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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 94 SW 35 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chapel (possible site of), Etchden Farm |
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Summary
A chapel of Hecchisdenne in the parish of Bethersden is mentioned in a grant from c.1194. Hecchisdenne or Etchden is mentioned in 1389 as Heithesdenne in Betevisdene. The house has no remains of antiquity but the moat, partly filled with water, is still visible. A wooden cattle shed has always been called "the chapel," and a few years ago a paved path leading to it from the house was discovered below the soil. There is a mention in a will of a bequest to the "Light of the Blessed Mary of Achenden" in 1471. The alleged site of the chapel is occupied by a cattle shed as described above and no trace of it remains.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 94919 41816 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ94SW |
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| Parish: | BETHERSDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1194 AD? to 1500 AD?)
Full description
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A chapel of Hecchisdenne in the parish of Bethersden is mentioned in a grant about the year 1194 (1).
Hecchisdenne or Etchden is mentioned in 1389 as Heithesdenne in Betevisdene. The house (TQ 94 SW 3) has no remains of antiquity but the moat, partly filled with water, is still to be seen. A wooden cattle shed has always been called "the chapel," and a few years ago a paved path leading to it from the house was discovered below the soil. There is a mention in a will of a bequest to the "Light of the Blessed Mary of Achenden" in 1471(2).
The alleged site of the chapel is occupied by a cattle shed as described above and no trace of it remains (3-4).
<1> Hussey, A., 1911, Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 29. Chapels in Kent, Arch Cant 29 1911 221 (Hussey A) (Article in serial). SKE8032.
<2> Pearman, A. J. Rev., 1886, Bethersden, Its Church & Monumental Inscriptions, Arch Cant 16 1886 66 (Pearmna AJ) (Article in serial). SKE8208.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 94 SW 3 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4790.
<4> Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 40 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4971.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Article in serial: Hussey, A.. 1911. Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 29. Chapels in Kent. XXIX p217 - 258. Arch Cant 29 1911 221 (Hussey A). |
| <2> | Article in serial: Pearman, A. J. Rev.. 1886. Bethersden, Its Church & Monumental Inscriptions. 16 Pages 66-98. Arch Cant 16 1886 66 (Pearmna AJ). |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 SW 3 - December, 1961. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 SW 40 - July, 1959. |
