Farmstead record TQ 77 NE 1118 - Broomhey Farm (Broomy Farm), Cooling Parish

Summary

A regular courtyard farmstead with buildings to three sides of the yard incorporating a L-plan element, one of several 'dispersed upland farmsteads'.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7678 7637 (point)
Map sheet TQ77NE
County KENT
Civil Parish COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type: Regular courtyardL with working agricultural buildings on three sides and with additional detached elements to the main plan
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position
Position: Loose farmstead cluster
Survivial: Only the farmhouse remains
(1-2)

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for Cooling Parish. The report states:
"Broomhey Farm sat on the edge of the upland and close to the marshes to the west [think should be east] of the village."
"Broomhey farmhouse, rebuilt in 1849, survives in a much altered form. It, like nearby Eastborough Farm, lies within the nature reserve." (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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cooling Parish. Research Report 51-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31592.

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 Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012.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 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009.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> Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cooling Parish. Research Report 51-2014..

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cooling Parish. Research Report 2014-51 (Ref: Research Report Series 51-2014) (EKE15027)

Record last edited

Oct 4 2016 1:39PM