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Landscape record TQ 75 NW 429 - Possible former deer park, Aylesford
Summary
There is a reference to the Common Park at Aylesford dating to 1597. This has been interpreted as a deer park although it could refer to a common. A map of 1867 in the Centre for Kentish Studies shows the boundary and various stretches of bank and ditch remain on the ground.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7221 5977 (1103m by 1423m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Full Description
There is a reference to the Common Park at Aylesford dating to 1597. This has been interpreted as a deer park although it could refer to a common. A map of 1867 in the Centre for Kentish Studies shows the boundary and various stretches of bank and ditch remain on the ground.
According to an 1805 map (KHLC U234 E21 1805) the park consisted of c. 269 acres. (1)
<1> Susan Pittman, 2011, Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent (Monograph). SKE32115.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE32115 Monograph: Susan Pittman. 2011. Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent.
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Record last edited
Aug 20 2024 10:40AM