HISTORY OF HARTING. 



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Mrs. Durnford* died at Chichester, and is also buried 

 at St. Andrews. From his christening one of his 

 children " Stillingfleet," it may be inferred that Dr. 

 Durnford was an admirer of that celebrated bishop. 

 Like his father he had been appointed to the Vicarage 

 of Harting by Rev. Joseph Sager. 



There are still amongst us a few cottage tales which 

 offer a glimpse or two at some scenes of humble life 

 in Harting at the end of the last century. The accom- 

 panying sketch is from a crayon or mezzotint picture 



of the Harting Miller's daughter, aged 18 in 1780. 

 This blooming young maiden in the mob cap, Mistress 

 Sarah Hall, as she would be called in those days, was 

 the daughter of John Hall, who bore a name even at 

 that time 400 years old in Harting, its first recorded 



Dr. Durnford continued to live at Harting till 1774, the date 

 of his last entry among the marriages, after which a Welchman 

 named David Morgan, became the last of his many Curates, and 

 was in charge here till near 1800. Dr. Durnford held the living 

 till 1792. 



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