Monument record TR 04 SE 4 - Homestead moat, Hampton, Brabourne

The feature shown but not named on OS 6" 1961, at TR 07474386 is a homestead moat and probably represents the site of Hampton Manor House (a). Published 25" survey revised. (1)
TR 075439, Hampton Brabourne; listed in the County checklist of moated sites in Kent, December 1979. (2)
TR 075439. Moated site at Hampton, Brabourne. (3)
Other information (4).

An archaeological evaluation was carried out at the site in 2016. Five trenches were excavated between c. 1x1 and 1x2m in size. Finds dating to the post-medieval period (including ceramic building material, pottery, and occupational waste) were identified, alongside an undated yard surface, a post-medieval wall and culvert. A levelling deposit was also identified to the north west of the internal moated area; this was interpreted as levelling of the earlier medieval building during the demolition of the west wing in the 1770s (summarised from source 5).

<1> F1 CFW 15-MAY-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42594.

<2> Hist of Kent vol 8 1798 22-3 (Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE44017.

<3> Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE47250.

<4> Arch Cant 95 1979 308 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36233.

<5> Field report for monument TR 04 SE 4 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5169.

<5> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2019, Archaeological Desk-based Assessment In Advance Of The Proposed Development At Hampton, Hampton Lane, Brook, Ashford, Kent. (Unpublished document). SKE56739.