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Monument record TR 15 NE 51 - Mote site, Lower Hardres, Canterbury
Summary
Originally called Wyke, had a succession of owners until about 1455 when Philip Belknap,mayor of Canterbury and sherriff of Kent, built a new house there. Soon after the name was changed to Mote a name that it retained until it was demolished in 1785.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 180 580 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LOWER HARDRES, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Moated Sites Research Group Report No 6 1979 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE47309.
<2> Fordwick the lost port 1975 168-70 (K Gravett) (OS Card Reference). SKE43438.
<3> NMR TR 1555/2 (04-03-77) (OS Card Reference). SKE47622.
<4> Margaret Sparks, 2016, Wyke (or Moat/Mote), near Canterbury, and the Finch Family (Article in serial). SKE51667.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE47309 OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Research Group Report No 6 1979 46.
- <2>XY SKE43438 OS Card Reference: Fordwick the lost port 1975 168-70 (K Gravett). [Mapped feature: #43403 moat, ]
- <3> SKE47622 OS Card Reference: NMR TR 1555/2 (04-03-77).
- <4> SKE51667 Article in serial: Margaret Sparks. 2016. Wyke (or Moat/Mote), near Canterbury, and the Finch Family. Archaeologia Cantiana vol 137 pp 237-249.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 24 2022 9:34AM