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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 56 NW 57 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Deserted Medieval Village Site, Lullingstone |
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Summary
Supposed site of a deserted Medieval settlement possibly indicated by the presence of the church of St John the Baptist; no visible remains.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 530 650 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ56NW |
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| Parish: | EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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TQ 530 650 The deserted medieval village of Lullingstone is situated in the area surrounding the Roman villa (TQ 56 NW 7). (1)
The church (TQ 56 NW 8) of the village was discovered during excavations of the temple-mausoleum. The Domesday Survey of 1086 records three land holdings in the area under the name of Lolingeton(e). (2)
Maurice Beresford and John G. Hurst eds. Deserted Medieval Villages, 1971, list 69 places for Kent in their County Gazetteers of Deserted Medieval Villages. In most cases there is nothing to prove that there ever was a village at the site in question. A deserted church site orisolated church certainly does not prove the existence of a deserted village. (3)
<1> DMV 1971 191 156 (M Beresford) (OS Card Reference). SKE39753.
<2> KAR 78 1984 178-180 (OS Card Reference). SKE45428.
<3> Arch Cant 92 1976 10-11 (AM Everett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36071.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: DMV 1971 191 156 (M Beresford). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: KAR 78 1984 178-180. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 92 1976 10-11 (AM Everett). [Mapped feature: #46746 DMV, ] |
