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Building record TQ 85 SW 93 - Merriams Farm, Caring Lane, Leeds
Summary
Merriams Farm is a farmstead of some antiquity. The earliest reilable document relating to the farm dates from 1673 although the farm is probably much older as the farmhouse dates from the 15thC. Outlying farmbuilds have been surveyed and the upperyard buildings have been described as either being early Medieval possibly even Saxon in date or of 19th-20thC date.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8092 5362 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ85SW |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LEEDS, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2000, Archaeological Evaluation on buildings situated at Merriams Farm, Caring Lane, Leeds [Interim Report] (Unpublished document). SKE7536.
<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2000, Merriams Farm, Leeds, Kent: Historic Building Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE7550.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE7536 Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2000. Archaeological Evaluation on buildings situated at Merriams Farm, Caring Lane, Leeds [Interim Report].
- <3> SKE7550 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2000. Merriams Farm, Leeds, Kent: Historic Building Assessment.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Building Survey at Merriams Farm, Leeds (EKE5592)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Merriams Farm, Caring Lane, Leeds (EKE5584)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Fieldwalking at Merriams Farm, Caring Lane, Leeds (EKE5580)
Record last edited
Jan 11 2012 4:47PM