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A History of Lyminge - A Community Project. Are you interested in helping compile a history of Lyminge? You may have already seen some preliminary flyers on the subject.
We are actively seeking researchers, writers, proof readers and
helpers to get the project going and produce the initial chapters. The history will be published in instalments, here are some of the topics we intend covering:
The standard format of each part of the book will be up to 96 pages
of A5 in a card cover. The first part will include a chapter on the development of the villages by way of converting waste, that is, unused , land into saleable plots. Duncan Harrington has research the original sale documents, identified the venders and buyers and written up the transactions in an historical setting that also explains why the land was available. This sort of research is invaluable to local historians and family historians alike. Extract from the chapter on, From the early days of the church a tenth of the produce harvested by the parishioners, a tithe has been collected by the clergy. What had started out as a religious donation became enshrined in the law of the land in AD 855 during the reign of King Ethelwulf. Used initially to relieve the poor and provide sustenance for the incumbent it became solely the property of the clergy amongst whose duties it was still required that they should assist the poor and needy. Initially the payment was in kind but gradually over the years some parishes substituted this for a fixed payment. As you might imagine many people looked upon this tithing as a tax upon their property and were as zealous in not paying as the clergy became in collecting. This has resulted in many court cases both within the ecclesiastical courts as the Court of Exchequer. These cases where they can be found provide illuminating insights into the methods of collecting the tithe and sometimes the more unusual crops that were grown. By the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act the whole tithe system was converted to a tithe rent charge. From the point of view of the parish of Lyminge this provides the researcher with a map on an approximate scale of something approaching twenty five inches to the mile. The award starts by giving for every plot numbered on the map the owner and occupier. This is followed by the name and description of the premises, the state of cultivation, quantities in statute measure (acres, rods and perches) of the property and then the amount of the rent charge apportioned on the land payable to the incumbent and the impropriator, who in the case of a rector would be the one and the same person.
Extract from Lyminge Tithe Map and Apportionment To gauge the interest of the community please print out then fill in
the attached form and popped it into Korf House, Canterbury Road, CT18
8HU opposite the Lyminge Food and Wine Store, or Ashton Lodge, Church
Road, CT18 8JA BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE TITLE: Dr./Revd./Mr./Mrs./Ms/Miss. ________________________________________________________ NAME: _______________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:
____________________________________________________________________________ Postcode: _______________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________ Please also give us your email address: _____________________________________________________ Because of the difficulties and fluctuations of exchanging currencies, all remittances MUST BE made only in sterling. I enclose my cheque/money order in sterling for £5.00 made payable to The Lyminge Historical Society for my subscription to Part 1 The publisher reserves the right, if there are insufficient subscribers, to terminate the series and to refund any monies that have been pre-paid. [29 Jan 09]
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