TQ 77 SW 14 - Church of St Giles and the deserted medieval village of Merston?

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Monument record TQ 77 SW 14 - Church of St Giles and the deserted medieval village of Merston?

Summary

Site of the medieval village of Merston, deserted by AD 1445. The location of the lost village has been surveyed from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project, but no trace of the church or surrounding village have been detected.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 7046 7223 (161m by 94m) FCE
Map sheet	TQ77SW
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Full Description

English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Hoo Peninsua Historic Landscape Project, NMP Data (Unpublished document). SKE29515.

<1> Cart Sax Vol I 1885 300 No 213 (W de G Birch) (OS Card Reference). SKE38598.

<2> Arch Cant Vol 71 1957 198-205 Plan (AF Allen) (OS Card Reference). SKE36434.

<3> Arch Cant Vol 70 1956 253 (AF Allen) (OS Card Reference). SKE36430.

<4> Late 17th cent survey of the parish by the Diocese of Rochester (OS Card Reference). SKE45998.

<5> `History of Kent' Vol I 1778 523-5 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE32720.

<6> `Bygone Kent' 1892 72-3 (R Stead) (OS Card Reference). SKE32708.

<7> F1 ASP 29-JAN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42343.

<8> F2 EG 01-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43299.

<9> Deserted Med Vill 1971 156 191 (M Beresford and JG Hurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE39719.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 77 SW 14 - January, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4297.

<11> Field report for monument TQ 77 SW 14 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4298.

Sources/Archives (12)

--- SKE29515 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Hoo Peninsua Historic Landscape Project. NMP Data.
<1> SKE38598 OS Card Reference: Cart Sax Vol I 1885 300 No 213 (W de G Birch).
<2> SKE36434 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 71 1957 198-205 Plan (AF Allen).
<3> SKE36430 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 70 1956 253 (AF Allen).
<4> SKE45998 OS Card Reference: Late 17th cent survey of the parish by the Diocese of Rochester.
<5> SKE32720 OS Card Reference: `History of Kent' Vol I 1778 523-5 (E Hasted).
<6> SKE32708 OS Card Reference: `Bygone Kent' 1892 72-3 (R Stead).
<7> SKE42343 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-JAN-59.
<8> SKE43299 OS Card Reference: F2 EG 01-JUL-59.
<9> SKE39719 OS Card Reference: Deserted Med Vill 1971 156 191 (M Beresford and JG Hurst).
<10>XY SKE4297 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SW 14 - January, 1959. [Mapped feature: #415 DMV, ]
<11> SKE4298 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 SW 14 - July, 1959.

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Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Ring ditch, cropmarks of polygonal enclosed settlement with internal features, and desereted medieval settlement, Merston St. Giles Church.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
Intrusive Event: ST GILES,MERSTON (Ref: EI 15254) (EKE4165)

Record last edited

Aug 19 2021 1:44PM