TQ 76 SE 5 - Bredhurst town Site of deserted medieval village.

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Monument record TQ 76 SE 5 - Bredhurst town Site of deserted medieval village.

Summary

Site of deserted medieval village. Griffith trenched an area centred at TQ 79966210, some 70 yards South East of the Church of St Peter in the summer of 1964, and uncovered foundations believed to be those of the remaining part of old Bredhurst village. The pottery recovered is dateable to 1300-1400. The site is within a copse. The trenches have intercepted numerous fragments of wall foundations of flint rubble and mortar, but these make up no coherent pattern and are not surveyable at 1/2500. At TQ 79956210 and TQ 79996212 are two depressions, some 10.0m in diameter and 1.5m. deep, probably collapsed deneholes.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7995 6209 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ76SE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	BREDHURST, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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DESERTED SETTLEMENT (DESERTED VILLAGE, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD)

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<1> Rec 6" (O G S Crawford undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE49046.

<2> The Hist of Kent Vol 2 1782 p 528 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE50357.

<3> The Rochester Naturalist No 130 Vol 6 (1924) p.53 (Elgar) (OS Card Reference). SKE50502.

<4> F1 CFW 21.11.61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42679.

<5> Letter, L A Griffith 152 Barnsole Road Gillingham Kent 25.8.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE46115.

<6> Arch Cant 80 1965 272 (M A Ocock) (OS Card Reference). SKE35692.

<7> Md Archaeology 9 1965 202 (D M Wilson D G Hurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE46652.

<8> Deserted Medieval Villages 1971 (ed M Beresford J G Hurst) 191 (J Sheail) (OS Card Reference). SKE39724.

<9> English Heritage, English Heritage Alternative Action Report (Miscellaneous Material). SKE53762.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 5 - November, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4140.

<11> Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 5 - September, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4141.

<12> Cockett, R, 2012, THE EARLY HISTORY OF BREDHURST MANOR (Unpublished document). SKE56445.

Sources/Archives (12)

<1> SKE49046 OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (O G S Crawford undated).
<2> SKE50357 OS Card Reference: The Hist of Kent Vol 2 1782 p 528 (E Hasted).
<3> SKE50502 OS Card Reference: The Rochester Naturalist No 130 Vol 6 (1924) p.53 (Elgar).
<4> SKE42679 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 21.11.61.
<5> SKE46115 OS Card Reference: Letter, L A Griffith 152 Barnsole Road Gillingham Kent 25.8.64.
<6> SKE35692 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 1965 272 (M A Ocock).
<7> SKE46652 OS Card Reference: Md Archaeology 9 1965 202 (D M Wilson D G Hurst).
<8> SKE39724 OS Card Reference: Deserted Medieval Villages 1971 (ed M Beresford J G Hurst) 191 (J Sheail).
<9> SKE53762 Miscellaneous Material: English Heritage. English Heritage Alternative Action Report.
<10> SKE4140 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 5 - November, 1961.
<11> SKE4141 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 5 - September, 1964.
<12> SKE56445 Unpublished document: Cockett, R. 2012. THE EARLY HISTORY OF BREDHURST MANOR.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Intrusive Event: NEAR ST PETER'S CHURCH (Ref: EI 15252) (EKE4163)

Record last edited

Aug 28 2024 3:02PM