. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. BOXGROVE CHURCH, SUSSEX BOXGEOVE CHURCH he Priory, Boxgrove—part of which is now in ruins, hutportions of which are still used as the Parish Church—was founded by Robert de Haia, Lord of Halmacro, , in the reign of King Henry the First, in honour ofthe Virgin and St. Blaise, for three monks only of theBenedictine order. The sole daughter of the founderwas married to Roger St. John, who added three more;and the number was augmented to fifteen, by their twosons, William and Robert, in the reign of King
. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. BOXGROVE CHURCH, SUSSEX BOXGEOVE CHURCH he Priory, Boxgrove—part of which is now in ruins, hutportions of which are still used as the Parish Church—was founded by Robert de Haia, Lord of Halmacro, , in the reign of King Henry the First, in honour ofthe Virgin and St. Blaise, for three monks only of theBenedictine order. The sole daughter of the founderwas married to Roger St. John, who added three more;and the number was augmented to fifteen, by their twosons, William and Robert, in the reign of King remained, however, subordinate to the Abbey of LEssay, or De Exaquio, inNormandy, 1149. Before the suppression, the monks were reduced to when Edward the Third assumed possession of other alien Priories, that ofBoxgrove secured the privilege of being indigena, by which it was renderedindependent, and retained its endowment—considerable in proportion to the extent ofthe establishment. In the year 1535, its annual revenue was £185 19s., withoutincluding the income derived from fines and ren
Size: 1583px × 1578px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., book, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, booksubjectchurchbuildings
