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Monument details

HER Number:TR 03 SW 2
Type of record:Monument
Name:Homestead moat and site of manor house, Court Lodge, Bilisington

Summary

A very complete moat remains at Court Lodge, Bilsington, to the west of the church of St. Peter and St. Paul. The manor of Bilsington court-lodge is still present on the Ordnance Survey 3rd edition map of c.1922. The homestead moat is generally in good condition with the north west angle dry through mutilation of the west arm during recent alterations to the farm buildings, which probably date from the 18th century.

Grid Reference:TR 0415 3426
Map Sheet:TR03SW
Parish:BILSINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1922 AD?)
  • MOAT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1922 AD?)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Medieval moated site at Court Lodge Farm. Field investigations in 1962 found it to be in good condition except for the western arm.

Full description

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[TR 04153426] MOAT [NR] (1) A very complete moat remains at Court Lodge, Bilsington, to the west of the church. (2) The manor of Bilsington Inferior, alias Bilsington court-lodge. (Full manorial history). (3) A homestead moat generally in good condition with the NW angle dry through mutilation of the W arm during recent alterations to the farm buildings, which are probably C18th. Published 25" survey revised. (4) TR 042343. Court Lodge Farm, Bilsington. Listed in the county checklist of moated sites in Kent - December 1979. (5)


<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 425 (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50891.

<3> Hasted E, History of Kent 7 1798 347-9 (OS Card Reference). SKE43740.

<4> F1 CFW 27-NOV-1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE42783.

<5> Moated Sites Res Group Report No.6 1979 46 (OS Card Reference). SKE47280.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2>OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 425 (I C Gould).
<3>XYOS Card Reference: Hasted E, History of Kent 7 1798 347-9. [Mapped feature: #38583 moated site, ]
<4>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 27-NOV-1962.
<5>OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Res Group Report No.6 1979 46.