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The foundations of a Roman bathhouse were discovered in 1841 near Brishing Court, also a Roman villa at Brishing and a cemetery at Lockham. The quarries were worked extensively in Roman times and the villa and bathhouse could well have belonged to the quarry owner. Ragstone (a type of
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as Boltone, then Bouton, Bocton, and probably via Bocton de Montchensie to the current Boughton Monchelsea. The suffix using the family name seems to have been added in this area of Kent, possibly to differentiate multiple Boctuns.
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settlement at Quarry Wood Camp (Camp Field). There are traces of an outer rampart on Parsonage Farm (on the edge of Park Wood) constructed by the
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a post office and a community arts centre The Maidstone Art Centre which is situated at Marlpit Farm in Wierton Road among its amenities.
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and remains a private dwelling although it is occasionally opened for commercial use as a venue for weddings and business conferences.
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of Kent and has commonly been called Quarry Hills. The village itself is located 3 miles (5 km) south of the town of Maidstone
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The Cock Inn, dating back to 1568, is situated at the junction of Heath Road and Brishing Lane. Featured in the classic 1949 film
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who held the manor until 1287 and the Anglo Saxon Boc Tun (Beech Tree settlement). The village is mentioned in the
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Other historic houses include the Grade II listed Tanyard, Brishing Court and Lewis Court.
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A similar property at nearby Wierton Place has in recent years operated as a
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Some of the earliest history of Boughton Monchelsea is in the
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is based in Boughton Monchelsea with its workshops in nearby
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The village name comes from a corruption of the name of the
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Boughton Aluph
Boughton under Blean
Boughton Malherbe

St Peter's Church
Boughton Monchelsea is located in Kent
Kent
District
Maidstone
Shire county
Kent
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME17
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Kent
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Kent
Ambulance
South East Coast
UK Parliament
Faversham and Mid Kent
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