Difference between revisions of "MRP: Stonepitt"
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| − | [[File:GOOGLE_AERIAL_VIEW_Stonepitts_Kent_copy.png|thumbnail|270px]] Stonepitts (Stonepit, Stone Pit(t)(s)) was the manor house and residence of [[MRP: Piers family| Sir Thomas Piers, Bt.]], the husband of Jane Oxenden, sister to Sir George and Sir Henry Oxenden, and to Elizabeth | + | [[File:GOOGLE_AERIAL_VIEW_Stonepitts_Kent_copy.png|thumbnail|270px]] Stonepitts (Stonepit, Stone Pit(t)(s)) was the manor house and residence of [[MRP: Piers family| Sir Thomas Piers, Bt.]], the husband of Jane Oxenden, sister to [[MRP: Sir George Oxenden| Sir George]] and [[MRP: Sir Henry Oxenden|Sir Henry Oxenden]], and to [[MRP: Elizabeth Dallison|Elizabeth Dallison]]. Hasted describes the house as dating from the reign of Elizabeth I and lying on poor quality soil, near Seal in north Kent. According to Hasted it became the property of Lawrence Piers of Westfield, Sussex, through marriage, and was passed to his son Thomas, later Sir Thomas Piers. In the south chancel of the parish church of Seal(e) there is a memorial to Sir Thomas Piers. Situated in the parish of Seale, it is in the diocese of Rochester and deanery of Malling. The property still exists, described in an English Heritage Grade II listing as ‘Stonepitts Manor House.’ |
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| − | Hasted, Edward, 'Parishes: Seale', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent | + | Hasted, Edward, 'Parishes: Seale', ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'', vol. 3(1797), pp. 51-59 |
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Sir Thomas Piers' house, Stonepitts, Kent
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Stonepitts (Stonepit, Stone Pit(t)(s)) was the manor house and residence of Sir Thomas Piers, Bt., the husband of Jane Oxenden, sister to Sir George and Sir Henry Oxenden, and to Elizabeth Dallison. Hasted describes the house as dating from the reign of Elizabeth I and lying on poor quality soil, near Seal in north Kent. According to Hasted it became the property of Lawrence Piers of Westfield, Sussex, through marriage, and was passed to his son Thomas, later Sir Thomas Piers. In the south chancel of the parish church of Seal(e) there is a memorial to Sir Thomas Piers. Situated in the parish of Seale, it is in the diocese of Rochester and deanery of Malling. The property still exists, described in an English Heritage Grade II listing as ‘Stonepitts Manor House.’
Sources
Hasted, Edward, 'Parishes: Seale', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vol. 3(1797), pp. 51-59
