Monument record TQ 64 SE 5 - Medieval moated manor site, Colts Hill, Capel

Summary

The remains of a moat at Badsell Manor Farm. The first documentary reference to this manor was in 1259. The Manor house was rebuilt in the late 16th century and 17th century. The house is grade II listed, including the barn, oasthouse and boundary wall. The manor is now used as a farmhouse and the three sided surrounding moat remains in good condition.

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Grid reference TQ 6576 4473 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ64SE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1994, Colts Hill Bypass: Archaeological Aspects of the Assessment of Alternative Routes (Unpublished document). SKE6872.

Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1994, Colts Hill Bypass: Archaeological Aspects of the Assessment of Alternative Routes (Unpublished document). SKe6872.

<1> OS 6" 1907-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE48320.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 426 List of Homestead Moat (OS Card Reference). SKE50896.

<3> Hist of Kent 5 1798 257 ff (Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43988.

<4> F1 ASP 08-MAR-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42001.

<5> F2 CFW 16-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43245.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 5 - March, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3259.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 5 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3260.

<8> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Colts Hill bypass, arch assessment of alternative routes, OAU, 1994. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1994. Colts Hill Bypass: Archaeological Aspects of the Assessment of Alternative Routes.
  • --- Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1994. Colts Hill Bypass: Archaeological Aspects of the Assessment of Alternative Routes.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1907-38.
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 426 List of Homestead Moat. [Mapped feature: #11701 Moat, ]
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 5 1798 257 ff (Hasted).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 08-MAR-61.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 16-JAN-63.
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 5 - March, 1961.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 5 - January, 1963.
  • <8> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Colts Hill bypass, arch assessment of alternative routes, OAU, 1994..

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May 28 2021 2:13PM