[TQ 65774474] Moat [GT] (1) Capel: Badsell. Three sides of the moat remain in good condition. (2) Badsell is the principal manor in Tudeley. Before the middle of the C15th it was owned and occupied by a family of that name. It passed by marriage to the Fane family and after that family became possessed of the castle and manor of Mereworth, the mansion at Badsell has been used only as a farm-house. (3) Badsell Manor Farm. A moat upon three sides of the farmhouse, in good condition. A 25" survey has been made. (4) No change: survey of 8.3.61 checked and correct. (5) 1st doc ref. 1259. Manor house rebuilt in LC16 and 17, grade II listed, including barn, oasthouse and boundary wall. (6)

Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1994, Colts Hill Bypass: Archaeological Aspects of the Assessment of Alternative Routes (Unpublished document).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Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1994, Colts Hill Bypass: Archaeological Aspects of the Assessment of Alternative Routes (Unpublished document).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