Farmstead record TQ 77 NE 1119 - Eastborough Farm, Cooling

Summary

A full regular courtyard plan farmstead.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7704 7643 (point)
Map sheet TQ77NE
County KENT
Civil Parish COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type: Regular courtyard
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position
Position: Loose farmstead cluster
Survivial: Altered - significant loss of original form (more than 50%)
(1-2)

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for Cooling Parish. The report states:
"Eastborough and Broomhey farms sat on the edge of the upland and close to the marshes to the west [should be east] of the village."
"Eastborough Farm lies within the nature reserve. …[Eastborough] is no longer a working farm and its outbuildings are used by the RSPB for storage or left semi-derelict as wildlife habitat". (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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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 Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012.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 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009.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 2:25PM