Pentlow 1863 Whites directory
PENTLOW, a scattered village, pleasantly situated on the south side of the Stour Valley, 34 miles E. of Clare, and 5 miles N.W. of Sudbury, has in its parish 397 souls and 1805 acres of land. Capt. H. C. Mathew is lord of the manor, which was successively held by the Baynard, Fitzwalter, Ratcliff, Fitz-Humphrey, Norman, Cavendish, Felton, Kemp, and other families, some of whom were long seated here. A great part of the parish belongs to Earl Howe, the Rev. Edward Pemberton, J. Sperling, Esq., and several smaller owners, mostly freeholders. The quit-rents of Bowers Hall, an ancient manor and farm-house, belong to Hill’s Charity at Long Melford, but the estate belongs to J. Sperling, Esq.
The Church (St. Gregory) is an interesting structure of great antiquity, having a semicircular east end, and a round tower containing five bells. The architecture is a mixture of the pure Norman and pointed styles, and the large stone font has a wooden covering ornamented in the florid style of the time of Henry VII. The walls of the tower are of flint, four feet thick. On the north side of the chancel is Kemp’s Chapel, in which is a very fine tomb, on which are recumbent effigies of Judge Kemp, his lady, and his son John, who died in the early part of the 17th century. Round the tomb are 14 kneeling figures of children. The chapel window is filled with stained glass, and the roof is divided into compartments with Gothic quartrefoils, &c. In the chancel is a curious old tomb of the Feltons, who were connected by marriage with the noble family of Hervey. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £12, and in 1831 at £445,
is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Edward Bull, M.A., who has 27A. of glebe and a large and handsome residence. The tithes were commuted in 1838 for £518 per annum. The school was built by the Rector in 1857. In 1715, Susan Gooch left ahouse and 16A. 3R. 14P. of land in trust with the churchwardens and rector, for the relief of three poor men and three poor widows above 55 years of age. This property is now let for £20 per annum. In 1858, the rector built in his grounds a handsome octagonal tower in memory of his father. It is 90 feet high, and commands extensive views, in which 48 churches may be seen.
Bull Rev. Edward, M.A. rector
Carder M.A. schoolmistress
Hinchliff Major, Pentlow Hall
Ives Edward, blacksmith
Ray Charles, beerhouse and shopkeeper
FARMERS.
Barnes John, Skilots
Chickall Charlotte, Buntings
Davis George, and shopkeeper
Ewer John, Pagnell’s Ash
Orbell Elizabeth, Hoggs Farm
Orbell Joseph Hicks, Street Farm
Orbell Joseph, Larks- in- the-Wood
Orbell Robert, Bowers Hall
Brand Thomas, Ropers and Street
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