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Paul Stewart (Wandering Spirit)
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 ก.พ. 2010
The channel is dedicated to my journey primarily around the UK, and to some of the new and loved places i visit.
Lenham Village & Church Walkaround
Lenham Village in Kent, hometown look around
Lenham is a market village and civil parish in the Maidstone district, in Kent, England, situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, 9 miles (14 km) east of Maidstone.[2] The picturesque square in the village has two public houses (one of which is a hotel), a couple of restaurants, and a tea-room. The parish has a population of 3,370 according to the 2011 Census.[3]
Lenham railway station is on the Maidstone East Line.
The village is at the main source of the Great Stour and the Stour Valley Walk starts here, heading to Ashford and on to Canterbury and the English Channel near Sandwich. It is also the source of the River Len, which flows in a westerly direction to join the River Medway at Maidstone.
History
In 850, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, granted Ealhhere, ealdorman of Kent, a large estate of forty hides at Lenham.[4][5]
Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, Lenham market dates back to 1088, when the village was an important crossroad settlement. The manor of Lenham belonged to St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, until the dissolution of the monasteries when it reverted to the Crown. Queen Elizabeth I awarded the manor to her chief courtier, William Cecil, Lord Burleigh. It then passed through ownership of the Wilford, Montagu, Hamilton and Best families.[6]
Technically the fact that Lenham is allowed a market, makes it a town but the community have always desired to maintain its village status.
The High Street has a number of listed buildings.[7]
Mary Honywood was born in Lenham. When she died in Essex at the age of 93, she had 367 living descendants.
The Pilgrims' Way/North Downs Way passes along the downland ridge to the north of Lenham. Between this ridge and the village lies a 200-foot (61 m) chalk cross carved into the scarp slope. First constructed in 1922, to remember those who fell in the Great War, and fully restored in 1994, the Lenham Cross now commemorates the dead of both world wars. To avoid its use as a navigation aid by the Luftwaffe, the cross was filled in between 1939 and May 1945.
On 27 August 1950, Lenham, along with the village of Harvel, was one of the signal relay points (between Calais and London) of the first-ever live television pictures from the continent.
Lenham is a market village and civil parish in the Maidstone district, in Kent, England, situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, 9 miles (14 km) east of Maidstone.[2] The picturesque square in the village has two public houses (one of which is a hotel), a couple of restaurants, and a tea-room. The parish has a population of 3,370 according to the 2011 Census.[3]
Lenham railway station is on the Maidstone East Line.
The village is at the main source of the Great Stour and the Stour Valley Walk starts here, heading to Ashford and on to Canterbury and the English Channel near Sandwich. It is also the source of the River Len, which flows in a westerly direction to join the River Medway at Maidstone.
History
In 850, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, granted Ealhhere, ealdorman of Kent, a large estate of forty hides at Lenham.[4][5]
Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, Lenham market dates back to 1088, when the village was an important crossroad settlement. The manor of Lenham belonged to St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, until the dissolution of the monasteries when it reverted to the Crown. Queen Elizabeth I awarded the manor to her chief courtier, William Cecil, Lord Burleigh. It then passed through ownership of the Wilford, Montagu, Hamilton and Best families.[6]
Technically the fact that Lenham is allowed a market, makes it a town but the community have always desired to maintain its village status.
The High Street has a number of listed buildings.[7]
Mary Honywood was born in Lenham. When she died in Essex at the age of 93, she had 367 living descendants.
The Pilgrims' Way/North Downs Way passes along the downland ridge to the north of Lenham. Between this ridge and the village lies a 200-foot (61 m) chalk cross carved into the scarp slope. First constructed in 1922, to remember those who fell in the Great War, and fully restored in 1994, the Lenham Cross now commemorates the dead of both world wars. To avoid its use as a navigation aid by the Luftwaffe, the cross was filled in between 1939 and May 1945.
On 27 August 1950, Lenham, along with the village of Harvel, was one of the signal relay points (between Calais and London) of the first-ever live television pictures from the continent.
