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Monument record TR 03 NE 29 - Aldington Park (Site of)
Summary
Aldington Park, The whole area is arable or pasture. At TR 0767 3705 is the site of a large fishpond now dry and under cultivation, with its strong pond bay, reduced by ploughing, lying along the line of the park pale. There are documentary references to Aldington Park, from 1165 onwards. In the 14th century it was owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Aldington Park is mentioned by Leland. It was alienated from the Church by Archbishop Cranmer in the thirty-first year of Henry VIII's reign.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 08 35 (point) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR03NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ALDINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> F1 ASP 12-DEC-1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE42065.
<2> Md Parks of Eng A Gazetteer 1983 42 fig (L Cantor) (OS Card Reference). SKE46675.
<3> JBAA NS vol 10 1904 16 (A D Cheney) (OS Card Reference). SKE45006.
<4> English Deer Parks 1867 70 (E P Shirley) (OS Card Reference). SKE41608.
<5> Leland's Itinerary 6 138 139 (OS Card Reference). SKE46013.
<6> Field report for monument TR 03 NE 29 - December, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5097.
<7> Susan Pittman, 2011, Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent (Monograph). SKE32115.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SKE42065 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 12-DEC-1962.
- <2> SKE46675 OS Card Reference: Md Parks of Eng A Gazetteer 1983 42 fig (L Cantor).
- <3> SKE45006 OS Card Reference: JBAA NS vol 10 1904 16 (A D Cheney).
- <4> SKE41608 OS Card Reference: English Deer Parks 1867 70 (E P Shirley).
- <5> SKE46013 OS Card Reference: Leland's Itinerary 6 138 139.
- <6> SKE5097 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 03 NE 29 - December, 1962.
- <7>XY SKE32115 Monograph: Susan Pittman. 2011. Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent. [Mapped feature: #38317 Deer park, ]
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Record last edited
Nov 5 2021 12:56PM