Headcorn Place, Water Lane, Headcorn, Kent:: OS grid TQ8143 :: Geograph British Isles

TQ8143 : Headcorn Place, Water Lane, Headcorn, Kent

near to Headcorn, Kent, Great Britain

Headcorn Place, Water Lane, Headcorn, Kent

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Keywords: wealden, hall house, timber framed, half timbered, mediaeval, tudor, house, listed, jettied headcorn

Wealden Hall Houses were timber framed farmhouses built by wealthy Yeoman farmers from the late 1300's to the mid 1500's, late Mediaeval to Tudor times. Its originals start in the South East, in the Weald of Kent and Sussex, but spread to other Southern counties around England. They remain most prevalent in the South East, particularly in the surrounding areas of Maidstone. The buildings can be identified by their distinct front jettied first floor end bays.

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Grid Square: TQ8143, 14 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Oast House Archive (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Tuesday, 19 May, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 19 May, 2009
Category: Wealden hall house (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 8185 4383 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.8885N 0:35.9722E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 8185 4379
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)