Farmstead record TQ 77 SE 1437 - Traces of five or six Post Medieval farm buildings, probably associated with a farm known as Abbots Court

Summary

Traces of five or six Post Medieval farm buildings, probably associated with a farm known as Abbots Court, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and have been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. On photographs taken in the 1940s, the buildings appear as fragmentary foundations covered with turf, arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The foundations lie to the south of the suviving buildings of Abbots Court, and correspond with the locations of agricultural buildings shown on Ordnance Survey maps of 1867, 1896 and 1909. Slight earthworks were visible on aerial photographs in April 2007.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7932 7208 (80m by 64m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF 106G/UK/1444 4043 01-MAY-1946 (Photograph). SKE58411.

<4> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF CPE/UK/1923 4094 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE56101.

<5> Ordinance Survey, 1867, Kent 1:2500 1867 (Map). SKE56017.

<6> Ordinance Survey, 1896, Ordnance Survey: Kent Epoch 2, 1:2500 1896 (Map). SKE55862.

<7> Ordinance Survey, 1909, OS Map of Kent 1:2500 1909 (Map). SKE56013.

<8> Unknown, 2007, PGA_TQ7972_2007-04-21 (Photograph). SKE58412.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.
  • <3> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF 106G/UK/1444 4043 01-MAY-1946. NMR RAF 106G/UK/1444 4043 01-MAY-1946.
  • <4> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF CPE/UK/1923 4094 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF CPE/UK/1923 4094 16-JAN-1947.
  • <5> Map: Ordinance Survey. 1867. Kent 1:2500 1867.
  • <6> Map: Ordinance Survey. 1896. Ordnance Survey: Kent Epoch 2, 1:2500 1896.
  • <7> Map: Ordinance Survey. 1909. OS Map of Kent 1:2500 1909.
  • <8> Photograph: Unknown. 2007. PGA_TQ7972_2007-04-21. PGA_TQ7972_2007-04-21.

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2025 5:08PM