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ID:SKE31598
Title:High Halstow, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic Area Assessment. Research Report 53-2014
Originator:historic england
Date:2014
Summary:The parish of High Halstow lies on the north side of the Hoo Peninsula. Its landscape encompasses area of marsh and farmland. Unlike other parishes on the peninsula more strongly affected by the industrialisation of the Thames and Medway region during the 19th and 20th centuries, its character remains predominantly rural, with a number of dispersed farmsteads. The largest settlement remains the historic village of High Halstow, which until the mid 20th century was a modestly sized community, similar in character to neighbouring villages, but which thereafter experienced considerable growth. Settlement has also occurred along the A228 in a ribbon-like pattern with origins in two clusters of farmsteads, known as Sharnal Street and Fenn Street, and a similar alignment has also developed along Clinch Street, to the west of the village. Although land was acquired for military use in the 20th century, no major facility was situated here and defensive structures and earthworks constructed during both world wars have left few visible remains. This Historic Area Assessment provides an overview of the historical development and architectural character of the administrative parish, which is coterminous with the island. It forms a component of the larger Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project.

Associated Monuments

TQ 77 NE 1102Brick and tile works, Cooling Road, High Halstow Parish (Monument) ()
MKE83310Buckhole Farm (Buck Hole Farm) (Farmstead) ()
TQ 77 NE 1084CHURCH OF ST MARGARET (Listed Building) ()
MKE83335Clinch Street Farm (Clinchstreet Farm) (Farmstead) ()
MKE83339Decoy Farm (Farmstead) ()
TQ 77 NE 26Decoy pond near Decoy Fleet, Buckland Marsh, High Halstow (Monument) ()
MKE83320Dux Court (Ducks Court), High Halstow Parish (Farmstead) ()
TQ 77 NE 1099Great Burnt House, High Halstow Parish (Monument) ()
MKE83309Great Dalham, High Halstow Parish (Farmstead) ()
MKE83318Hill Farm (Farmstead) ()
TQ 77 NE 1100Jackson's Farm, High Halstow Parish (Monument) ()
TQ 77 NE 1098Magpie Hall, High Halstow Parish (Monument) ()
TQ 77 SE 1321May's Farm, Sharnal Street, High Halstow Parish, Kent (Farmstead) ()
TQ 77 NE 1001Railway sidings next to Wybourne Farm, High Halstow Parish (Monument) ()
MKE83316Shade House, High Halstow Parish (Farmstead) ()
MKE83334Sharnal Street Farm (Farmstead) ()
TQ 77 NE 34Site of High Halstow halt (Monument) ()
TQ 77 SE 114Site of Sharnal Street Station, High Halstow (Monument) ()
MKE83319Solomon's Farm (Farmstead) ()
TQ 77 NE 1104The Old Forge, The Street, High Halstow Parish (Building) ()
TQ 77 NE 1075THE RED DOG PUBLIC HOUSE (Listed Building) ()
TQ 77 NE 1097Tithe barn, High Halstow Parish, to the east of the Church (Monument) ()
TQ 77 NE 1103Victoria Cottages, Christmas (Tree) Lane, High Halstow Parish (Monument) ()
MKE83337Walnut Tree, High Halstow Parish (Farmstead) ()
MKE83338Whitehouse, High Halstow (Farmstead) ()
TQ 87 NW 1023World War II Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery, near Fenn Street, Stoke (Monument) ()
MKE83308Wybournes Farm (Wybornes) (Farmstead) ()