FARM AND COTTAGES. FROM THE O.E. ‘CYTE HAMTUN’, MEANING ‘HOME FARM WHERE THERE ARE COTTAGES’. AN EXTENSIVE MANOR PART OF THE MANOR AND, LATER, COLLEGE OF WINGHAM AT THE EXTREME EASTERN EDGE OF THE PARISH ON THE BORDER WITH EYTHORNE AND TILMANSTONE PARISHES. THE FARMHOUSE WAS LOST IN THE 1940’S, WITH ONLY FARM BUILDINGS AND SOME FARM-WORKERS COTTAGES NOW REMAINING.

GILBERT PARSON, HENRY SON OF JOHN AND ROGER AND ALEXANDER HIS BROTHER HOLD 59 ACRES FOR WHICH THEY PROVIDE 1 BOON-WORKER AND 1 ½ HARROWS. JOANNA DAUGHTER OF LORD WALTER OF WINGHAM AND HER SISTER HOLD 59 ACRES FOR WHICH THEY PROVIDE 1 BOON-WORKER AND 1 ½ HARROWS. FOR THESE 118 ACRES THEY UNDERTAKE TO PROVIDE 1 AVERAGIUM BUT MAKE NO MALT NOR PLOUGH NOR REAP FOR TELEWORK AND NOR DO OTHER FROM THIS HAMLET.

THIS [GROUP OF TENANTS ALSO] HOLD 22 ACRES FROM THE TENEMENT OF GEREMUND BUT OWE NOTHING FOR IT EXCEPT RENT BECAUSE IT IS INLAND.

WILLIAM SON OF WALTER AND ALAN HIS BROTHER HOLD 17 ½ ACRES TOGETHER WITH 17 ½ ACRES FROM THE LAND OF ROBERT AND 7 ½ ACRES FROM THE TENEMENT OF BEREGADERER (POSSIBLY FROM ‘BERE’ A TYPE OF BARLEY (POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF ‘BEER’? MY NOTE) AND ‘GATHERED’). FOR THOSE 42 ½ ACRES THEY PROVIDE 6 BOON-WORKERS AND 9 HARROWERS AND UNDERTAKE 1 AVERAGIUM.

WILLIAM MOT HOLDS 25 ACRES FOR WHICH HE PROVIDES 2 BOON-WORKERS AND 3 HARROWERS AND UNDERTAKES 1 AVERAGIUM.

GILBERT PARSON, HENRY SON OF JOHN AND ROGER AND ALEXANDER HIS BROTHER HOLD 59 ACRES FOR WHICH THEY PROVIDE 1 BOON-WORKER AND 1 ½ HARROWS. JOANNA DAUGHTER OF LORD WALTER OF WINGHAM AND HER SISTER HOLD 59 ACRES FOR WHICH THEY PROVIDE 1 BOON-WORKER AND 1 ½ HARROWS. FOR THESE 118 ACRES THEY UNDERTAKE TO PROVIDE 1 AVERAGIUM BUT MAKE NO MALT NOR PLOUGH NOR REAP FOR TELEWORK AND NOR DO OTHER FROM THIS HAMLET.

THIS [GROUP OF TENANTS ALSO] HOLD 22 ACRES FROM THE TENEMENT OF GEREMUND BUT OWE NOTHING FOR IT EXCEPT RENT BECAUSE IT IS INLAND.

WILLIAM SON OF WALTER AND ALAN HIS BROTHER HOLD 17 ½ ACRES TOGETHER WITH 17 ½ ACRES FROM THE LAND OF ROBERT AND 7 ½ ACRES FROM THE TENEMENT OF BEREGADERER (POSSIBLY FROM ‘BERE’ A TYPE OF BARLEY (POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF ‘BEER’? MY NOTE) AND ‘GATHERED’). FOR THOSE 42 ½ ACRES THEY PROVIDE 6 BOON-WORKERS AND 9 HARROWERS AND UNDERTAKE 1 AVERAGIUM.

WILLIAM MOT HOLDS 25 ACRES FOR WHICH HE PROVIDES 2 BOON-WORKERS AND 3 HARROWERS AND UNDERTAKES 1 AVERAGIUM.

JULIANA AT LOGGE HOLDS 7 ½ ACRES. WILLIAM OF NORTHALLE HOLDS 7 ½ ACRES FROM THE TENEMENT OF LE[E]S. ALEXANDER SPR’NGET HOLDS 7 ACRES FROM THE TENEMENT OF EILARD FOR THESE 22 ACRES THEY PROVIDE 6 BOON-WORKERS AND 9 HARROWERS AND UNDERTAKE 1 AVERAGIUM.

