ALTON HUNDRED 



KINGSLEY 



circa 1330. The west wall is built of coursed 

 deep purple sandstone, but does not seem to be 

 older than the nave and porch. The brickwork 



Walter Hubberd, at a rent of 18. In 1649 the 

 rent was still 18, though the value was estimated 

 at 327 y. \d., and the Cromwellian Com- 



LODE FARM. 



of the nave is noteworthy for its excellence. The 

 pews are of the eighteenth century, as are the 

 fence-like altar rail and pulpit. The font is a 

 plain cylindrical one standing on a round step, 

 and may be of the twelfth century. The turret 

 contains two bells. 



The church of Kingsley is not mentioned in 

 the Taxation of Pope Nicholas (A.D. 1291), but in 

 1362 the king is stated to have a chapel in haia 

 sua de Kingesle. It was then found that the abbot 

 of Hyde (to whom the church of Alton belonged) 

 and the vicar of Alton ought to find a chaplain 

 for the chapel, because they received the tithes of 

 the place, and that mass ought to be celebrated 

 three times a week. The church (ecclesia) of 

 St. Nicholas is mentioned in 1492 ; bequests to 

 the ' light of St. Nicholas ' and to torches in the 

 church were then made. 32 The rectory and church 

 ol Binsted and Kingsley were granted, after the 

 suppression of Hyde Abbey, to the dean and 

 chapter of Winchester. 33 



The vicar of Alton provided a curate for Kings- 

 ley until it was separated from Alton and made a 

 distinct parish with Binsted in 1854. 



When the rectory of Alton was granted by 

 Henry VIII., out of the possessions of Hyde 

 Abbey, to the dean and chapter of Winchester, 3 * 

 the latter leased the rectory of Binsted and Kings- 

 ley to Ralph Heriet, the then vicar of Alton, and 



missioners directed that there should be a resident 

 minister for Kingsley and Binsted. 36 



The parish registers begin in I 568, and previous 



*-" $ 



OLD CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS. 



to 1 8 1 2 consist of three volumes : i. 1568-1719, 

 ii. 1683-1812, iii. 1719-1812. The first is a 

 parchment-bound volume, in which it is stated on 



Add. Chart. 27,970. 



Pat. 33 Hen. VIII. pt. 9, m. 5. 



34 Ibid. pt. 9, m. 5. 

 517 



38 Surveys of Church Livings, Lam- 

 beth Lib. 



