. Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . t the restoration,both on the north and south sides, as well as three EarlyNorman widows,^® with a small circular one above, at theeast end. The western entrance was at this time closed,and a porch of the style of the 14*^ Cent, erected on thesouth side. The tower contains three ancient bolls,dedicated to S. Botolph, S. Katherine, and S. Margaret,the inscriptions on which have appeared in a formervol.,*^ but, with those of Kingston, are given below morecompletely. KINGSTON. A church existed here certain
. Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . t the restoration,both on the north and south sides, as well as three EarlyNorman widows,^® with a small circular one above, at theeast end. The western entrance was at this time closed,and a porch of the style of the 14*^ Cent, erected on thesouth side. The tower contains three ancient bolls,dedicated to S. Botolph, S. Katherine, and S. Margaret,the inscriptions on which have appeared in a formervol.,*^ but, with those of Kingston, are given below morecompletely. KINGSTON. A church existed here certainly soon after the Con-quest, as among the charters of William, 2^^ Earl Warren,is a grant to Petrus Vicecomes, of an acre of land atKyngeston, ad ecclesiam faciendam—et tu Hugo vice-comes fac monasterium S Pancratii saysiri ad opus *^ A recess in which were kept the Petit, but they were blocked tip with vessels for use at the altar. brickwork, and hidden by a table of ^ The stone frame-work of these ex- Commandments, &c. ; isted when the Chnrch was decribed by ^ xvi. , Saiictt SatoUV «ra froflobi^ Tfl I 5anrtaSai;Fnna ®ra Priifl0tti;5-SJ # ^| ^aiuta JlarprrtaenJroHolii^P ® ^ ^.2^ T/iserijjiiozi Jford Sells. Wflli^aRVSoWIfflB!S^fflS°P0GIS ifl 2 jive: (DJiRm s 6RjiaiJi = PLenJi 8 3 SJlRaSH Jinra ORfl PRO •ROBIS S Ascription. Kinqston Bells. THE HUNDRED OF SWANBOEOUGrT. 151 ecclesi^. By another charter, the sarae Earl confirmedthe possession of the church and land by tlie Monks ofLewes. Numerous stones (many of which are in thepossession of the writer) of apparently Norman workman-ship, and which had previously been used, have beenfound in the village. The older church was probably ofsmaller dimensions, as in excavating the foundation ofthe east wall of the chancel of the later fabric at therecent restoration, it was found to intersect several inter-ments which had taken place anterior to its erection. Theexisting building dates from the early part of the 14*c
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