Parishes of Faversham, Goodnestone, Graveney, Herne Hill, and Luddenham Langdon Manor Farm (1577-1914)
Property Description
The Manor of Langdon in the parishes of Faversham, Goodnestone, Graveney, Hernhill, and Luddenham comprised arable land, pasture, and woodland variously measured as 157a.0r.8p. in 1596, 162a.2r.6p. in 1699, 168a.1r.9p. in 1715, and 165a.0r.36p. in 1796. In 1858, a small piece of land containing 0a.1r.24p. was compulsorily purchased by the Herne Bay and Faversham Railway Company, and a small piece of woodland containing 0a.0r.16p. severed by the railway was also eventually sold. The 1874 survey, based on the Ordnance Survey map, described the property as "Langdon Manor Farm, Faversham, Graveney, Goodnestone, Herne Hill and Luddenham. In the occupation of Mr. John Hughes Murton, with a farm residence brick built and tiled containing hall, dining, drawing and breakfast rooms, kitchen, wash house, pantry, cellar, dairy and seven bedrooms; a cart shed, riders stable, chaise house, open cattle shed, barn, bullock lodge, food store, 4 horse stable, 2 horse stable, cow house, piggery, poultry house, granary, and implement shed, and old forge and 2 newly erected cottages" and showed a total acreage of 163a.3r.10p. distributed as follows:
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