple
oi" oi'din:n'y lieigglit. At the east end of the clutneel, observe t-he
three eircnhLr—lie:uled win<,lo\'.':~', surmounted by it rose or Cathe-
rine—wlieel—win<lo\v, reseinbling that at ]3:nl'riet;on. Over the
chancel door is :i sinnll stone ligure, crowned and in znxinour-—
inten<_le<l, pei:li:i_p.<:, for St. Nicluiel. The south door of the nave
is 1'en1.'irl<:tlile. it is richly Sl]]‘<)l1llC(,l in ivy, which has also cast
its _{_§llil.I)I‘ll1;_( §.{:irnitu):e zihoiit the tower, and is ornzinrented with
sculptiire oi‘ nmisnztl excellence. in the ty1np:1.111n11 is :1. tignre of
Cln-is-t,, <_'.rn\v11e¢l with 9. glory of triple 1‘.'I,yS2 imdernt-.:it.li his feet
lie rli':t_s;'oim nnd :i (ll>[.j.;. ,{e1n:irl«: the finish and sliziijniess of the
Uzien stone 1l1()1ll(,li1Ij_§5‘~. AS the Dinner was bestowed by John de
,l.’1'utis, zihout .1200, upon his priory of '.l3e:mlien, or De Belle Loco,
in Nernunitly, the Church iiizty lJ2LV'C heen built by its 'l110]1l(S,lJl1i}
we should .rutlier ztserihe to it It _<.,>r<::tt<3i* znitiqnity. The columns
n.n<l nrelies in the intmjer (recently restmred under the direction
oi‘ hlr. (L ti‘. St-nit.) are cei-thinly Early l\lor1n:n1. The windows
nre 1m1'tily tilled with lJ“le1nisl1 stained glass (iiietlizevnl), and lnirtly
with modern.
The \"lCv§l)'{1§_;:3, :i iuleziszint building, bears the Cuiiifiiglitiiii crest,
ciztrverl, in stone, over the doo1'\vtiy. The zulvowson of the
].lVi1k‘, ftlltl the nnnioig belong to the Conyn;;li:iiii fannily. The

 

3\,[2L1'el«ioi1e:~*~:;’s stntely nnnision, l3l.i~'11ONS, so eztlled. Yr-inn. its (,l(7l1l)l|J

front‘., is clo;~:e to the clinrcli. lt; was l>nilt n.l>ont 1775 hy the
iltev. E<l\\':ii'sl 'l,':1ylor, who, “ in cor1nn.!;'inl:xtion of his wife, placed
this motto on the lore tront.~~J)2'Mcta ctrdf/ictct 7/.'tm' (Jena, ccLl1fc'zzt:a
a’z'rzz2'fl ’/ilrtttt” (:1 good with relniilds that which lms heen destroyed,

v

2:, {H\tl wife <lestroys that which hns lieen hnihled rip).

BEKESBOUHNE. 24 5

Crossing the willow—sh:ided stream, we reach, at % inile dis-
tant, the little Village of ].’».EKESBOUltNE (population, 352),

which acquired its nztnie from its curl y Norinen lords, the BCl§t‘S, '

who held it of the crown on the tenure of finding one ship for the
king, when he passed the seas, and {L ]_)1‘CS0l1ii to hint of three
marks. It afte1'wards belonged to the Priory of Christ Church,
Ctniterhury, and Prior }nlston, tcmzp. llenry VIL, erected seine
I.)(tI1Sl(l01‘z1lIl€ hnildings here, which were piirehztsed, {Li} the epoch
of the Dissolution, by Craniner, and converted in-to an Arehie1,>is-
copal l’;Lluce. To this calm retreat, when ])erseent;ed and (lis-
graced, he retired ; and appreliending further injuries, concealed
his will (it is supposed) behind the Wainscot of the gallery, where
it was discovered by the ltoiindheuds, who pillaged and partly
demolished the palace, (LL the time of the Civil Wars. C‘nnnner
was reinoved from hence to Fo'rd. Ilia successor, Arel1bi.<l1op
l‘a1‘ker, “ who took great d elight in its situation,” frequently
resided here, and “intended further to enlarge it,” but died
lvefore he could execute his purpose. The ruins new extant are
incoiisideruhle ;—the ;§?Ll.()ll()l1SC: and adjacent oilices, which sur-
vived the violenee of the ltonndlieztds, lnivirig been converted into
a modern huildinm
inscription :——“'r.C. 1552 : Nosce Teipsuni et Deinn.”
Bexesnonnnn CH omen, (le(,li(‘£1l;(’.(T to St. Peter, stands on
rising ground; is chiefly ]E:irly ].Cnglisli,l)L1tlm.s seine Norman
windows. The east windows have only two lights. There are :1
nave, a chancel, zt trztnsept, and low—rool'ed tower. In the ehzincel
is the effigy of an £LJ'H1(3(l knight, connne1norzLtin§.; Sir 1.lram'_y .[’c¢[nzm',
«l. 1611 ; and Niclzoltcs Jfcmtelef/, the m1l}iq_11£t1'iit11, who held this
Vicarage l'ren1 1685 to 1704, is interred in the nave.
The ‘viczimge, in the ]_xuI,ro11ege of the AJ‘(}l1l)iSl1t)17, is valued
at £21 1.

lieturning into the Canterbury Routl, rial I’at1'ixhoi:‘:'11e, we

see on our lelt, but nearly 2 miles distzuit, the old scttlenrent of

the Natnigns, now called

NACKIN GTON (population, 140), situated on the highway to
llythe, in the centre of riehly-blossomed hep gardens. To the
nortll-west lies HErriNGroN, formerly the residence of :1 distin-
guished ztrelnrologist, the Rev. Bryan Faiissett, d. 1776, whose
znlinirahle collection of Saxon relies is new the property of Henry
Meyer, _ltlsq., of Liverpool. In this direction run the ancient

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  

 

A stone is preserved, with the following