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Ospringe is a village and area of Faversham in the English county of Kent. It is also the name of a civil parish, which since 1935 has not included the village of Ospringe. The village lies on the Roman road Watling Street (nowadays the A2 road), called Ospringe Street in the village. The historic Maison Dieu is on Ospringe Street.
The building was leased to Robert Transham (a friend of Thomas Arden (from the 1592 play Arden of Faversham)). He also rebuilt the Parsonage (also leased from St John's College), using materials from the Maison Dieu chapel. Robert was later buried in Ospringe Parish Church. [6] 1925: The building became England's earliest village museum.
Michael and Bradshaw, a goldsmith who knew of letters passing between the murderers, are hanged in chains at Faversham. The painter who provided Alice with the poison for the broth escaped to an unknown fate. Shakebag was murdered in Southwark. Greene was hanged in Osbridge (presumably Ospringe). Black Will was burnt at Flushing. The ballad ...
Although Faversham Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII the nearby St Mary of Charity, Faversham Parish Church remains, and has been a Grade I listed building since 1950. [108] The church was established in 1147 by King Stephen and Queen Matilda, with a distinctive spire added around 1794 – 97 that can be easily seen from many places around the ...
The flint church of St Mary's, is Grade I listed, most parts date between the 12th and 14th centuries. It is within the diocese of Canterbury, and deanery of Ospringe. [2] It features partly restored thirteen century triple lancet windows with ogee doorway and 14th century trefoil headed lancet windows with ogee surrounds.
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Brogdale is a hamlet in Kent, England, immediately south of the M2 motorway, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Faversham. It is one of several hamlets making up the civil parish of Ospringe and is in the Borough of Swale. Its western half is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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