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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 95 NW 8
Type of record:Monument
Name:Church of St Martin, Otterden

Summary

Site of Church of St Martin, Otterden


Grid Reference:TQ 9435 5536
Map Sheet:TQ95NW
Parish:OTTERDEN, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • CHURCH (CHURCH, Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1901 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 94335535] St. Martin's Church [NR] (site of) [NAT] Monketon Church [NR], (Remains of) [NAT] (1)(2) The former parish church of St. Martin, Monkton was situated in a wood, at the north-west extremity of Otterden parish. (3-5) The site of this church is marked by a platform with a scatter of flint, stone and roofing tile. The limits of the graveyard are probably defined by some collapsed flint walling and a number of yew trees. (6)


<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> OS 6" 1876 (OS Card Reference). SKE48310.

<3> "Hist of Kent" 2 1872 504-5 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE32631.

<4> "Testa Cont" (E Kent) 1907 226 (A Hussey) (OS Card Reference). SKE32690.

<5> "Topo Dict of England" 2 1808 (N Carlisle) (OS Card Reference). SKE32695.

<6> F1 ASP 07.07.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41971.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 95 NW 8 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4813.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1876.
<3>XYOS Card Reference: "Hist of Kent" 2 1872 504-5 (E Hasted). [Mapped feature: #34349 Site of church, ]
<4>OS Card Reference: "Testa Cont" (E Kent) 1907 226 (A Hussey).
<5>OS Card Reference: "Topo Dict of England" 2 1808 (N Carlisle).
<6>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07.07.63.
<7>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 95 NW 8 - July, 1963.