Farmstead record MKE83337 - Walnut Tree, High Halstow Parish

Summary

A loose courtyard plan farmstead with buildings to three sides of the yard.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7901 7583 (point)
Map sheet TQ77NE
County KENT
Civil Parish HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type: Loose courtyard with working agricultural buildings on three sides and with additional detached elements to the main plan
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached gable end-on to yard
Position: Loose farmstead cluster
Survivial: Altered - significant loss of original form (more than 50%)
New sheds: Large modern sheds built on the site of the historic farmstead, may have destroyed original buildings or obscured them
(1-2)

Walnut Tree Farm is mentioned as an 'historic farmstead' in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for High Halstow Parish as part of the wider Hoo Peninsula study. Described as 'remaining' in the report (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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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, High Halstow, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic Area Assessment. Research Report 53-2014 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31598.

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 Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012.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 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009.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. High Halstow, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic Area Assessment. Research Report 53-2014.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: High Halstow, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic Area Assessment. Research Report 53-2014 (Ref: Research Report Series 53-2014) (EKE15031)

Record last edited

May 4 2016 1:50PM