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Sydmonton is a small village, estate and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Newbury, which lies approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-west from the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 139.
Sydmonton from Ladle Hill
Portrait by William Segar of Sir Henry Kingsmill (1587-1625), (knighted, 1611), of Sydmonton, son of Sir William Kingsmill (d. 1600), by Anne, daughter of William Wilkes of Middleton Cheney. His wife was Bridget daughter and co-heir of John White of Southwick, Hampshire.
Portrait of Sir Henry Kingsmill (1587-1625) by William Larkin. (Oil on panel, 23 x 17 inches). Sir Henry lived at Sydmonton from 1619 until his death in 1625.
Portrait of Bridget White, Lady Kingsmill (died 1670) by William Larkin. Buried Kingsclere. (Oil on panel, 23 x 17 inches).
Kingsclere
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Kingsclere is a large village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.
George Street
Filled in Norman, (c. 1130–1140), northern doorway of St. Mary's church. (Flint re-facing is c. 1848).
Church of St. Mary, from the west, (May 2014).
Eastern end of St Mary's Church in October 2014, showing a gutter marked with the Orde-Powlett shield.