Kent-Lenham-1838 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

03834

Map Date:

1838

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] IR 30/17/220

Historic county:

Kent

Town name:

Lenham

Map type:

Tithe

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ898521

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 9153

Comments on map:

Made for Tithe and Poor Law Assessment purposes.

Scale:

1:2376

Map-maker:

Thomas Thurston, Ashford [sv, dr].

Production mode:

manuscript

Number of parts:

2

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use

Building names:

generally

Buildings:

inhabited and uninhabited buildings distinguished

Mills:

windmills

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] IR 30/17/220 [original]; Centre for Kentish Studies U.1772.P.34 [copy]; Centre for Kentish Studies U.442.P.57 [tracing].

Industry:

textiles

Miscellaneous:

Small numerals of uncertain purpose appear alongside field boundaries.

Waterbodies:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1865

1:2500

1:10,560

1896

1:2500

1:10,560