Ospringe
Ospringe | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | FAVERSHAM | |
Postcode district | ME13 | |
Dialling code | 01795 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Ospringe is a village and area of Faversham in the English county of Kent. It is also the name of a civil parish, which since 1935 has not included the village of Ospringe.
The village lies on the
The largest settlement in the civil parish of Ospringe is now Painters Forstal, which lies a mile south west of the village of Ospringe. The civil parish also includes the hamlets of Brogdale and Whitehill. The civil parish had a population of 715 in 2001,[2] increasing to 771 at the 2011 census.[1]
The parish church of St Paul and St Peter, a
History
The Roman ruins are believed to be on the site of the Durolevum mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary, although this remains uncertain.
In 1798, Edward Hasted records that the village was once called "Ospringes", and that this name comes from the spring or stream that rises in the village and used to lead to Davington pond.[4]
The village was once separate from the hundred of Faversham, and had its own constable. In 1935 part of the parish (including the village and Ospringe Street) became part of the Borough of Faversham. This enabled[how?] electricity to be installed in many of the properties. Other parish matters (such as rubbish collection) were now controlled by Faversham, removing the need to dispose of waste in a local disused quarry.[4]
The stream that gave the village its name ran from Whitehill, near
According to the
Later, two manors split. Sir John Pulteney became the owner of the manor of Ospringe. He was Lord Mayor of London (1330–1331 and 1333) and also owner of Penshurst Place. When he died in 1350, it passed to his son William de Pulteney. When Sir William Pulteney died in 1367, it passed to Sir Nicholas Lovaine (Sir William's stepfather). The manor then passed through many generations of that family, including Sir Philip St Clere. In 1550, Sir Thomas Cheney, a Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, became owner.[4]
During the reign of
Also included in the Parish of Ospringe were the estates of 'Plumford' and 'Painters' (the latter is now part of Painters Forstal), which were both Manors of Queencourt. It[clarification needed] was held in 1547, by the son of Sir Anthony Aucher (an MP for Canterbury). The manor passed through various owners in the same way as the Manor of Ospringe.[4]
Another estate was
Another estate is Elverland, (once called Elvyland). It was owned by John, the youngest son of Bertram de Criol (High Sheriff of Essex in 1239). It passed to his son, Nicholas de Criol. Then it passed to the Maison Dieu, who leased it out for a fee. After the hospital at Maison Dieu ended it passed into private hands again.[4] The Manor House is now a Grade II listed building.[9]
Another small estate is Hansletts (once called Hansells or Hansletts forstal). This passed through various private hands.[4] Hansletts House is now a Grade II listed building.[10]
West of the parish, on Judd's Hill, is Folly House. It is in the grounds of[clarification needed] a five-acre (2 hectares) wood, which in 1201 was owned by the Bishop of Rochester, Gilbert Glanvill. Henry Sandford (a later Bishop) passed the wood to a local resident and his heirs.[4] It now has become Judd's Folly Hotel,[11] and Syndale Park Fitness Club.[12]
West of Folly House is the estate of Syndale, also in private hands.[4] Now part of Syndale Farm. Syndale Farmhouse is Grade II listed.[13] Until 1961, a Palladian-style house known as Syndale House stood in the grounds immediately south of the A2. It was completely destroyed by fire and not rebuilt. The grounds were investigated by television's Time Team, in search of a possible early Roman fort adjoining the main Roman road from the continent to London. The fort was not found, though many traces of a Roman presence were.
The Church of St Paul and St Peter was built in the early 1200s. In 1384, it was under the Abbot of Pontiniac (in France). Then it (and the attached parsonage) became a possession of the Maison Dieu. In 1558, the parsonage was privately leased by Robert Streynsham (a former secretary of the 1st Earl of Pembroke), and then passed through his family.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Office for Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Swale
- ^ "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ospringe". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hasted, Edward (1798). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 6. Institute of Historical Research: 499–531. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Queen Court Farmhouse and Outbuildings, Faversham". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Robert Turcan (11 November 2013)Faversham Through Time at Google Books
- ^ Bignell, Alan (1999). The Kent Village Book. Countryside Book. p. 187.
- ^ "Brook Farm, Ospringe". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "The Manor House, Ospringe". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Hansletts House, Ospringe". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Judds Folly Hotel". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Syndale Park
- ^ "Syndale Farmhouse, Ospringe". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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