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Landscape record TQ 75 SE 153 - Boughton Monchelsea Park, Historic, Grade II listed, park
Summary
Grade II listed park, included on the 'English Heritage Register of Parks'. Public 'Right of Way' crosses the park. The park existed in C16th, but early landscape first emerges on map of AD 1650. Later development in the 18th and C19th centuries when the park was extended to its current size. The modern park is divided into 'Lodge Wood', 'Upper Park', 'Deer Park' , 'Deer Park Pond' (earlier known as the 'Great Pond') and 'Lower Park' areas.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 77338 50090 (810m by 1455m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- ORNAMENTAL POND (Post Medieval to Modern - 1650 AD? to 2050 AD)
- GATE LODGE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD to 2050 AD)
- OBELISK (Modern - 1945 AD? to 2050 AD)
- WALLED GARDEN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- KITCHEN GARDEN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- DEER PARK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
<1> Colvin & Moggridge Landscape Architects, 2004, Boughton Monchelsea Park, Historic Park restoration plan, draft interim report (Unpublished document). SKE13693.
<2> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.
<3> Susan Pittman, 2011, Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent (Monograph). SKE32115.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE13693 Unpublished document: Colvin & Moggridge Landscape Architects. 2004. Boughton Monchelsea Park, Historic Park restoration plan, draft interim report.
- <2> SKE29372 Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
- <3> SKE32115 Monograph: Susan Pittman. 2011. Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent.
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Record last edited
Jul 24 2024 1:22PM