Monument record TQ 77 SE 1502 - Medieval or post medieval drainage ditch or canalised natural watercourse

Summary

A drainage ditch or canalised natural watercourse, probably Medieval or Post Medieval in date, flanked by irregular earthwork banks which are probably the result of dredging. The watercourse is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. It is located about one kilometre east of Hoo St Werburgh. The watercourse follows a slightly sinuous course from a narrow track at its northern end to the bank of the Medway at its southern end.

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Grid reference Centred TQ 7929 7193 (98m by 444m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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A drainage ditch or canalised natural watercourse centred at TQ 7930 7194, probably Medieval or Post Medieval in date, flanked by irregular earthwork banks which are probably the result of dredging. The watercourse is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. It is located about one kilometre east of Hoo St Werburgh. The watercourse has a total length of 467m, and follows a slightly sinuous course from a narrow track at its northern end (TQ 7924 7214) to the bank of the Medway at its southern end (TQ 7931 7171). (1)


<1> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF CPE/UK/1923 4094 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE56101.

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  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF CPE/UK/1923 4094 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF CPE/UK/1923 4094 16-JAN-1947.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Mar 27 2026 12:19PM