Monument record TR 15 NE 1934 - Possible route of medieval Organ Lane

Summary

A footpath/trackway between grid reference 618387, 158905 at its junction with Stodmarsh Road, and a point 618670, 157931 close to where the Littlebourne Road crosses the Lampen stream, may represent the former lane known in the medieval period as Organ Lane. This lane was important for connecting settlements on the south side of the River Stour to the lowest fording point and port of Fordwich. The lane is referred to by C.E. Woodruff in his book A History of the Town and Port of Fordwich, where he states it to be a continuation of ‘the ancient track-way to the ford’, formerly known as the ‘old way leading through the King’s Park’ (this ancient trackway is now known as Well Lane). Woodruff quotes from The Ancient Book of the Decrees of the Town of Fordwich, 1685, which provides a significant amount of detail about Organ Lane and its precise direction and location on the Moat lands 'taken out of an ancient MS.', and indicates that the lane was believed to have been stopped up between 1504 and 1509 by Thomas Turberville, who dwelt at the Manor of Moat.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1848 5841 (330m by 979m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish FORDWICH, CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish LITTLEBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

<1> Tracey Dessoy, 2017-2022, Verbal communication from local researcher (Tracey Dessoy) (Verbal communication). SKE32144.

<2> C. E. Woodruff, 1895, A History of the Town and Port of Fordwich (Bibliographic reference). SKE55201.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Verbal communication: Tracey Dessoy. 2017-2022. Verbal communication from local researcher (Tracey Dessoy).
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: C. E. Woodruff. 1895. A History of the Town and Port of Fordwich.

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Record last edited

Dec 2 2022 10:02AM