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The original site of the village was at Church Green, after the 5th century the community spread to form two villages – Matching Green and Matching Tye and three hamlets – Newmans End, Housham Tye and Carters Green.
The names Tye and Green are reminders of the clearings cut in the forest, the winding woodland footpaths giving their name to Tye (literally a knot or cross road), and Green which is a clearing in the forest.
By the time of the Norman Conquest there were many manor houses in the parish of which three remain – Matching Hall, Housham (formerly Ovesham) Hall and Stock Hall.
One resident of Matching Green was
Augustus John, the artist who lived at Elm House, next to the Chequers, with his wife, children and mistress.
The lovely church of St Mary the Virgin stands on the site of the original wooden church, the ancient Marriage Room to its west and Matching Hall on the other side of the Green.
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- Landmark