MAREHAM ON THE HILL,
Anciently written Maringe and Mayring, is about a mile and a half south-east from Horncastle, the parishes adjoining each other. The manor once belonged to Edward Marsh, Esquire, of Hundle House, in the county of Lincoln, by a descendant of whom it was sold to William Hudson, Esquire, of Gray’s Inn. In 1659 it was sold to a person named Duncombe, of whom it was purchased, in 1688, by Sir Edmund Turnor, of Stoke Rochford, Knight, and is now possessed by his descendant of the same names. [43] The chapel is completely destitute of interest. On repairing it, about fifteen years ago, two nobles of Edward the fourth, two angels of Henry the seventh, and several silver coins of different reigns, contained in a leathern purse, were discovered concealed in the wall. The patron of the curacy is the Bishop of Carlisle.
ROUGHTON,
In Domesday Rocstune, and in old writings Ructon, is about four miles from Horncastle. The manorial estates belong to Lady Banks. The church, which is a small building, consisting of a tower, nave and chancel, contains a marble tablet, on which is the following inscription:
“Here lies the Body of NORREYS FYNES, Esq. Grandson to Sir Henry Clinton, commonly called Fynes, eldest Son of Henry Earl of Lincoln, by his Second Wife, Daughter of Sir Richard Morrison, and Mother of Francis Lord Norreys, afterwards Earl of Berkshire. He had by his much beloved and only Wife Elizabeth, who lies by him, Twelve Children, of which Four Sons and Two Daughters were living at his decease, which happened on the 10th of January 1735–6 in the 75th year of his age. From the Revolution he always liv’d a Nonjuror, which rendered him incapable of any other Publick Employment (tho’ by his Great Abilitys and Known Courage equal to the most Difficult and Dangerous) than that of being Steward to two great Familys, wherein he distinguish’d himself during his Service of 40 years a most Faithful and Prudent Manager, of a most Virtuous and Religious Life. His paternal Estate he left without any addition to his Son Kendal his next heir. His eldest Son Charles was buried here the 26th of August 1722, aged 36 years, whose Pleasant Disposition adorn’d by many virtues which he acquir’d by his Studys in Oxford made his death much lamented by all his Acquaintance.”
There also occur two other tablets; one to the memory of the Rev. Arthur Rockcliffe, who died in 1798, aged 71; the other to the memory of Charles Pilkington, Esq. who died in 1798, aged 75, and of Abigail his wife, who died in 1817, aged 80. [44] The rectory, united to that of Haltham in 1741, is in the presentation of the Honorable and Reverend Champion Dymoke.