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Updated: May 29, 2025
The long spring day was already drawing in when I came into Davington, as delightful and charming a little place as is to be found anywhere along the great road. Upon a hill-top there perhaps the Romans had a temple or a villa, at any rate they called the place Durolevum, and so it stands in the Antonine Itinerary.
Then in 1153 came Fulke de Newenham and founded here and built a Benedictine nunnery in honour of St Mary Magdalen. That the house was never richly endowed nor large at all, we may know from that name it had the house of the poor nuns of Davington. We know, however, very little about them or it, but its poverty did not save it of course at the dissolution.
As for Ospringe, however, it was after all in some sort royal property, the Crown having anciently a Camera Regis there for the King's use when he was on his way to Canterbury or to France. At Ospringe I left the great road to visit Davington and to sleep at Faversham.
As for the little church, it owes all it is to-day to its late owner and historian, Mr Willement, and though it is not in itself of very great interest it serves as a memorial of his enthusiasm and love. Davington is less than a mile out of the town of Faversham, and therefore it was not quite dark when I made my way into that famous place.
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