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borough.) At Charlton was an Alien Priory Cell to the Pre- 

 monstratensian Abbey of L'isle Dieu, which was founded by 

 Reginald de Pavely, A.D. 1187 : and he being a great Wilts 

 landowner, added to its support by some of his property in 

 this county. On suppression, temp. Rich. II., Charlton Cell 

 was given to St. Katharine's Hospital, near the Tower, London. 

 Eton College had it for seven years, temp. Hen. VI. A grant 

 to the Canons of Windsor, in Edw, IV., had no effect, owing 

 to a prior grant to Fotheringhay College : with which, at the 

 Dissolution, it was sold to Sir William Sherington. 



Charlton Church (St. Peter's), was formerly a chapelry of 

 Upavon : and TJpavon Church, belonged (as an Alien Cell) to St. 

 Wandragesil's in Normandy. When taken, upon suppression, 

 from the Norman House, Upavon Church was given to Ivy 

 Church monastery in Wilts, 1 Hen. VI. Charlton Vicarage 

 is now in the gift of Christ Church, Oxon. 



A small chapel on the north side of the nave of Charlton 

 Church, was (according to an inscribed brass now against the 

 wall) "Edefied by William Chaucey, who died A.D. 1424, 

 and was there buried. " A piscina in the wall shows that 

 there was once an altar : but there is no record to throw fur- 

 ther light upon its history. [See Kite's Wilts Brasses, p. 49.] 



Chelworth, near Cricklade, (Hundred of Ditto.) A ruined chapel 

 here is mentioned in a grant by Walter Camme, Abbot of 

 Malmsbury, c. 1361. " Two crofts near the decayed chapel of 

 Chelewrden on the westside,calledChurch-croftes,[apudfractam 

 Capellam de Chelewrden ex parte Occidentali quae Church- 

 croftes appellantur." [See Mr. J. Y. Akerman's paper, 

 Archaeologia, vol. xxxvii., 1857, p. 264.] 



Cheverell, Little. (Swanborough Hundred.) In the parish 

 church was a chantry of St Mary. The first patron named 

 is Sir Alexander de Cheverell, A.D. 1297. [Wilts Inst.] It 

 afterwards belonged to successive owners of certain property 

 in the parish — Pyke, Courtenay, St. Lo, and Botreaux. 



Chilton FoLioT,(Kinwardstone Hundred, near Hungerford.) In the 

 church was a chantry which, A.D. 1335, " William de Stapleton 



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