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Institutions. The building lay a long while desecrated, and 

 was turned into a pigeon-house. 



Standen North, near Froxfield ; but in the parish of Hungerford. 

 Formerly called Standen Chaworth. It was granted to the 

 Protector Duke of Somerset, and by him, probably, sold to 

 Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Amney. It was worth 

 38s. 8d. a year, and the last incumbent, 1. Edw. VI., was 

 Edward Hungerford, aged 30 years. No presentation in the 

 Wilts Institutions. 



Standlynch. Parish of Downton. Near the river and site of 

 the former mansion-house, is a small chapel with the date of 

 A.D., 1147 upon it: supposed by Mr. Matcham to have been 

 originally an oratory of the family of Le Dune, ancient lords 

 of the manor. The greatest part of the present building was 

 however erected in the 17th century, and having font and 

 burial ground, it was probably used as a parochial chapel. It 

 is now used for service when Earl Nelson's family are in 

 residence at the manor House. Of endowment or institution 

 of chaplains, there is no record. [See Matcham's History of 

 Downton, p. 49.] 



Stanley Abbey. Near Chippenham. A house of 13 Cistercians, 

 or White Monks, removed hither from Lockswell, (which see) : 

 called sometimes from its foundress, the Empress Maud, 

 "Stanley Imperatricis." The Railway from Chippenham to 

 Calne, passes nearly over the site. There is no vestige of the 

 monastery or church, except a few inequalities in the ground. 

 In Bowles's History of Bremhill, p. 83, is some account of this 

 establishment. See also Wilts Arch. Mag., index. It was 

 granted to the Bayntons of Bromham. A few coins have 

 been found. The site now belongs to G. Goldney, Esq., M.P. 

 for Chippenham. 



Steeple Ashton, (Whorwellsdown Hundred.) The west end of 

 the south aisle is commonly called Beach's Chapel, from a 

 family at West Ashton, but by what right they bestowed 

 their name upon it, does not appear. The north aisle was 

 built by the Longs, the south by Walter Lucas, and the whole 



