Type: Regular courtyard multi-yard
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position
Position: Isolated position
Survivial: Only the farmhouse remains
(1-2)

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for St Mary Hoo Parish. The report states: "The other manor [ at the time of the Conquest, apart from St Mary Hall] was at Coombe to the east of the village. During the 18th century, the estate was briefly owned by the trustees of St George's Church, Bloomsbury, who acquired it around 1732 and sold it in 1765…In the mid 19th century a new farmhouse was built at Coombe Farm…Several farmsteads have passed out of agricultural use including Coombe Farm…The site at Coombe has undergone more drastic alteration. Only its former farmhouse remains, built in c 1860 to the south of the historic farmstead. Coombe House, as it is now known, is a two-storey villa-type residence with white painted rendered walls, a slate roof with overhanging eaves and a symmetrical three-bay elevation with a central porch. The complex of outbuildings was cleared in the 1980s. In the late 20th century, a detached house was built to the south of the house." (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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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: St Mary Hoo Parish. Research Report 2014-52 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31593.