Articles regarding archaeological discoveries within the old parish of Nonington are now accessible from links on one page
Category: General history of industry and commerce
FROGGENHAM OR FROGHAM, A SMALL HAMLET IN NONINGTON
Frogham most likely derives from the Old English: “Frocgena ham: the place of the frogs, meaning the place with a lot of frogs” . from Frocga, frog, and ham, which can mean variously enclosure, homestead, village, manor, estate. Some Medieval documents refer to Frogenham, not greatly different to “Frocgena ham”. Another possibility is that the […]
Nonington Butchers shops & premises
There is an early mention of a Nonington butcher in Nonington in a sale document of 1659 relating to the sale of The White Horse alehouse in Church Street by Henry Pingle of Nonington, a butcher by trade, and his brothers. The Pingle family appear in Nonington church records throughout the 17th century and […]
Esther the Nonington witch. A conspiracy of silence?
The parish of Nonington did not escape the horror and injustice of the “witch-hunts” in Puritan Kent. In his 1932 book “Those Superstitions” Sir Charles Iggleston tells the sad story of the persecution and death of Esther, a “witch” who lived and supposedly practised her “craft” somewhere in Nonington. Unfortunately the location of Esther’s house […]
Beauchamps Wood in Nonington, Kent, by Peter Hobbs.
An illustrated article on the archaeology and history in and around Beauchamps Wood in Nonington. Please use the link below to view.
Chillenden parish alehouses.
The following information about the alehouses of the old parish of Chillenden in East Kent came to light some twenty or more years ago whilst I was researching the alehouses of Nonington and was therefore not pursued in any great detail and is in note form. The information was obtained in the main part from […]
Gunston or Goodnestone Alehouses
+++ The following information about the alehouses of the old parish of Goodnestone, sometime Gunston, came to light some twenty or more years ago whilst I was researching the alehouses of Nonington and was therefore not pursued in any great detail and is in note form. The information was obtained in the main part from […]
Wimlingswold Alehouses & Beer Shops.
+++ WIMLINGSWOLD ALEHOUSES & BEER SHOPS. The following information about the alehouses and beer shops of the old parish of Wimlingswold or Womenswold came to light some twenty or more years ago whilst I was researching the alehouses of Nonington and was therefore not pursued in any great detail and is in note form. The […]