Farmstead record MKE88867 - Farmstead north of County Lunatic Asylum

Summary

A regular multiyard farmstead.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7335 5566 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type: Regular courtyard multi-yard
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position
Position: Isolated position
Survivial: Farmstead completely demolished
Notes: Very regular set of yards (E type with 4 yards plus ranges of piggeries at N end)
(1-2)

Part of Oakwood Hospital built in 1871.
Historic England archive material: BF086905 Oakwood Hospital (formerly Kent County Lunatic Asylum), St Andrews Road, Barming, Maidstone Miniature Format Film Number: 149/Y


<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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document).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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 15 2024 2:27PM