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Landscape record TQ 94 SW 158 - Dering Wood, historic post-medieval landscape
Summary
Dering Wood has probably been covered in woodland since at least the early medieval period. It has survived due to its wet condition and unsuitability for agriculture, because it lies on the margins of several parishes and on the margins of several Jutish dens. After 1865 the woodland was owned by Sir Edward Dering who laid out a system of rides and a carriage way. The woodland contains numerous features related to 19th century woodland management.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 9010 4441 (1873m by 2273m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ94SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | EGERTON, ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | PLUCKLEY, ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SMARDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Full Description
Dering Wood has probably been covered in woodland since at least the early medieval period. It has survived due to its wet condition and unsuitability for agriculture, because it lies on the margins of several parishes and on the margins of several Jutish dens. After 1865 the woodland was owned by Sir Edward Dering who laid out a system of rides and a carriage way. The woodland contains numerous features related to 19th century woodland management.(1)
<1> Nicola Bannister, 2000, Dering Wood (Bibliographic reference). SKE7254.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE7254 Bibliographic reference: Nicola Bannister. 2000. Dering Wood.
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Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Landscape Survey at Dering Wood, Smarden (EKE10768)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Landscape Survey, Dering Wood, Pluckley, 2000 (EKE21529)
Record last edited
May 21 2024 9:01AM