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Orchards are a farming method for fruit. Most orchards are apple orchards, although pears, plums and other soft fruits are also grown. Due to changes in the economy and competition from abroad many orchards have been grubbed up and converted to other land uses. Fruit orchards are common across Kent (The Garden of England) and to a lesser extent Sussex.

Three round and one square kiln oast house. The square kiln was built in place of a former round kiln in 2009, without a cowl. The building is now used as offices.

An Oast House is a building used to dry fresh hops before they are sent to the brewers, to be used for flavouring beer. A traditional Oast House consists of the 'oast' and the 'stowage'. The oast was a kiln, with a plenum chamber fired by charcoal at ground floor and the drying floor directly above. The steep pitched roof channelled the hot air through the hops to the top. The stowage, was the barn section, it had a cooling floor and press at first floor and storage area at ground floor. Read more Link