RICHARD OF WOGHOPE (A RICHARD OF WOGHOPE WAS TREASURER TO THE ARCHBISHOP IN 1331. DU BOULAY 1966 397) HOLDS 93 ACRES, ½ VIRGATE FOR WHICH HE PROVIDES ½ BOON-WORKER AND PERFORMS ¼ OF THE CUSTOM OF 1 SHIREMAN.

THOMAS OF GOODNESTONE HOLDS 310 ½ ACRES FROM THE TENEMENT OF RALPH AND 62 ACRES FROM THE TENEMENTS OF GILBERT THURSTON AND GEREMUND. FOR THESE 372 ½ HE PERFORMS WITH RICHARD OF WOGHOPE THE CUSTOM OF 1 FULL SHIREMAN. THE OTHER CUSTOMS ARE COMMUTED FOR MONEY AS DESCRIBED BELOW. THE SAME THOMAS HOLDS

418 ACRES 3 VIRGATES IN THE HAMLET OF GOODNESTONE FOR WHICH HE PERFORMS THE CUSTOM OF 1 SHIREMAN, TOUCHING THE CROWN OF THE LORD KING AND FOR THE LAND HE HOLDS THERE AND IN KITTINGTON HE PAYS ANNUALLY FOR COMMUTED SERVICE 5S 3D.

WILLIAM OF NORTHALLE HOLDS 170 ACRES FOR WHICH HE PROVIDES 2 BOON-WORKERS AND PERFORMS THE CUSTOM OF 1 SHIRELAND.

THE HAMLET CONTAINS 207 ACRES OF GAVEL-LAND, 263 ACRES OF SHIRELAND, 22 ACRES OF INLAND PROVIDING 18 BOON-WORKERS, 24 HARROWERS AND 3 AVERAGIA BUT (THE TENANTS) DO NOT PLOUGH REAP OR MAKE MALT. THE SHIRELAND PROVIDES ½ BOON-WORKER. THE INLAND OWES NO SERVICE.

WILLIAM LE MOT FOR THE ENCLOSURE, 1 HEN. WILLIAM AT NORTHALLE: {FOR THE TENEMENT OF} LE[E]S, 1HEN. JULIANNA DE LA LOGGE FROM THE TENEMENT OF HENRY OUR’TH, 1 HEN. HEIRS OF

WALTER OF WINGHAM, 1 HEN. HEIRS OF ALEXANDER SP’INGET FROM THE TENEMENT OF EILARD, 1 HEN. ALAN UPTON, 1 HEN. IN TOTAL 7 HENS.

OLD PYTTE ‘SOMEWHERE BETWEEN NORTH NONYNTON FARM AND ROAD.

3. NORTH NONYNTON 355 ACRES +
1. KETHAMPTON 237 ACRES OF THE MANOR OF RATING +.

WHITFIELD ARCHIVE REF. :EK/U 373/T61.

ALL THAT FARM OR MESSUAGE CALLED KETTINGTON, ALSO KETHAMPTON, NOW OR LATE IN THE OCC. OF RALF ADAMS LYING IN NONYNGTON ALSO NONINGTON 360 ACRES APPROX. ALL THOSE PEECES AND PARCELLS OF LANDS ARABLE AND PASTURE CALLED LONGE LANE CONTAYNING BY ESTIMATION THREE SCORE ACRES MORE OR LESS LAYING IN SIBERTSWILL ALSO SHEPHERDSWELL OCC. WM. MOONE.

ROWBERRIES CONTAYNING BY ESTIMATION SIXTEEN ACRES MORE OR LESS LYING AND BEING IN NONYNGTON OCC. SIR ED. BOYS THE ELDER AND ONE HENRY DIXON AND ONE HOUSE (AND BUILDINGS ECT.) AND THREE ACRES OF PASTURE MORE OR LESS OCC. BY JOHN MUNDAIE.

(ALSO MENTIONED HERE IN THE DOC. ARE ‘ THREE SCORE ACRES OF MARSHE IN ASHE BOUGHT FROM ASRA PARTHWITHE’).

ONE PEECE OF OR PARCELL OF PASTURE LAND PARTE OF HENLEY DOWNE CONTEYNING BY ESTIMATION FIVE ACRES MORE OR LESS LYING OR BEEING IN NONYNGTON AND WOMYNGSWOULD OCC. RICHARD EPPS AND A PARCELL OF PASTURE LANDS HENLEY DOWNES BY EST. FOUR ACRES OCC, JOANNE PERKDEN WIDOW AND ADD. FOUR ACRES OCC. JAMES MOYTON ON HENLEY DOWNS.

