Hinxhill is a smaller village in the shadow of Wye down. I say a village, its a couple of properties and the Hinxhill Estate, which you are unable to see from the road.
St Mary has been a church I have desired to see inside for several yrs, and I have never ever identified it open. But for this Heritage weekend, I experienced large hopes.
And I wasn’t dissatisfied.
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Remote and peaceful Hinxhill is the archetypal region church. Almost all relationship from the 13th century, the slender north aisle is a usual give way – made to be applied as a processional room without the need of benches. The lovely lancet windows, with trefoil headed tops are small and low whilst the north chapel has a person with a rere-arch, a indication of prosperity in the latter 13th century. The odd chancel screen is dated to the 17th century and the woodwork of the pulpit is most likely of that date way too. The stained glass is Victorian and generally by the Scottish firm of Ballantyne – a catalogue of altering vogue. The south chancel window of Christ weeping is specifically very good. The good Royal Arms is one particular of a number of in Kent by Marten of Tenterden and well value a seem. To the north of the chancel is a seventeenth century tomb with good effigies and skulls beneath – which legend claims was walled up with plaster for two hundred many years before getting re displayed by the Victorians. In the vestry is a pleasant piece of continental glass of possible seventeenth century day.
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HINXHILL,
Ordinarily referred to as Hinexsell, and in incredibly antient situations penned Hengestelle, is the following parish eastward from Kennington. The manor of Bilsington claims above a wonderful part of this parish.
HINXHILL is an obscure parish, but little identified, and obtaining quite tiny targeted visitors by way of it. The village is made up of only four or 5 residences, one particular of which, is the principal farm-house of Sir John Honywood’s estate below, and yet another the parsonage. It stands on superior ground, with the church on the west facet of it. The antient mansion stood near to the south-west corner of the church-lawn, getting a wonderful prospect over the adjoining place. The kitchen area is all that continues to be of it now, being made use of as an oast and stowages for hops. Not significantly from the church, northward, are Terrific and Tiny Plumpton, the former was for some time the home of the Andrew’s, the latter of the Whitwick’s. Down below the hill from the village to the north and west, it is a deep and most uncomfortable region, the soil a stiff clay, with substantially boggy ground, particularly westward, where by it is joined by the river Stour. About the village it it tolerable fertile land, but southward there is a great deal sand, blended with the quarry or rag stone.
A fair is held in this article annually on the Saturday in Whitsun-7 days, for toys and pedlary.
In the 12 months 1727, a species of subterraneous fireplace was taken discover of in the valley among Goodcheape in this parish and Wye. This hearth commenced in a marshy subject, on the side of a very little brook, near the drinking water, and continued to melt away alongside its bank with no spreading substantially for some times afterwards it appeared on the other side, and extended alone for the area of some acres over the subject, consuming all the earth wherever it burnt into red ashes, very down to the springs, which in most places lay 4 toes and far more deep. In the space of about six weeks it experienced eaten about three acres of floor, at which time it burnt in lots of sites, and sent forth a wonderful smoak and a potent odor quite like that of a brick-kiln but it by no means flamed, other than when the earth was turned and stirred up. For some space where it was burnt the floor felt sizzling, however the grass appeared no more parched than could be fairly expected from the dryness and warmth of the season. In many spots wherever the earth was turned up, it was observed to be incredibly hot and damp in close proximity to 4 feet deep, and substantially hotter about two feet deep than nearer the surface area and when this earth was exposed to the air, nevertheless it was incredibly moist, and not hotter than could be effortlessly borne by the hand, still the heat of it improved so speedy, that in a couple of minutes it was all more than on fireplace, like phosphorus designed with allum and flour. The soil of the subject is of the similar character with that the turs is made of in Holland. The surface area of it is always moist, apart from in extraordinary dry seasons but this year it was to some degree far more parched and tougher than regular. It was challenging to carry any of this away, on account of its firing one particular piece in individual firing in the pocket of one who was bringing it absent, had just about burnt its way as a result of prior to it was perceived. (fn. 1)
In the stone-quarry by Swatfield-bridge, at the southern boundary of this parish, as nicely as in a lot of of the rag-stones about the adjoining parishes of Sevington and Willesborough, is observed the ostracites stone, very substantial and on a rag-stone at Lacton, in the latter parish, the flat shell of just one calculated 8 inches diameter and the late Mr. Thorpe, of Bexley, had two in his possession, very big and fair, with the convex sections totally loaded up with solid stone, which were specified to his father, Dr. Thorpe, by the earl of Winchelsea.
One particular ÆTHELFERH, a servant of the abbot of St. Augustine’s monastery, about the calendar year 864, by will gave the land of Hengesteselle, which was a parish, as Thorne claims in his Chronicle, contiguous to that of Willesborough northward, to that monastery but Hugo de Montfort, in the time of the Conqueror, got possession of it, in spite of all the efforts of the monks to oppose it: and accordingly this estate would seem to have been therefore entered in the study of Domesday as follows, among the his belongings:
In Langebrige hundred, Gislebert holds of Hugo one yoke, which a specified Sochman held of king Edward. It is and was worth 4 shillings. There was almost nothing there nor is.
