sidence of Sir John Dixon Dyke, bart. The family man sion, park and grounds, have been much improved, but the situation is rather low. The CHURCH is a small edifice, dedicated to St. Botolph: the interior is very neat, and the windows are ornamented with fine painted glass. Some sumptuous monuments decorate the interior in memory of the families of Rokesle, Peche, and Hart. The painted glass in the different windows exhibits representations of the martyrdom of St. Amphibalus, St. George encountering the dragon, St. Botolph, St. Agnes, St. Anne teaching the child Jesus, St. Elizabeth, and other saints; with other small historical pieces, and various arms of the succesive owners of the manor. The nave is divided from the chancel by a finely carved Gothic screen in wood, embattled, and upholding the rood loft, which is yet perfect. On the south-east side of Lullingstone Park, stood SHOREHAM CASTLE, latterly, but improperly, called Lullingstone Castle. The demesne is now a farm: the farm house appears to have been constructed with the materials of the fortress, which was in ruin in Leland's time. The CHURCH of the healthful and beautiful village of DowNE, contains several memorials of the Petlees, lords of the manor of Downe Court from the reign of Edward the Third to that of Henry the Eighth. In the nave is a slab, inlaid with brasses, in memory of Thoms Petlee et Isabells uxor ejus. In the south wall of the chancel is a piscena; and a double stone seat, beneath a pointed arch: a grave stone in the pavement has this inscription: Hic jacet Johes Bederenden q°ndm Civis Pannari. et Tamersri. London qui obijt XXiij die Decembris A° dni MCCCCXLV• cui aie ppiciet de Ame. The seat called DowNE HALL, is the property of Mr. Parry. The immense Roman encampment, near Horsley, supposed to have been occupied by the Romans, next arrests the traveller's attention. Its form approaches to a circle as a summer camp: treble ditches, and ramparts of vast height and depth, cause its outward circumference to extend to nearly two miles. The banks and ditches on the north-east and east sides, are thickly covered with wood: the west and south-west, remain nearly in their antient state, bold and deep. The situation is high and commanding, with fine and beautiful prospects. The origin of this strong post has been variously accounted for: the most probable opinion is that which attributes it to Aulus Plautius, supposed to have encamped here awaiting the arrival of the emperor Claudius. Dr. Harris says, "I am fully persuaded it is Roman; not only from its form, but also from the Roman bricks, tiles, and other remains, that have been turned up hereabouts by the plough." Mr. Hasted adds, that "coins of the Middle and Lower Empire have likewise been frequently picked up by those whom curiosity has led to examine the place." HOLWOOD HOUSE was purchased of the Burrows family by the late right honourable William Pitt; this was his favourite retirement from the fatigues of public business; the beauty of the grounds, and scenery, compensating for the smallness of the mansion, to which Mr. Pitt added a spacious room. The improvements of the grounds were executed by the ingenious Mr. Repton, author of "Picturesque Gardening." WEST WICKHAM was, in the reign of Edward II. the property of the family of HUNTINGFIELD. Sir Walter de Huntingfield procured the grant of a weekly market for this manor in 1318; which has been discontinued. The manor afterwards passed through several families to Sir HENRY HEYDON, who rebuilt the manor house and church in the reign of Henry VII. The LENNARD family became possessors by purchase; it was lately the property of Sir John Farnaby, bart. in right of his wife Mary, daughter to the late Samuel Lennard, Esq. The manor house, called WEST WICKHAM COURT, has undergone considerable alterations and repairs, but still retains much of its antient character. It is a square building, with a small ocVOL. V. No. 113. M m tagonal tagonal tower at each corner, terminating pyramidically above the roof. In a window of the hall are the arms of Sir Henry Heydon, with those of Anne, his wife, daughter to Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, &c. The CHURCH is dedicated to St. John Baptist: it is ornamented with painted glass; on which are represented figures of saints, and a skeleton intended for the founder, in a kneeling posture, with a label, inscribed thus: Ne reminiscaris Domine delicta mea aut par. . . issuing from its mouth. Several of the Lennard family are