Men of Kent and Kentishmen/William Darell
William Darell,
ANTIQUARY,
Was probably a member of the ancient family of the Darels of Calehill, whose name appears on the Roll of Battle Abbey, as accompanying the Conqueror into England. Entering the Church, he was appointed a prebend in Canterbury Cathedral in 1554, and subsequently became one of the chaplains to Queen Elizabeth. He was a friend of William Lord Cobham, Constable of Dover Castle, to whom he dedicated a history of that famous stronghold. This work, originally written in Latin, was translated by Alexander Campbell, and published, with plates, in 1797. Darell died in 1584.
[See "Cooper's Athenæ Cantabrigienses."]