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Nonington, Kent

Historical Description

Nonington, a village and a parish in Kent. The village stands in a champaign tract, 2 miles SE of Adisham station on the L.C. & D.R., and 6 SW of Sandwich. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Dover. Acreage of parish, 3808; population, 764. Fredville belonged formerly to Sir Brook Bridges, passed in 1750 by marriage to the Plumptres, and stands in a picturesque park containing a remarkable oak tree 36 feet in girth and more than 50 feet high. St Alban's Court, formerly called Eastwell Priory, was presented by King Stephen to St Alban's Abbey; hence its present name. It at one time belonged to the Culpepers, passed in the time of Queen Mary to the Hammonds, in which family it still remains. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; gross value, £270 with residence. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is chiefly Early English, consists of nave, aisle, and two chancels, with W tower. It was restored in 1887 at a cost of nearly £2000.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyKent 
Ecclesiastical parishNonington St. Mary 
HundredWingham 
LatheSt. Augustine 
Poor Law unionEastry 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Nonington from the following:


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Kent, 1619 is available on the Heraldry page, as is also The Visitation of Kent, 1663-68.

DistrictDover
CountyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtCT15
Post TownDover

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