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Rh 169. .—This parish, the church having been desecrated, is now united to or included in Chartham, with which it must originally have had some connection; because there was a dispute between the vicar of Chartham and the lord of Horton concerning the celebration of divine offices, when the archbishop, Will. Courtenay, decided, A.D. 1380, that all divine offices might be performed at Horton, except that the dead were to be interred at Chartham (Philipott), who however names the latter place Chatham, evidently an error for Chartham.—Horton church is "still standing," and used as a barn. (Hasted.)—Mr. Bloxam (Goth. Archit., 205) describes a curious Dec. roof still existing in this desecrated church. The place is not noticed by Kilburne. The name does not appear in the (Clergy List.)

170. or ..—Called in (Val. Eccl.) and now in (Clergy List) a chapel or curacy to Reculver. Brass: Anthony Maycott and wife, 1535. (Hasted.)

171. .—A chapelry to Hollingbourne.

172. .—Brass of a female, imperfect. (Reg. Roff.)—No such name as Hunton occurs in (D. B.) ; but "Benedestede," belonging to the bishop of Bayeux, was Bensted, a manor in this parish. (Hasted.) "Haintone," indeed, is mentioned in (D. 23.), but no hundred being given, it is impossible to identify the place intended. If I am correct in my supposition, that the "Beantesteda" of Text. Roff., (231) signifies Bensted in Hunton, the latter formerly possessed a chapel; which however is described as dependent on Yalding, an adjoining parish to Hunton.

173. .—Though now included in Aldington, this was once a distinct parish, and a rectory, being called Falconer Hurst from the family who owned the property. In (Val. Eccl.) mention is made of "the parson of Fakenerhurst," with tithes, &c., the benefice being styled, a rectory. Hasted states that the church has been "ruinated" ever since 1530, "the site being distinguished only by a dry ditch." The name is omitted in the (Clergy List).

174. .—(A.D. 1291) names the "Vicarius de Gren." In (Reg. Roff.) it is spelt Greane. It is annexed to Cowling.

This place belonged anciently to the nunnery at Minster in Sheppy, to which it was appropriated before K. Edward I. (Hasted.)—Brasses: John Hykk and wife Agnes, 1494; Will. Hykks and wife Johan. (Reg. Roff.)

175. ..—Described in (Val. Eccl.) with "the chapel of