Nettlestead, Kent
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Nettlestead is a village and civil parish on the road south-west of, and part of the borough of Maidstone
. More than 800 people live in the parish. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin
has links with William the Conqueror's half brother, Odo.
According to the reference quoted below, 'it is said that Nettlestead church owes its enormous stained glass
windows to a 15th century Agincourt
veteran who came back from France very impressed with what had already been done with stained glass decoration for churches there.
The man was Reginald de Pympe, and his son, John, added more stained glass later in the same century. The de Pympes made quite an impression upon Nettlestead in their day. Reginald moved into Nettlestead Place
, which he rebuilt at about the same time as he had the church rebuilt and embellished with the new glass.
Nettlestead Green
is a separate village lying two miles further south. Both villages are close to the River Medway
.
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
. More than 800 people live in the parish. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin
St Mary's Church, Nettlestead
The nave was built about 1438. The north and south elevations are similar; each divided by tall buttresses into three bays containing large stone-framed windows with curved tops divided into three vertical divisions. The western bay of the south side also contains a porch dated to about 1496. The...
has links with William the Conqueror's half brother, Odo.
According to the reference quoted below, 'it is said that Nettlestead church owes its enormous stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
windows to a 15th century Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
veteran who came back from France very impressed with what had already been done with stained glass decoration for churches there.
The man was Reginald de Pympe, and his son, John, added more stained glass later in the same century. The de Pympes made quite an impression upon Nettlestead in their day. Reginald moved into Nettlestead Place
Nettlestead Place
Nettlestead Place is a country house in Nettlestead, Kent, England. The house and its gatehouse are each separately Grade I listed buildings.-Buildings:...
, which he rebuilt at about the same time as he had the church rebuilt and embellished with the new glass.
Nettlestead Green
Nettlestead Green
Nettlestead Green, like its near neighbour Nettlestead lies in the Medway valley SW of Maidstone in Kent.It has its own church, character village 17th century pub and a plant nursery . The Post Office recently closed...
is a separate village lying two miles further south. Both villages are close to the River Medway
River Medway
The River Medway, which is almost entirely in Kent, England, flows for from just inside the West Sussex border to the point where it enters the Thames Estuary....
.