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Landscape record TQ 55 NE 251 - Ightham Park, medieval deer park (also called West Park of Wrotham)
Summary
The earliest reference ot parkland at Ightham is from a document of 1238 when the land was owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. By the 1530s it was owned by the Crown. In 1620, at about the time William James purchased the manor of Ightham, it was c. 138 acres in size. It is well defined by earthwork banks and ditches.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 5988 5821 (987m by 987m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WROTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<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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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 17 2018 4:02PM