Hinxhill is a tiny village in the shadow of Wye down. I say a village, its a couple of homes and the Hinxhill Estate, which you are unable to see from the highway.
St Mary has been a church I have required to see inside of for lots of a long time, and I have never found it open. But for this Heritage weekend, I experienced large hopes.
And I wasn’t upset.
St Mary has a pretty fine 17th century memorial on the wall, two wonderful figures on it, and as perfectly as some pleasant Victorian glass, the light-weight coming in at just long gone four in the afternoon produced photography great.
1 of those people visits you keep in mind for the lights, so a church nicely value ready for to go to.
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Distant and peaceful Hinxhill is the archetypal nation church. Virtually all dating from the 13th century, the narrow north aisle is a normal give way – built to be used as a processional space with no benches. The wonderful lancet windows, with trefoil headed tops are small and low although the north chapel has 1 with a rere-arch, a indication of wealth in the latter 13th century. The odd chancel monitor is dated to the 17th century and the woodwork of the pulpit is in all probability of that day much too. The stained glass is Victorian and generally by the Scottish firm of Ballantyne – a catalogue of altering style. The south chancel window of Christ weeping is notably superior. The wonderful Royal Arms is one of several in Kent by Marten of Tenterden and properly really worth a search. To the north of the chancel is a seventeenth century tomb with great effigies and skulls beneath – which legend suggests was walled up with plaster for two hundred a long time before staying re shown by the Victorians. In the vestry is a pleasant piece of continental glass of probable seventeenth century date.
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HINXHILL,
Commonly known as Hinexsell, and in really antient situations penned Hengestelle, is the up coming parish eastward from Kennington. The manor of Bilsington claims above a fantastic part of this parish.
HINXHILL is an obscure parish, but tiny recognised, and obtaining extremely minimal targeted visitors via it. The village is composed of only four or 5 properties, one of which, is the principal farm-home of Sir John Honywood’s estate listed here, and another the parsonage. It stands on higher floor, with the church on the west side of it. The antient mansion stood close to the south-west corner of the church-property, owning a fantastic prospect above the adjoining country. The kitchen area is all that remains of it now, getting produced use of as an oast and stowages for hops. Not much from the church, northward, are Great and Very little Plumpton, the previous was for some time the residence of the Andrew’s, the latter of the Whitwick’s. Below the hill from the village to the north and west, it is a deep and most unpleasant country, the soil a stiff clay, with significantly boggy floor, especially westward, exactly where it is joined by the river Stour. About the village it it tolerable fertile land, but southward there is substantially sand, mixed with the quarry or rag stone.
A fair is held below yearly on the Saturday in Whitsun-7 days, for toys and pedlary.
In the year 1727, a species of subterraneous hearth was taken see of in the valley concerning Goodcheape in this parish and Wye. This fireplace began in a marshy subject, on the facet of a minor brook, near the drinking water, and ongoing to burn off along its lender devoid of spreading significantly for some days afterwards it appeared on the other facet, and extended itself for the place of some acres around the field, consuming all the earth the place it burnt into purple ashes, pretty down to the springs, which in most sites lay four ft and much more deep. In the place of about 6 months it had eaten about 3 acres of ground, at which time it burnt in a lot of places, and sent forth a fantastic smoak and a robust odor incredibly like that of a brick-kiln but it never ever flamed, except when the earth was turned and stirred up. For some space where by it was burnt the floor felt incredibly hot, though the grass seemed no more parched than may be fairly anticipated from the dryness and warmth of the season. In numerous spots the place the earth was turned up, it was discovered to be hot and moist around 4 feet deep, and a great deal hotter about two toes deep than nearer the area and when this earth was uncovered to the air, while it was very moist, and not hotter than may possibly be simply borne by the hand, nonetheless the heat of it improved so quick, that in a couple of minutes it was all over on fire, like phosphorus manufactured with allum and flour. The soil of the industry is of the very same mother nature with that the turs is made of in Holland. The surface of it is usually damp, apart from in severe dry seasons but this time it was rather more parched and tougher than regular. It was complicated to have any of this absent, on account of its firing just one piece in unique firing in the pocket of just one who was bringing it away, experienced almost burnt its way by way of prior to it was perceived. (fn. 1)
In the stone-quarry by Swatfield-bridge, at the southern boundary of this parish, as very well as in numerous of the rag-stones about the adjoining parishes of Sevington and Willesborough, is located the ostracites stone, quite significant and on a rag-stone at Lacton, in the latter parish, the flat shell of a person measured eight inches diameter and the late Mr. Thorpe, of Bexley, experienced two in his possession, really big and honest, with the convex areas totally loaded up with good stone, which have been supplied 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 year 864, by will gave the land of Hengesteselle, which was a parish, as Thorne says 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 initiatives of the monks to oppose it: and appropriately this estate would seem to have been hence entered in the survey of Domesday as follows, among his possessions:
In Langebrige hundred, Gislebert retains of Hugo 1 yoke, which a selected Sochman held of king Edward. It is and was value 4 shillings. There was practically nothing there nor is.
