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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NE 1111 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Approximate site of Parsonage and Parsonage Barn, Cooling Parish |
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Summary
This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment of Cooling Parish. This feature comprises the approximate site of the Parsonage and Parsonage Barn in Cooling Parish - sited at the main village street and a track that led to Mount Pleasant (a small hill). The parsonage appears to have been cleared by the end of the 19th century and the barn converted into residential use.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 758 760 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NE |
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| Parish: | COOLING, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD?)
- VICARAGE (Post Medieval - 1750 AD? to 1865 AD?)
Full description
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This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for Cooling Parish. The report states that the parsonage and barn were in existence in the village in the 18th century (both since demolished). It further states:
"The parsonage which had been divided into two cottages by the early 19th century appears to have been cleared around this time [1861-1871] and the parsonage barn converted into residential use. These stood at the corner of the main village street and a track that led south to a small hill, Mount Pleasant and two dwellings, Sandhole Cottages (demolished)". (1)
<1> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cooling Parish. Research Report 51-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31592.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cooling Parish. Research Report 51-2014.. |
