Farmstead record TQ 64 SE 269 - Town Farm

Summary

A dispersed multiyard plan farmstead.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6801 4177 (point)
Map sheet TQ64SE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish BRENCHLEY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type: Dispersed multi-yard
Position: Located within a village
Survivial: Altered - partial loss of original form (less than 50%)
Notes: Oast - listed
(1-2)

In 2021, below-ground remains and artefacts associated with the use of the slaughterhouse known as Town Farm Shambles were observed to the rear. Town Farm Shambles was the slaughterhouse for the butcher's shop within Town Farmhouse from c. 1750- c. 1970. The finds included Kentish red earthernware pottery, German stoneware, fragments of Kentish roof tile c. 1750-1800, and window glass c. before 1750 to 1850. (3)


<1> Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document). SKE18075.

<2> English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE18076.

<3> Darnley Archaeological Services, 2021, Report for an Archaeological Watching Brief at Town Farm Shambles, High Street, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 7NH (Unpublished document). SKE55236.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Darnley Archaeological Services. 2021. Report for an Archaeological Watching Brief at Town Farm Shambles, High Street, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 7NH.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Report for an Archaeological Watching Brief at Town Farm Shambles, High Street, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 7NH (Ref: DAS 0018-21) (EKE21948)

Record last edited

Jan 5 2024 4:49PM