Of Etwelle, which Herbert the son of Ivo, holds without the need of the division of Hugo, he himself retains fourteen acres of land within his division, and it is worth two shillings.
And still further more in the identical file, below the like title, is the next entry, which evidently relates to his possessions, section of, or at the very least adjoining to individuals just before-stated:
In Langebrige hundred. In the identical hundred, is one rood of land in Suestone, which 1 Sochman held of king Edward. There is now 1 borderer paying twelve pence. In the time of king Edward the Confessor it was well worth thirty pence, and afterwards eighteen, now 3 shillings.
Robert de Montfort, grandson of Hugo higher than-stated, getting afterwards incurred the displeasure of king Henry II. all his estates, and these among them, them, arrived into the king’s hands, right after which it seems that THE MANOR OF HINXHILL, with that of SWATFORD, alias SWATFIELD, was later on held by the family of Strabolgie, earls of Athol but Alexander Baliol, lord of Chilham, grew to become possessed of them at the latter conclusion of king Henry III.’s reign, in proper of Isabel his wife, widow of David de Strabolgie, earl of Athol, and held them, by the courtesy of England, all through her existence, she obtaining been, on the death of her brother Richard de Dover, s.p. come to be entitled to them for her everyday living, the inheritance of them belonging to John, earl of Athol, her son by her former husband, as heir to her brother right before-outlined. At duration they descended down to David, earl of Athol, who died in the 49th 12 months of king Edward III. leaving two daughters his coheirs, Elizabeth, the eldest, married to Sir Thomas Percy, a younger son of Henry, lord Percy, and Philippa to John Halsham, of Halsham, in Sussex the latter of whom, by her father’s will, became entitled to these manors. At duration her grandson Sir Hugh Halsham, in the starting of king Henry VI.’s reign, handed them absent, in the 3d year of that reign, to Sir Robert Scott, lieutenant of the tower of London, brother of Sir William Scott, of Braborne, and later on of Scotts-hall, whose only daughter and heir Alice, marrying William Kempe, nephew to cardinal archbishop Kempe, he, in her suitable, turned entitled to them but his grandson Sir William Kempe, about the latter conclude of king Henry VIII.’s reign, alienated them to Browning from which relatives, about the reign of queen Elizabeth, they have been alienated to Robt. Edolph, esq. son of Robert Edolph, of Brenset, and brother of Simon Edolph, of St. Radigunds, who bore for his arms, Ermine, on a bend, sable, a few cinquesoils, argent, (fn. 2) who afterwards resided at Hinshill court docket, as did his son Sir Robert Edolph, who saved his shrievalty in this article in the 6th 12 months of king James I. but his son Robert Edolph, esq. dying s.p. in 1631, gave these manors of Hinxhill and Swatford, jointly with the courtroom leet of the fifty percent hundred of Longbridge, by will to Cecilia his spouse, for her life, or so long as she continued single but she later on remarrying Sir Francis Knolles, of Studying, forfeited her fascination in them, on which they arrived to Mr. Samuel Edolph, her former husband’s subsequent brother, who some a long time afterwards conveyed them to his brother in-legislation Mr. John Angel, of Surry, for the more effectual effectiveness of his will and he, sometime after the death of king Charles I. handed them away to Edward Choute, esq. of Bethersden, who afterwards resided at Hinxhill-courtroom, as did his son Sir George Choute similarly, who was succeeded in them by his son George Choute, esq. who was made a baronet in 1684. He pulled down this mansion, and removed to Bethersden, the place he died s.p. in 1721, (fn. 3) getting devised these manors by will to Edward Austen, esq. of Tenterden, later on baronet, who sold them not lengthy later on to Sir William Honywood, bart. of Evington, who died possessed of them in 1748, and his direct descendant Sir John Honywood, bart. of Evington, is the current possessor of these manors.
The courts baron for the manors of Hinxhill and Swatford, have been for some time disused and the court leet for the 50 % hundred of Longbridge has been for numerous a long time earlier held by the constable of it, exclusively for the appointment of a successor in his office, as will be further more taken detect of hereafter.
WALTHAM is a location in this article, which was once accounted a manor, and antiently belonged to the loved ones of Criol, from whom it went by marriage into that of Rokesle, and thence all over again in like manner to the family members of Poynings, in which it continued until Sir Edward Poynings, governor of Dover castle, and lord warden, dying possessed of it anno 14 Henry VIII. 1522, not only without authentic situation, but even with no any collateral kindred, who could make claim to his estates, this manor, amid some others, escheated to the crown, whence it was instantly later on granted to Sir Richard Damsell, who not lengthy immediately after handed it absent to Goldhill as he did about the latter conclude of queen Elizabeth’s reign, to Mr. Robert Edolph, of Hinxhillcourt because which it has passed in like fashion as the manor of Hinxhill before-described, down to Sir John Honywood, bart. who is the present possessor of it.
