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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 74 NW 6 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Bensted Manor House, Hunton |
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Summary
Bensted Manor house, now called Bensteddle, has been mentioned from the time of Domesday onwards, linked with Hunton. Today it is the parcel of land which still exists. The outline of the ruined building is not visible on land which is now used for pasture.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7135 4998 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ74NW |
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| Parish: | HUNTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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[TQ 71354999] Bensted [GT] (Site of). (1) Bensted, now called Bensteddle, consists of a parcel of land with a ruined house on it. Bensted is mentioned in Domesday and the manor's descent, with Hunton, occurs regularly to the time of writing. (2) The site occurs on pasture land, somewhat uneven, but with no traceable remains of buildings showing in the turf. (3) Checked and correct. (4)
<1> OS 6" 1907-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE48320.
<2> History of Kent, Vol. 5, (1798), pp 149 ff, (Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE44146.
<3> F1 EG 12-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42863.
<4> F2 ASP 14-JAN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43110.
<5> Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 6 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3747.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 6 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3748.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1907-38. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: History of Kent, Vol. 5, (1798), pp 149 ff, (Hasted). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 EG 12-MAY-59. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 14-JAN-64. |
| <5>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 6 - May, 1959. [Mapped feature: #18760 house, ] |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 6 - January, 1964. |