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St Materiana Tintagel Cornwall
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The Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel is a Church of England parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Cornwall, England, UK. It stands on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle and is listed Grade I.[1] The first church on the site was probably erected in the 6th century, founded as a daughter church of Minster: these are the only churches dedicated to the s...
St Petroc Minor Cornwall
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Just over three miles from Padstow you’ll find a small village, Little Petherick, nestled in the picturesque wooded valley of Little Petherick Creek, a tidal tributary of the River Camel. Little Petherick is served by a modest looking parish church whose exterior conceals what ‘The Buildings of England- Cornwall’ by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner/Peter Beecham describes as - “one of the architectural hig...
St Michaels The Archangel, Shalfleet, Isle of White
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The dedication to St. Michael was made in 1964 as the previous dedication had been lost. It has a tower that was built in 1070. It originally had no ground level door, and the entrance was through a door on the roof. Parishioners had to access the room by climbing a ladder. The walls of the church are five feet thick and it was a refuge for residents during attacks by the French who had sailed ...
All Saints Church, Godshill, Isle of White
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According to legend, the original foundations for the church were laid in a flat, easily accessible site; each morning they were found transferred to the hill where the church exists today. Eventually the builders gave up building it in the planned flat location and built it on the hill.[1] The church is medieval.[2] It is noted for its medieval wall painting of a Lily crucifix, one of only two...
St Clements Church, Old Romney
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St Clement's Church is an Anglican church, in the village of Old Romney, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is dedicated to Saint Clement, a successor to Saint Peter at Rome.[3] It is built on an artificial mound to protect it from floodwater. It is thought the original church was built in the 8th century.[4] In the 11th or 12th century the Saxon church was replaced by a...
St James Church, Sheldwich
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Twin Brother Channel Journeyman www.youtube.com/@journeyman1066 St James' Church, Sheldwich and its history The village of Sheldwich was first recorded in the year 784. Its importance came from its position astride the highway between the port of Faversham and the market of Ashford. The road was turnpiked about 1765 and the old toll house window can still be seen beside the A251 road. When St J...
All Saints Church Maidstone
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Founded by Archbishop of Canterbury William Courtenay in 1395 as part of a new College of All Saints, the church replaced an earlier one on the site dedicated to St Mary.[2] Courtenay died in 1396 and the church and college were completed by his successor, Thomas Arundel, between 1396 and 1398.[1] Richard II endowed the college with land and income from the Hospital of St Peter and St Paul in M...
St Marys Church Oxted Surrey
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The church was built in the mid 12th century. Only the ground stage of the tower and portions of the nave walls remain from that original building. Later in the 12th century the aisles and the upper stages of the tower were added, and the chancel was rebuilt in the mid 13th century. Restorations were made after fire damage of 1637 and 1719 with further restoration and additions of the 1870s. Th...
St Bartholomew Goodnestone
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History St Bartholomew's is a Norman church built in the 12th century.[1][2] Alterations and additions were made in the 14th and 15th centuries.[1] The porch was rebuilt in 1837 after it had been damaged by an earth tremor.[2] In 1876 the church was restored at a cost of £400 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2021).[1][4] The church was declared redundant on 1 June 1985, and was vested in the Churches ...
St Nicholas & Wade Church
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Site of a rural community church since the early 12th century. Built from a mixture of Kentish ragstone, other local stone and some roman tiles (possibly from the Roman fort at Richborough). It also incorporates Caen stone from Normandy, which was imported to be used in Canterbury Cathedral and other local churches. It is faced in flints, sourced locally in this chalky area and the walls were a...
St Nicholas Ringwould
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St Nicholas Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Ringwould in east Kent.[1] A Grade I listed building, it was constructed in the 12th century, with alterations in the 14th century, restorations from the 19th century and a west tower dating to 1628
St Peters & St Pauls Ospringe
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A beautiful church just outside Faversham in Kent 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 fami...
