bells ; but, being useless and dangerous, with the consent of the Bishop and Patron, it was lately removed by the Rector. The living is in the private patronage of the Right Rev. Sir William Ashburnham, Bishop of Chichester ; and the present incumbent is the Rev. Drake Hollingberry, M. A.
There were also, according to tradition, fourteen or fifteen Chapels, which probably belonged to as many religious houses. The gable ends of several of them are now standing, and the remains of many others are easily discoverable. The most perfect is that which is now called the Friars, the property of Mr. Holford, a great part of whose chapel is standing, and particularly an arch of uncommon extent and beauty ; but the cloisters are taken away, and the cells converted into a family house, occupied by the Luxford family. This Monastery is supposed to have been founded by William de Buckingham, who dedicated it to the Virgin Mary. Its possessions were confirmed by Edward III. and -