GOODCHEAPES, as it is now identified as, but much more correctly Godchepes, is an estate in the northern part of this parish, which for a sequence of quite a few generations experienced house owners of that surname, a single of whom, Thomas Godchepe, as appears by the inquisition taken right after his death, died possessed of it in the 31st year of king Edward I. and in his title and descendants it remained preset until finally the latter end of king Henry VIII.’s reign, and then it came by the will of one particular of them, named also Thomas Godchepe, immediately after the limitation of it, to various unique individuals, who were develop into extinct without the need of issue, to the past particular person mentioned in remainder in the will, Mr. John Barrow. The circumstances of which bequest is as a result linked: Mr. John Barrow, currently being an lawyer, was called on to make the will of Thomas Godchepe, and by his way inserted the names of eight individuals, who have been to be successful each other in the inheritance of this estate in tail, and currently being asked by Barrow, whom he should add extra, he was answered by the testator, that as there had been a reciprocal friendship involving them, he need to area his possess title next following them all and they all deceasing in program of time s.p. this estate in the finish devolved to him and his heirs. Situation comparable to the over have took place in relation to other estates in this county, particularly to the Leeds abbey estate, by Sir Roger Meredith’s will, who died in 1742, s.p. who obtaining despatched for Mr. Walter Hooper, an lawyer, to make his will, following having devised his estates to many diverse persons successively in tail, appeared at a loss who to identify next in the entail, when Mr. Hooper talked about himself and his nephew and all the prior remainders possessing ceased, they equally successively savored that estate by the will. (fn. 4) Mr. Barrow, who bore for his arms, Lozengy, or, and azure, a grissin, salient, ermine, resided afterwards right here, and died in 1578, leaving two daughters his coheirs, whose eldest daughter and coheir Elizabeth, marrying Mr. Robert Edolph, the purchaser of Hinxhill-courtroom as right before-described, he turned entitled to it someday about the latter close of queen Elizabeth’s reign given that which it has handed in like succession of possession as the manors of Hinxhill and Waltham before-mentioned, down to Sir John Honywood, bart. who is the present possessor of them.
Charities.
MARTHA WADE, by will in 1722, gave an annuity of forty shillings, out of lands in this parish and Wye, to the use of the poor not acquiring alms, vested in the churchwardens and overseers.
The poor constantly relieved are about twelve, casually 8.
THIS PARISH is inside of the ECCLESIASTICAL JURIADICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Limne.
The church, which is committed to St. Mary, is a little setting up, consisting of two isles and two chancels, having a very low spire steeple at the west close, in which are a few bells. In the substantial chancel, on the north aspect, there is a handsome monument, nicely preserved, for Robert Edolph, esq. and Cicely Browne his wife, having their effigies kneeling on it. He died in 1631. In the south isle are memorials for Coveney, arms, On a bend, three trefoils slipt. The north isle is quite slim certainly in it is a memorial for Kennet Backe, gent. captain of the teach-bands, obt. 1687. On the south aspect, in the church-garden, are numerous memorials for the Wightwicks, and a quite antient stone, coffinshaped, with a cross story on it. It appears by the parish sign-up, that lots of of the Edolphs are buried in this church, from the yr 1588, when Mr. Robt. Edolph, sen. gent. was buried in it, to the present century. Mr. John Barrow in 1578, Sir Edward Chute in 1634, and many others of some be aware in existence, seem also to have been buried in it, for whom there are not any memorials.
¶The church of Hinxhill was antiently appendant to the manor, and ongoing with it till Robert Edolph, esq. by will in 1631, gave the manor of Hinxhill to his wife Cecilie, for her life, or until finally she remarried, and the advowson and patronage of this church to her and her heirs for ever. By which means the advowson getting divided from the manor, turned an advowson in gross, and nevertheless it later on was possessed by the exact owners as the manor, however acquiring been as soon as divided it could hardly ever later on be appendant to it yet again. (fn. 5) She soon afterwards remarrying Sir Francis Knolles, forfeited her daily life-estate in the manor to her late husband’s future heir and brother, Mr. Sam. Edolph, and some decades later on alienated the reversion of the advowson, (for she seems to have offered to the Rectory in 1666) to him. Because which it has ongoing, in like succession of possession with the manor of Hinxhill, and his other estates in this parish, to Angel, Choute, and Austen, and from the latter to Sir William Honywood, bart. whose descendant Sir John Honywood, bart. is the current owner and patron of this church.
This rectory is valued in the king’s textbooks at 7l. 16s. 8d. It is now a discharged living, of the very clear annually accredited price of 30-four lbs. In 1578 listed here ended up communicants seventy-a person. In 1640 it was valued at sixty lbs, communicants seventy. There are ten acres of glebe.
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