also buried here. Gilbert West, Esq. the learned author of "Thoughts on the Resurrection," "Translations of Pindar," the "Institution of the Garter," &c. was interred in this church, in April 1755. He resided in the village many years, and was here, says his biographer, Dr. Johnson, "very often visited by Lyttelton and Pitt, who, when they were weary of faction and debates, used to find at Wickham, books and quiet, a decent table, and literary conversation." * HAYES, is a small but pleasant village; the CHURCH of which is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains the banners borne at the public funeral of the great earl of Chatham. Among the sepulchral memorials are several brasses in commemoration of different rectors. Mr. West placed the following inscription in the summer-house of his garden. Hæc mihi nec procul urbe sita est prorsus ad urbem, Et quoties mutare locum fastigia cogunt, AUSONIUS ad Villam. Not wrapt in smoky London's sulphurous clouds, Neither obnoxious to intruding crouds, And when too much repose brings on the spleen, HAYES HAYES PLACE, formerly a seat of the Scotts, is stated to have been purchased by the late earl of Chatham, who erected the present mansion. "Here, after his retirement from public affairs, this great statesman spent much of the evening of his days, amusing himself with improving, from time to time, his favourite residence. It is now the property of Philip Dehaney, Esq. formerly of Kempshot, in Hampshire. Here was born on the 28th of May, 1759, his son, the immortal WILLIAM PITT. The neighbourhood of Hayes, Beckenham, and Bromley, is thickly studded with the villas of nobility and gentry. In the parish of BECKENHAM, is LANGLEY PARK, and KELSEYS, two estates belonging to the right honourable lord Gwydir, deputy great chamberlain, and F. R. S. The former, which is the most considerable, obtained its name from the family of Langley, who had lands here about the middle of the fourteenth century. It passed to the family of Raymond, by purchase, whence it came by an heiress, to Peter Burrell, Esq. His grandson, the present owner, was created a peer in June, 1796. The more antient seat of the Burrells, is Kelseys, purchased from the family of Brograve, who had possessed it for nearly three centuries, and one of whom had license for an oratory here in 1479. Lord Gwydir's house, now connected with Langley Park, was originally built by alderman Kirkham, of London. EDEN FARM, another seat in Beckenham, is the retirement of the right honourable William Eden lord Auckland, who purchased it of J. A. Rucker, Esq. CLAY HILL, was the property of the late learned Edward King, Esq. F. R. and A. S. This gentleman was a native of Norfolk, and author of "Observations on Ancient Castles;" "Morsels of Criticism," tending to illustrate the Scriptures; and the * Munimenta Antiqua." He died in 1806, aged seventy-two. BECKENHAM PLACE, was formerly the residence of rearadmiral Sir Piercy Brett, who died in 1781, and, together with his lady, lies buried in the church; but the estate, which M m 2 which for upwards of a century had been owned by the family of St. John, was alienated to that of Cators, in 1773, under the authority of an act of parliament. KENT HOUSE, now occupied as a farm, was the antient seat of the Lethieulliers; the estate belongs to J. J. Angerstein, Esq. The CHURCH of Beckenham, dedicated to St. George, is a neat edifice, and contains many monuments of the Style, Raymond, Burrell, and other families. On a slab in the chancel, is a remarkable brass, in memory of "Dame Margaret, wyf of Syr Willim Dasell, knyght,” and daughter of John Barnes, Esq. of Redhall, in Norfolk, who died in November, 1563: she is represented in a flowered petticoat, and close-bodied gown; the sleeves slashed at the shoulders, and hanging down to the feet. The following elegant lines were written by GRAY, and inscribed on the monument of Mrs. JANE CLARKE, wife of Dr. Clarke, physician at Epsom. "Lo! where this silent marble weeps, A friend, a wife, a mother sleeps; A heart within whose sacred cell Sits smiling on a father's woe; Whom what awaits, while yet he strays A pang, to secret sorrow dear; A sigh; an unavailing tear, Till time shall ev'ry grief remove, With life, with mem'ry, and with love."* BROMLEY *The Register of Beckenham, under the date October 24, 1740, records the burial of Margaret Finch. "This remarkable person lived to the age of one hundred and nine years. She was one of the people called Gipsies, and had the title of |