St Thomas The Apostle Sheppey
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The Church of St Thomas the Apostle in Harty on the Isle of Sheppey in the county of Kent is a Grade II* listed building.[2] The date of founding cannot be fixed with certainty. The official listing dates it to late 11th or early 12th century. In their guide book to the church, Patience & Perks start by reporting the raid by Harold in 1052 and then note that ""The date ascribed to the church of...
The Cabin @Hillhead Farm St Columb Cornwall
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The Cabin @Hillhead Farm St Columb Cornwall
Beautiful church and village I was around there about there yesterday
Thank you for comment, and it is a lovely little village
Good video m8 welcome back to filming these lovely locations Happy New year to you both
Happy new year! To you also, and thank you for the comment. I’m looking forward to doing a lot more going forward.
What an atmospheric church .loved it x
Thank you I loved looking around it x
Wow so stunning x ..what history x
Thank you for comment and they certainly have some history
Fantastic church. You can't beat an old church And the UK has some of the best. Love to visit that at night time.. Thanks for sharing this walkabout Happy Newyear to you 🎉🎉🎉
@@ravenrebel2118 thanks John and your quite right, can’t beat an old church. happy new year to you
Thank you for comment
Lovely, Thank You!!
I loved it mate. Glad to see you filming again x
@@journeyman1066 thanks matey hope to get more done in future x
@ me to x
So glad to have you back, and what a glorious church to share with us. Thank You!
@@richardsweeney197 thank you for your kind comment, and yes a beautiful church
Fantastic church Hope you are or did have a great time. A very ornate was that gold or brass everywhere. Never seen an altar quite like that one. Thanks for sharing and happy Newyear
H John thank you for comment, I think it was gold leaf. It was quite a find. Still hear until the 30th and loving time hear, special time of year
@paulstewart100666 enjoy your time there. As reality is beckoning
What a fantastic location Thanks for sharing your walk about 👍👍
Catching up on your videos Cheers for the shout out with the yew much appreciated 👍👍
Always a pleasure
My notification bell was off didn't relise you made some more videos. So will catch up today Fantastic church m8
That’s ok need to get back to making them
Great video loverly church well presented have you been to the church at mereworth the church f saint Laurence amazing pilars by the entrance
Loverly church nice to sit and watch the deer sat there many a time looking out across the dear park
Thank you for taking time to watch and comment, a beautiful location indeed. I did sit and watch for a while
Was there a couple weeks ago beautifull
Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoyed looking around when you were there.
Isle of Wight
@@lesliebrown2182 thank you for correcting Me
so lucky to live in this gorgeous village <3
Certainly is a lovely place
Thanks video I lived Hastings all my life wouldn't move for any thing thanks again video.
Thank you for the comment, I’ve been going to Hastings all my life at least once or twice a month, lovely sea side town and makes me happy. Glad you love living there
Great to see my old home town, I'm long overdue for a visit.
It’s a lovely place to be, hope you get back there soon
Just gorgeous! What a lovely lovely place and, as you said, so well laid out and looked after. Thank you for the walk around, I really enjoyed watching 😊xx
@@NicolaRands thank you for watching xx
I do not recognise ths one but love it xx
Lovely as usual thanks mate. Night shot here a number of times xx
I love this place. So sorry i did not even know it was up on your channel Paul. Much love xx
That’s ok, glad you like njoyed it xx
Lovely matey nice to see you doing the odd video again xx.
Thanks matey, am trying to get back to them xx
Great i look forward to seeing them, maybe we could do a day one together xx
@@journeyman1066 sounds good mate xx
My grand parents and great grandparents on my father's side are buried here. It is peaceful place, sadly the church can't be left open as it was burgled many times in the past. But if you contact the vicar the key may be made available.
Thank you very much for the comment, it’s a beautiful church and close to where I live. I’d love to go back and look around, and thank you for suggestion.
I filmed this church a couple of months ago. Absolutely beautiful & full of colours.
