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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 66 SW 117 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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| Name: | Trosley Country Park, Trottiscliffe |
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Summary
Trosley Country Park was purchased by Kent County Council in 1973. The park is a site of Special Scientific Interest and is biologically rich in flora and fauna.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6420 6126 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ66SW |
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| Parish: | VIGO, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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| TROTTISCLIFFE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- COUNTRY PARK (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Historic Park or Garden 312: Trosley Country Park, Trottiscliffe |
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Full description
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The park lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt and covers a large part of the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The view from the crest of the hill is over the Medway valley and across the Weald.
The park forms part of a site of Special Scientific Interest and, within an Area of High Nature Conservation Value, is deemed biologically rich in flora and fauna. The park is managed for conservation of habitats as well as providing visitor facilities.
The site for Trosley Country Park was purchased in 1973. It is owned and managed by Kent County Council.
(1-2)
A walkover survey in 2009 found earthworks relating to possible field systems and former boundaries within the park. (3)
<1> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
<2> Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document). SKE12972.
<3> Nicola Bannister, 2009, Trosley Country Park Nr Trottiscliffe, Kent: Historic Environment Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17956.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org). |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 1996. The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium). |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2009. Trosley Country Park Nr Trottiscliffe, Kent: Historic Environment Assessment. |