AND ONE PARTE OR PARCELL OF PASTURE PARTE OF THREE BARROW DOWNE CONTG BY EST. TWENTIE ACRES MORE OR LESS IN NON. AND WYM.

THE MANOR OF ELVINTON WITH APPURTENANCES FIVE MESSUAGES FIVE GARDENS FIVE HUNDRED AND THREE SCORE AND TENNE ACRES OF LAND AND A HUNDRED AND FFOURSCORE AND TENNE ACRES OF PASTURE AND FFORE SCORE ACRES WOODS AND OF THE MOYTIE OF THREE SCORE ACRES OF MARSHE WITH APPURTINANCES IN NONYNGTON SIPERDSWILL

WYMLINGSWOLD EYTHORNE AND ASHE NEXT SANDWICH.

(ALSO MENTIONED IS THE MANOR OF ELVINGTON ALSO ELINTON BLDGS. ECT. THREE HUNDRED AND THREE SCORE ACRES IN EYTHORNE OCC. JOHN GARDNER).

(ALSO MENTIONED TWENTY ACRES BY KITTINGTON OCC. THOS. HARKETT)

THE FOLLOWING IS FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE ABOVE LANDS ECT.

THE MESSUAGE OR TENEMENT CALLED KETTINGTON ALSO KETHAMPTON THE FFERME HOUSE BARNES ORCHARDS GARDENS CURTILAGES TWO ACRES AND TWO ROODS OCC. RALPHE ADAMS.

ALL THAT LITTLE CLOSE OF PASTURE TO THE SAID MESS. TWO ACRES TWO ROODS ADJOYNING TO THE EAST.

ALL THAT CLOSE OF PASTURE ADJ. TO THE SAID CLOSE TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SAID MESS. TO THE EAST AND TO OTHER LANDS OF THE SD. MESS. TO THE SOUTH AND WEST FIVE ACRES TWO ROODS.

AND THOSE CLOSES OF LAND COMMONLY CALLED THE GATE CLOSE FOUR ACRES ABUTTING TO THE KINGS STREET TO THE WEST AND TYE BOTTOM TO THE SOUTH.

ALL THAT CLOSE OF PASTURE ADJ. FOUR AND A HALF ACRES AND ONE ROOD ABOUT THE HOUSE TO THE NORTH GATE CLOSE TO THE WEST AND TYE BOTTOM. TO THE SOUTH.

ALL THAT PART AND PARCELL COMMONLY CALLED UPPER FFASTALL ONE ACRE ONE ROOD.

AND ALL THAT CLOSE OF PASTURE THEREUNTO BEING OR ADJ. THE UPPER FFASTALL TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND TO OTHER LANDS TO THE SAID MESS. BELONGING TO THE EAST WEST AND NORTH CONTG. BY EST. TWO ACRES AND THIRTEEN PERCHES.

ALL THAT PASTURE AND CLOSE CALLED THE GREAT CLOSE ADJ. TO THE LAST MENTD. CLOSE AND THEREUPON ABUTTING TOWARDS THE EAST TO THE MESS. ON THE WEST AND OTHER MESS. LAND TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. SIX ACRES TWO ROODS 20 PERCHES.

ALL THAT CLOSE OF ARABLE LAND CALLED TYE BOTTOM : FORTY FIVE ACRES THREE ROODS TWENTIE PERCHES.

AND ONE OTHER PEECE OR PARCELL OF ARABLE LAND CALLED DOWNLANDS ABUTTING UPON THE KINGS HIGHWAY TO THE EAST TYE BOTTOM TO THE WEST OTHER LAND BELONGING TO THE MESS. TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. FIFTEEN ACRES ONE ROOD.

ALL THAT PCE. OR PARC. CALLED DOWNE LAND ABUTTG. ON THE SAID LAST MENTD. PARC. OF ARABLE LAND TO THE SOUTH AND WEST AND THE KINGS STREETE TO THE EAST AND LAND BELONG. TO THE HEIRS OF SIR SAMUEL PEYTON KT. AND BT., (OF KNOWLTON COURT) CALLED KNOWLTON FIELD TO THE NORTH. FIFTY SIX ACRES ONE ROOD.

ALL THAT PCE AND PARC OF ARABLE LANDS ABUTTG UPON THE LAST MENTD TO THE EAST THE MESS TO THE WEST OTHER LANDS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. TWENTIE ONE ACRES TWO ROODS CALLED PASTURE CLOSE.

ALL THAT PCE OR PARC OF ARABLE LAND ABUTTG ON THE LAST MENTD PCE TO THE SOUTH TO A PCE OF LAND CALLED SHEEPS CLOSE TO THE NORTH OTHER LANDS EAST AND WEST. NYNE ACRES.

