Farmstead record TQ 64 SE 269 - Town Farm
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6801 4177 (point) |
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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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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Report for an Archaeological Watching Brief at Town Farm Shambles, High Street, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 7NH (Unpublished document).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> SKE18075 Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
- <2> SKE18076 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.
- <3> SKE55236 Unpublished document: Darnley Archaeological Services. 2021.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