Of Etwelle, which Herbert the son of Ivo, retains devoid of the division of Hugo, he himself retains fourteen acres of land in just his division, and it is value two shillings.
And continue to further in the identical record, beneath the like title, is the next entry, which evidently relates to his belongings, portion of, or at minimum adjoining to people right before-outlined:
In Langebrige hundred. In the same hundred, is one particular rood of land in Suestone, which one Sochman held of king Edward. There is now a single borderer shelling out twelve pence. In the time of king Edward the Confessor it was truly worth 30 pence, and later on eighteen, now a few shillings.
Robert de Montfort, grandson of Hugo previously mentioned-mentioned, owning later on incurred the displeasure of king Henry II. all his estates, and these amongst them, them, arrived into the king’s palms, after which it seems that THE MANOR OF HINXHILL, with that of SWATFORD, alias SWATFIELD, was later on held by the relatives of Strabolgie, earls of Athol but Alexander Baliol, lord of Chilham, turned possessed of them at the latter end of king Henry III.’s reign, in correct of Isabel his wife, widow of David de Strabolgie, earl of Athol, and held them, by the courtesy of England, for the duration of her life, she possessing been, on the dying of her brother Richard de Dover, s.p. become entitled to them for her existence, the inheritance of them belonging to John, earl of Athol, her son by her previous husband, as heir to her brother ahead of-talked about. At duration they descended down to David, earl of Athol, who died in the 49th yr 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 size her grandson Sir Hugh Halsham, in the starting of king Henry VI.’s reign, passed them absent, in the 3d yr 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 appropriate, grew to become entitled to them but his grandson Sir William Kempe, about the latter conclusion of king Henry VIII.’s reign, alienated them to Browning from which family, 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 courtroom, as did his son Sir Robert Edolph, who retained his shrievalty in this article in the 6th calendar year of king James I. but his son Robert Edolph, esq. dying s.p. in 1631, gave these manors of Hinxhill and Swatford, collectively with the court docket leet of the 50 percent hundred of Longbridge, by will to Cecilia his spouse, for her daily life, or so very long as she continued unmarried but she later on remarrying Sir Francis Knolles, of Looking through, forfeited her curiosity in them, upon which they came to Mr. Samuel Edolph, her previous husband’s up coming brother, who some many years afterwards conveyed them to his brother in-regulation Mr. John Angel, of Surry, for the additional effectual general performance of his will and he, sometime soon after the dying of king Charles I. handed them absent to Edward Choute, esq. of Bethersden, who afterwards resided at Hinxhill-court docket, as did his son Sir George Choute furthermore, who was succeeded in them by his son George Choute, esq. who was designed a baronet in 1684. He pulled down this mansion, and eliminated to Bethersden, the place he died s.p. in 1721, (fn. 3) getting devised these manors by will to Edward Austen, esq. of Tenterden, afterwards baronet, who marketed them not very long later on to Sir William Honywood, bart. of Evington, who died possessed of them in 1748, and his immediate 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 half hundred of Longbridge has been for quite a few a long time earlier held by the constable of it, entirely for the appointment of a successor in his workplace, as will be more taken discover of hereafter.
WALTHAM is a put below, which was when accounted a manor, and antiently belonged to the relatives of Criol, from whom it went by relationship into that of Rokesle, and thence all over again in like fashion to the spouse and children of Poynings, in which it continued till Sir Edward Poynings, governor of Dover castle, and lord warden, dying possessed of it anno 14 Henry VIII. 1522, not only with no respectable challenge, but even with no any collateral kindred, who could make claim to his estates, this manor, between other people, escheated to the crown, whence it was promptly later on granted to Sir Richard Damsell, who not very long following handed it absent to Goldhill as he did about the latter close of queen Elizabeth’s reign, to Mr. Robert Edolph, of Hinxhillcourt because which it has passed in like fashion as the manor of Hinxhill prior to-explained, down to Sir John Honywood, bart. who is the existing possessor of it.
