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 […]
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 of Nonington in 1895
The following are taken from the Nonington parish magazines of May and June of 1895 May, 1895 June, 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 […]
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 Ratling Fireball, 1741
The Ratling Fireball:– On December 11, 1741, a fire-ball appeared soon after noon-day, and the sun shining, but few people saw it, and they could only guess at its course; which, however, was observed to be from north-west by north, to south and by south, and right over Littleborne from Westbere, and towards Ratling, near […]
