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Monument details
HER Number: | MKE83993 |
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Type of record: | Farmstead |
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Name: | Western Cross Farm |
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Summary
Western Cross Farm is visible on historic OS maps of the area and is still present today (though altered). It consists of a loose courtyard plan farmstead with buildings to three sides of the yard. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Grid Reference: | TQ 5904 7404 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ57SE |
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Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Western Cross Farm is visible on historic OS maps of the area and is still present today (though altered). (1-4) Type: Loose courtyard with working agricultural buildings on three sides Farmhouse: Farmhouse attached to agricultural range Position: Hamlet Survivial: Altered - partial loss of original form (less than 50%) Notes: Oast (5-6)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.
<5> Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document). SKE18075.
<6> English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE18076.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. |
<2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
<3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. |
<4> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. |
<5> | Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project. |
<6> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping. |