TQ 95 SW 15 - Site of Boardfield Church, Otterden

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Monument record TQ 95 SW 15 - Site of Boardfield Church, Otterden

Summary

It has long been known that a church formerly stood at Boardfield, Otterden though no trace of it can be seen today. Recent geophysics work (2008) by the Lenham Archaeological Society has confirmed that buried remains still exist at the site.

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Grid reference	TQ 9355 5232 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ95SW
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	OTTERDEN, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Hist of Kent 2 1782 504 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43951.

<3> F1 ASP 02-Jul-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41894.

<4> DMV 1971 191 (M Beresford & J Hurst) (OS Card Reference). SKE39751.

<5> Arch Cant 92 1976 10-11 for Making of Agrarian Landscape of Kent - A M Everitt (OS Card Reference). SKE36072.

<6> Md Village Res Gp 25 1977 9-10 (OS Card Reference). SKE46716.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 95 SW 15 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4846.

<8> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2008, Boardfield Church, Otterden (Unpublished document). SKE13585.

<8> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2008, Discovering Ancient Lenham: Volume 1 Edition 2: Magnetometer Surveys of Stumbles Field and Court Meadow: A Synopsis of the report by Bartlett-Clark Consultancy, p5 (Serial). SKE13584.

<8> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2011, Discovering Ancient Lenham: Volume 1 Edition 3 (Serial). SKE16752.

Sources/Archives (10)

<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE43951 OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 2 1782 504 (E Hasted).
<3> SKE41894 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 02-Jul-63.
<4> SKE39751 OS Card Reference: DMV 1971 191 (M Beresford & J Hurst).
<5> SKE36072 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 92 1976 10-11 for Making of Agrarian Landscape of Kent - A M Everitt.
<6> SKE46716 OS Card Reference: Md Village Res Gp 25 1977 9-10.
<7> SKE4846 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 95 SW 15 - July, 1963.
<8>XY SKE13584 Serial: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2008. Discovering Ancient Lenham: Volume 1 Edition 2: Magnetometer Surveys of Stumbles Field and Court Meadow: A Synopsis of the report by Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. p5. [Mapped feature: #34697 site of chuch, ]
<8> SKE13585 Unpublished document: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2008. Boardfield Church, Otterden.
<8> SKE16752 Serial: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2011. Discovering Ancient Lenham: Volume 1 Edition 3. vol1 edition3.

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Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Church (site of) Boardfield DMV (site). Resistivity survey in 2008 detected the outline of the church (c. 25m x 9m) with an outlying feature c. 18 m to the north

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Non-Intrusive Event: Resistivity survey at Broadfield Church, Otterden (EKE9858)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2021 7:11PM