The present parish of Nonington, often spelt Nonnington, is to be found in East Kent some two miles or so to the north-east of the A2 approximately mid-way between Dover and Canterbury. Sandwich is some seven miles to the north-east and Deal is about ten miles or so to the east. The original parish of Nonington measured roughly […]
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The Plumptre Hospital in Plumptre Square, Nottingham
The Plumptre Hospital in Plumptre Square was founded by John de Plumptre, a wool merchant and sometime Mayor of Nottingham, in 1392 during the reign of Richard II. The hospital was more of an almshouse than a hospital and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was endowed to support a Master and a priest […]
The Nonington Poor Houses in Church Street and Easole Street-revised
The system of poor relief in post-Reformation England had its origins early in the reign of Elizabeth I when consolidating Acts of Parliament of 1597 and 1601 established the civil parish as the administrators of the Poor Law. Every Parish Vestry was ordered to hold annual elections, usually at Easter, to elect an overseer of […]
Beating the Nonington Parish Bounds in 1895
The following are taken from the Nonington parish magazines of May and June of 1895 May, 1895
Health care in Nonington, 1898
From the Nonington parish magazine of December, 1898.
The fire at Kittington Farm in February of 1898
From the Nonington parish magazine of March, 1898.
The East Kent Volunteers, The Defence of Fredville, 1895
The following item concerning the East Kent Volunteers comes from the Nonington parish magazine for May, 1895.
Notes made by Dr. Hardman concerning the discovery of a denehole at Church Lane, Nonington, in May of 1939.
Discovered in the last week of May 1939 in the grounds of Mr. F. G. Garlinge of Church Lane (now Vicarage Lane), Nonington. Mr. Garlinge has recently built a bungalow on the right hand side of the road leading from The Royal Oak Inn to the church (now The Haven). He is a haulier and […]
The Ancient Manor of Oesewalum (also Oeswalum and Osuualun) revised
The origin of the name Oesewalum has been the subject of discussion for many years, some scholars believe the name is derived from oisc; a deity or semi-deity, and walum; a bank or ridge, giving a literal meaning of the ridge or bank of the god(s). The connection to a semi deity may possibly derive […]
The origins of the Parish of Nonington-revised
The old parish of Nonington was approximately three miles across in each direction with St. Mary’s Church in its approximate centre with the hamlet of Nonington proper around it. Towards the end of the eight century the Manor of Oesewalum, held by abbesses of Southminster (also Suthmynstre) and Lyminge Abbeys, formed the central area of […]