GOODCHEAPES, as it is now called, but extra adequately Godchepes, is an estate in the northern component of this parish, which for a sequence of numerous generations had entrepreneurs of that surname, one of whom, Thomas Godchepe, as seems by the inquisition taken right after his dying, died possessed of it in the 31st calendar year of king Edward I. and in his title and descendants it remained preset until eventually the latter close of king Henry VIII.’s reign, and then it arrived by the will of a person of them, named also Thomas Godchepe, soon after the limitation of it, to several different individuals, who were being grow to be extinct with no difficulty, to the past man or woman described in remainder in the will, Mr. John Barrow. The situations of which bequest is consequently similar: Mr. John Barrow, currently being an legal professional, was called upon to make the will of Thomas Godchepe, and by his course inserted the names of eight individuals, who were being to do well every other in the inheritance of this estate in tail, and getting questioned by Barrow, whom he really should incorporate a lot more, he was answered by the testator, that as there experienced been a reciprocal friendship concerning them, he ought to area his personal name subsequent following them all and they all deceasing in class of time s.p. this estate in the finish devolved to him and his heirs. Conditions related to the over have transpired in relation to other estates in this county, notably to the Leeds abbey estate, by Sir Roger Meredith’s will, who died in 1742, s.p. who having sent for Mr. Walter Hooper, an attorney, to make his will, right after having devised his estates to a number of unique folks successively in tail, appeared at a loss who to title up coming in the entail, when Mr. Hooper described himself and his nephew and all the prior remainders getting ceased, they both of those successively enjoyed that estate by the will. (fn. 4) Mr. Barrow, who bore for his arms, Lozengy, or, and azure, a grissin, salient, ermine, resided later on here, and died in 1578, leaving two daughters his coheirs, whose eldest daughter and coheir Elizabeth, marrying Mr. Robert Edolph, the purchaser of Hinxhill-court docket as prior to-talked about, he grew to become entitled to it someday about the latter close of queen Elizabeth’s reign given that which it has handed in like succession of ownership as the manors of Hinxhill and Waltham right before-mentioned, down to Sir John Honywood, bart. who is the current 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 lousy not getting alms, vested in the churchwardens and overseers.
The lousy continuously relieved are about twelve, casually eight.
THIS PARISH is inside the ECCLESIASTICAL JURIADICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Limne.
The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a smaller making, consisting of two isles and two chancels, obtaining a low spire steeple at the west conclusion, in which are a few bells. In the high chancel, on the north facet, there is a handsome monument, effectively preserved, for Robert Edolph, esq. and Cicely Browne his spouse, having their effigies kneeling on it. He died in 1631. In the south isle are memorials for Coveney, arms, On a bend, a few trefoils slipt. The north isle is pretty slim without a doubt in it is a memorial for Kennet Backe, gent. captain of the coach-bands, obt. 1687. On the south side, in the church-lawn, are a number of memorials for the Wightwicks, and a quite antient stone, coffinshaped, with a cross tale on it. It seems by the parish sign-up, that many of the Edolphs are buried in this church, from the 12 months 1588, when Mr. Robt. Edolph, sen. gent. was buried in it, to the current century. Mr. John Barrow in 1578, Sir Edward Chute in 1634, and others of some note in life, surface similarly 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 until Robert Edolph, esq. by will in 1631, gave the manor of Hinxhill to his spouse Cecilie, for her daily 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 currently being divided from the manor, became an advowson in gross, and however it afterwards was possessed by the exact house owners as the manor, nonetheless getting been the moment divided it could never ever afterwards be appendant to it once again. (fn. 5) She quickly afterwards remarrying Sir Francis Knolles, forfeited her life-estate in the manor to her late husband’s upcoming heir and brother, Mr. Sam. Edolph, and some years afterwards alienated the reversion of the advowson, (for she appears to have offered to the Rectory in 1666) to him. Since which it has continued, 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 existing owner and patron of this church.
This rectory is valued in the king’s books at 7l. 16s. 8d. It is now a discharged residing, of the obvious yearly licensed value of 30-four lbs. In 1578 listed here ended up communicants seventy-1. In 1640 it was valued at sixty lbs, communicants seventy. There are 10 acres of glebe.
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