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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1231 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Buttway, Cliffe, site of fairs and an archery practice ground. |
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Summary
This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment of Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. This feature comprises The Buttway in Cliffe village - the site of medieval fairs and also an archery practice ground, now a terred playground and recreational open space.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7354 7657 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ARCHERY GROUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FAIR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for Cliffe parish. The report states:
"From its nucleus around Courtsole and the church, Cliffe prospered and expanded during the Middle Ages, selling wool to Italian merchants through the port of Sandwich in the 13th and 14th centuries and holding fairs in this period on the Buttway -an archery practice ground, now a tarred playground and recreational open space". (1)
<1> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31591.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54. |
