Farmstead record TQ 57 SE 1119 - Former site of Alkerden Manor Farm
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 5956 7404 (101m by 82m) |
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Map sheet | TQ57SE |
County | KENT |
District | DARTFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Former site of Alkerden Manor Farm is visible on this historic OS maps of the area. (1-4) Type: Loose courtyard with working agricultural buildings on three sides and with additional detached elements to the main plan Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position Position: Isolated position Survivial: Altered - significant loss of original form (more than 50%) today the site appears to have no buildings and is overgrown Notes: Oast (5-6) A historic building recording was carried out on the remains of the farprior to their demolition, ony one historic building was noted at the site, likley dating to the 17th century, but this was in a ruinous condition. (7)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875 (Map). SWX11831.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.
<5> Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document). SKE18075.
<6> English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE18076.
<7> Cotswold Archaeology, 2017, Land at Alkerden Farm Eastern Quarry, Ebbsfleet Kent Historic Building Recording (Unpublished document). SKE52895.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX11831 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500.
- <2> SWX11832 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500.
- <3> SWX11833 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
- <4> SKE12644 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947.
- <5> SKE18075 Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
- <6> SKE18076 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.
- <7> SKE52895 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2017. Land at Alkerden Farm Eastern Quarry, Ebbsfleet Kent Historic Building Recording.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Building recording at Alkerden Manro Farm, Swanscombe (Ref: 770574) (EKE20094)
Record last edited
Aug 30 2022 1:36PM