Anne Finch (née Kingsmill), Countess of Winchilsea (April 1661--5 August 1720) was born in Sydmonton, Hampshire, the third child of Sir William Kingsmill of Sydmonton Court in Hampshire and his wife, Anne Haslewood.
Anne Finch (née Kingsmill), Countess of Winchilsea (April 1661--5 August 1720) was one of the first female English poets to be published. She was born in Sydmonton, Hampshire, the third child of Sir William Kingsmill of Sydmonton Court in Hampshire and his wife, Anne Haslewood.