ALL THAT CLOSE OF ARABLE LAND CALLED SHEEPS CLOSE ABUTTG ON THE LAST MENTD TO THE SOUTH OTHER MESS LANDS TO THE EAST WEST AND NORTH. NYNE ACRES ONE ROOD TWENTIE PERCHES.

ALL THAT LITTLE CLOSE ABUTTG ON SHEEPS CLOSE TO THE EAST OTHER LANDS TO THE SOUTH WEST AND NORTH. THREE ACRES ONE ROOD.

ALL THAT PCE AND PARC OF ARABLE LAND ADJ SHEEPS CLOSE THE LAST MENTD PCE TO THE SOUTH KNOWLTON FLD TO THE NORTH KINGS HIGHWAY TO THE WEST AND OTHER MESS LANDS TO THE SOUTH. TWENTIE TWO ACRES TWO ROODS.

ALL THAT PCE AND PARC OF ARABLE LAND ABUTTG THE LAST MENTD TO THE NORTH AND SAIDE LAST MENTD PCE OR PARC OF ARABLE LAND HERE TOWARD THE EAST THE KINGS HIGHWAY TO THE WEST AND OTHER MESS LANDS TO THE SOUTH . TWENTIE ACRES.

ALL THAT ECT NOW BEING A SHEEP PASTURE AND ADJ THE SAID PARC OF LAND CALLED KNOWLTON FLD TO THE NORTH THE KINGS HIGHWAY TO THE WEST AND TO MESS LANDS TO EAST AND SOUTH. FORTIE SEVEN ACRES THREE ROODS TWENTIE PERCHES.

ALL OF THE ARABLE LAND CALLED ROODES HILL ABUTTG UPON THE LANDS OF LADIE HAMOND TO THE WEST AND KNOWLTON FLD TO THE NORTH. TWENTIE FIVE ACRES.

ALL THAT LITTLE CLOSE OF ARABLE LAND CALLED CREAKES CLOSE ABUTTG THE KINGS HIGHWAY TO THE EAST TO THE LANDS OF NICHOLAS CREAKE TO THE WEST AND OTHER LANDS OF SIR ED. BOYS THE ELDER TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. THREE AND A HALF ACRES AND ONE ROOD.

ALL THAT CLOSE OF ARABLE LAND ABUTTG UPON THE KING HWAY TO THE EAST TO A CERTAIN CLOSE OF SIR ED. BOYS THE ELDER COMMONLY CALLED THIRTIE ACRES OR KETTINGTON BUSHES OCC JOHN JORDAN TO THE SOUTH LANDS OF NICH CREAKE TO THE WEST AND CREAKES CLOSE TO THE NORTH. SIX ACRES THREE ROODS.

ALL THAT CLOSE OF ARABLE LAND CALLED THE THIRTIE ACRES OR KETTINGTON BUSHES OCC. JOHN JORDAN ABUTTG THE KINGS HWY TO THE EAST TO A CERTAINE PARC OF LAND OF THE SD SIR ED BOYS THE ELD CALLED THE MILLNER DOWNE TOWARDS THE SOUTH TO THE LANDS OF THE SD SIR ED BOYS LIENG OR BEING IN A CERTAIN FLD CALLED YERESOLE FLD TOWARDS THE WEST AND TO THE LAND IN THE TENURE OF NICH CREAKE AND RALPH ADAMS TOWARDS THE NORTH. THIRTIE ACRES.

ALL THAT PCE OF LAND THERE CALLED THE MILLNER DOWNE WITH A WIND MILL THEREUPON LATE IN THE TENURE OR OCC OF JOHN JORDAN AND HIS ASSIGNS CONTG BY EST NYNE AND TWENTIE ACRES AND TWOE ROODS MORE OR LESS.

AL THAT ARABLE LAND CALLED TYE CLOSE OCC BY JN JORDAN. TWENTIE THREE ACRES.

ALL THAT PCE ECT OF LAND OR WOOD CALLED TYE WOOD OCC BY SIR ED BOYS THE ELD THIRTIE TWOE ACRES TWOE ROODS THIRTIE PERCHES.

AND ALL THAT CLOSE OF LAND OCC THOS GAUNT ABUTTG TYE WOOD TO THE WEST THE LAND OF THE HEIRS OF EDWARD MERRIWETHER TO THE SOUTH TO THE KINGS HWAY AND CERTAIN LANDS CALLED ELVINGTON LANDS TOWARDS THE EAST AND LANDS IN THE TENURE OF RALPHE ADAMS TO THE NORTH.

AND TO THE LANDS CALLED TYEWOOD TO THE WEST CONTG THIRTIE SIX ACRES TWOE ROODS.

KITTINGTON FARM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN THE 1920’S