Begelly.

This living is now a rectory with the chapelry of East Williamston annexed. No mention of the chapel of East Williamston occurs in the Valor Eccl., but George Owen, writing in 1594, states that it was then dependent on Begelly. The same authority says that there was another chapel of ease under Begelly, called St. Thomas Chapel.---Owens's Pem. The site of this chapel has now been lost. The Rev. Henry Phillips, Recort of Begelly, who has recently made careful enquiry in the neighbourhood, says that he has failed to find any trace of a site bearing a name suggestive of a church or chapel near the village called Thomas Chapel in the Parish, but there is little doubt that the site must have been in or close to that village.

Under the name of Urgely, Begelly Church with its chapel was assessed in 1291 at £12, the tenths payable to the King being 24s (£1.20).---Taxatio.

Bygley Rectoria.----Ecclesia ibidem ex presentacione predicti Johannis Wogan armigeri unde Johannis Tanke, clericus, est rector habens mansionem. Et valet fructus hujusmodi beneficii, xiij, vj, viij. Inde sol in visitacione ordinaria quolibet tercio anno. Et archid quolibet anno pro sinodalibus et procuracionibus vj, ix. Et remanet clare £12 19s 11d (£13.00). Inde decima 25s 11d (£1.30).---Valor Eccl.

Under the heading ' Livings Discharged ' : --Begeley, alias Bigelly R. Syn. and Proix, 6s 9d (£0.34). John Wogan, Esq., 1535. Sir John Phillips, Bart., 1700. Elizabeth Phillips, widow, 1765. Baron Milford, 1779. Clear yearly value, £47. King's Books, £12 19s 2d (£12.96). Under the haeding of ' Not in Charge ' :--Williamston Chapel to Begeley, Lord Milford.---Bacon's Liber Regis.

On 28th Oct., 1881, a poece of ground, added to Begelly churchyard, was consecrated. On 9th May, 1885, authority was granted for a removal of a cowhouse belonging to the rectory. On 8th July, 1886, a faculty was granted for the restoration of the parish church, a licence having been issued on 11th June in the same year, for the celebration of divine service in the barn of the rectory during the restoration. On 6th June, 1891, authority was granted for the removal of an old barn belonging to the rectory.

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