Lovely video of a place very dear to me. Thank you 😊
Amazing church, was Married here in 2008 & christened with my daughter in 2011, so very special memories
It is a beautiful church, it’s nice to have personal memories of it
So glad you came to visit our beautiful church! David Treasurer of FASU (Friends of All Saints Ulcombe)
Thank you and the pleasure’s all mine, a beautiful church
Hamlet?? Its become part ov the sprawl of maidstome! Was a village when i was achild.....now as with most places, excessive housebuilding has ruined it
@@jean-paul7251 good morning, you are quite right.All these beautiful places are ruined by the constant stream of people and shabby homes. It’s such a shame
so beautiful I had to revisit this video🙂
@@tericarter2019 thank you that’s very kind of you to watch
History everywhere .love it xx if only the church could talk ,what could we learn xxx
Thank you for the comment, and agreed wouldn’t it be good to have been there in different times in history
1633, 4 years before my mom's ancestors left for the Massachusetts Bay Colony from King's Lynn and Bishops Strortford. Structure could have been a recieving tomb for winter burials. When the ground was too hard/ frozen to dig.
That’s interesting I didn’t know that, thank you I’ll look more into that
This is awesome. I walked through these grounds recently. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for comment I’m glad you enjoyed it
Absolutely stunning. I've been in Maidstone for 30 odd years and have never taken the time to admire this beautiful church! Thank you for the walk around 😊
I’m glad you enjoyed, we all tend to miss the beautiful things on our door step.
My mother is a direct descendant of Sir James Hobart, and I would love to go and see this manor one day, despite the fact it’s not the original building
Thank you Immensely, Mr. Stewart, for your Exceptionally Interesting Video. It is a fitting tribute, to Winston Spencer Churchill, who I personally believe to be the greatest Leader this Planet has ever had, since the beginning of the twentieth century, through to the present, time. He IS indeed, 'THE LAST LION' !! ❤ 🇬🇧 ❤ Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦
Good morning thank you very much for the comment. I am pleased you enjoyed the video. I would agree very much with your comments. I wish you a lovely day
Just gorgeous Paul. Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it very grateful for you watching ill get back to making more soon
Looks like stained glass by Morris
Thank you for the lovely footage at an unusual time of year 😊
Thank you very much for watching and glad you enjoyed it
Cheers for the shout out again was a nice yewtree Lovely church. Look forward to your next video
Thanks for uploading this! I was here last summer after a walk through Whitstable. I found a small footpath through the shrubs and ended up in the middle of this graveyard. Such a nice, beautiful place. It was very welcome after walking all day in the scorching sun. I took some pictures but it's very nice to see a video of it!
Thank you for taking time to watch, very grateful for your comments. Glad you had a lovely day when you went.
Yet another beautiful church Paul. Shame it blacked out near the end. 👏
Thank you for watching and apologies for the loss at the end. Not sure why that happened, I'll try and rectify it.
Lovely matey nice to see you filming again, check video from around six and half minute mark image lost . Keep them coming summer is on its way xx
Thank you, not sure why it blacked out at the end. It was ok on uploading. xx
You didnt show or mention the famous Septvans brass from 1306. The music is too intrusive too.
Thank you for the great video. This is the area where my Gibbs ancestors lived from the 16h century onward. The Edmond Gibbs mentioned was the bother of my 7thggrandfather. Take down the signage and the black top from the path and I'm sure it didn't look much different back then.
Thank you for the information and im sure you are very proud that your ancestors were in this wonderful area. Thanks again, sorry I couldn't get inside the church on this occasion.
Really nice
Thanks a lot
@@paulstewart100666 my pleasure
Those children's graves are very famous. The churchyard is described by Charles Dickens. It is where the escaped convict Magwitch catches young Pip at the start of Great Expectations and threatens him into bringing him a pork pie, brandy and a file. The graves are described in some detail.
Thank you for commenting and Information, I will definitely look it up
@paulstewart100666 It's also in the original b&w movie by David Lean made in 1949 (I think..). I don't know whether it was filmed on location, but I seem to remember the little graves are shown.
Awesome share, new friend here.
Thank you that’s very kind of you
My pleasure @@paulstewart100666