about three furlongs, "stadia," broad, and fordable, "transmeabilis," only in two places; opening to the sea at both ends. (Hist. Eccl., l. 1, c. 25.) Another authority informs us, that Thanet is the Saxon name, that applied by the Britons being Ruim: "Insula, quæ dicitur in Saxonica lingua Tenet, Britanico autem sermone Ruim." (Asser's Alfred, by Wise, 7.)
227. Molash.—A chapelry annexed to Chilham. (Clergy List.)
228. Mongeham, Little.—"Mundingeham" of (D. B.) belonged to St. Augustin's, and is declared to have been held, one part by the abbot himself, "ipse abbas," another by the monks; the whole having been one manor in the time of King Edward, although one portion paid land-tax, "geldavit," and the other did not: the latter was the property of the monks, and where the church stood. Hasted deems the entire Domesday description to apply to Little Mongeham, resting upon the statement, in conjunction with a second, in (Thome's Chronicle), that the manor, specially named as "Parva" Mongeham, was given to St. Augustin's Abbey by Aldric, son of Widred, king of Kent, A.D. 761.—The church is destroyed, but when it was desecrated is uncertain. "The foundations are remaining in a little pasture-close, near the farm-house of Little Mongeham manor." (Hasted.)—In (Val. Eccl.) the church is not actually named; which is the case with Great Mongeham and other places; but it is implied. Little Mongeham continues to appear in the (Clergy List) as a rectory, both Mongehams being in the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
229. Monkton.—"Ecclia de Monketon cum capellis de Byrchynton et Wodde eidem annexis." (Val. Eccl.) Of these chapels the latter no longer exists.—Harris mentions twelve stalls in Monkton church.—It is likewise said to possess "an antient spiral staircase" of wood, and a brass of a priest. (Hasted.)
230. Nettlested.—(Val. Eccl.) mentions this church, "cum capella de Bermynget, alias West Bermling;" and it stands now, 1850, in the (Clergy List) "Nettlestead, R., with West Barming, R.;" respecting which matter consult the Note on Banning.—Temp. K. Edward III there was a park at Hylth in this parish. (Hasted.)
231. Newenden.—This church is such a mere fragment of the original structure, as to render a detailed description hardly practicable. The font is ancient, and very curious, being square,
