288 An English Manor in the time of Elizabeth. 



After doing justice to the excellent lunch provided at the 

 Wellesley Arms, the party, numbering about twenty -eight, started 

 again for STANTON ST. QUINTIN CHURCH, where the Eector, 

 Canon F. J. Buckley, said a few words in introduction, followed 

 by the Key. E. H. Goddard, who read a full account of the 

 Church by Mr. C. E. Pouting. There is much of interest here — 

 especially the curious sacristy and other early work. 



KINGTON PRIORY, now a farm-house, with a few remains of the 

 priory buildings, which were duly expounded by Mr. Brakspear 

 was next visited, and the party were kindly allowed to wander all 

 over the house and see all that there was to be seen. 



The programme of the Meeting came to an end with KINGTON 

 ST. MICHAEL CHURCH, where the Vicar, the Eev. Dr. Adrian, 

 had very kindly set out the registers. Church plate, and other 

 objects of interest for inspection. Time had been well kept 

 throughout the day, and the brakes got back to Chippenham 

 Station at 5 o'clock — in time to catch the evening trains by which 

 the Members dispersed, all well pleased with the weather, the 

 papers, and the programme of the Cliippenham Meeting of 1902. 



^11 €ugli5[j ^uiior in i\t time of €lijal)ct|. 



By C. R. Straton, F.E.S. 



[This paper waa read at the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, Feb. 17th, and 

 was partially printed in the Salishnry Journal, Feb. 22nd, 1902.] 



§N most parishes there is a Manor Farm, a Court House, or 

 Ij a Grange, but few trouble to ask themselves what a Manor 

 or a Grange really was. I do not think I can better describe an 

 English Manor in the time of Elizabeth than by giving you a picture 

 of some of the manors in this immediate neighbourhood as they are 



