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 […]
Category: Farms and manors
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 […]
Sir John de Beauchamp-updated with illustrations
Sir John was one of the most successful of King Edward III commanders in the wars in Northern France and the Low Countries. He fought in Flanders in 1338; was present at the array at Vironfosse when the armies of the English and French kings met but did not come to battle in October, 1339 ; and took part […]
The hamlet of Essesole in 1501
The descriptions of the house and land plots have been taken from the Essesole Manor rental roll of 1501. As can be seen on the sketch map, traced from the 1870’s OS map, the house plots and roads are still readily recognizable, especially to long term residents of Nonington. Some of the 1501 roads and […]
Nonington Parish Charities
Thomas Bate of Challock held land in Challock and Nonington with which he made bequests during the reign of Henry VIII. In Nonington his bequest consisted of:- “Landes given by Thomas Bate to thentent that one priest shulde celebrate masse within the said parishe iij (3) tymes yerelie for ever. Also: rent or ferme of […]
