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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 05 SW 334 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Former 18th century workhouse, Old Wives Lees |
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Summary
Former workhouse, probably in use by 1790s, opposite Cork Farm, Old Wives Lees
| Grid Reference: | TR 0720 5463 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR05SE |
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| Parish: | CHILHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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The tithe map shows a that workhouse was formerly located opposite Cork Farm. The 1st edition OS map (1862-1875) suggest it had three wings. The workhouse may have been closed when the East Ashford Union was formed in 1834. (1, 2)
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
<2> Nicola Bannister, 1999, The Stour Valley, Kent (Vols 1 and 2) (Bibliographic reference). SKE7255.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Nicola Bannister. 1999. The Stour Valley, Kent (Vols 1 and 2). |
