Frindsbury, Kent, England

Wainscot

The Manor of Wainscot, alias Parlabiens-yoke, was anciently the estate of a family of the name of Parlabien during the reign of King Edward II (1307-1327). Soon afterwards, it came into possession of Culpepers of Aylesford (either Walter Culpeper⁴ or Sir Jeffrey Culpeper⁵) in which family it continued until Sir Thomas Culpeper¹⁵, at about the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), sold it to Edward Randolph.

Source: Hasted, History of Kent, Volume III, pages 538-539.

All Saints Church, Frindsbury

Ancient Parish
Original registers from 1669

The Culpeper involvement at this church, if any, is currently unknown. More research is needed.

Frindsbury

1831 Topographical Dictionary
FRINDSBURY, a parish in the hundred of SHAMWELL, lathe of AYLESFORD, county of KENT, 2 miles NW from Rochester, containing 1562 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to All Saints, stands on a commanding eminence rising from the Medway, along the course of which river, and over the town of Rochester, the view from the church-yard is extremely fine. The parish is bounded on the south and east by the Thames, and the Thames and Medway canal unites in it with the Medway, on the banks of which are several wharfs. Brick making is carried on to some extent, and chalk is found in the parish. Upnor castle, erected by Queen Elizabeth to defend the passage of the Medway, was for some time used as a powder magazine: it is surrounded by a moat, and consists of a central building, of an oblong form, connected with a round tower at each end.