Stoneacre [6]
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Stoneacre [6]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Sep 2021
A shed and disabled visitor parking place. The buildings beyond the wall are part of Stoneacre Farm. Stoneacre is a small half-timbered house in Stoneacre Lane, Otham. Built in the 15th century and altered in the 16th century. Purchased in 1920 in a ruinous state by Aymer Vallance who reconstructed it as a Tudor yeoman's dwelling. In 1928 the property was presented to the National Trust. There is much history and detail at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneacre,_Kent The house is listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1250995 Otham is a small, widely spread village, on the southeastern edge of Maidstone, some 2¾ miles from the town centre and 15 miles northwest of Ashford. There are plans to add another 1250 houses to the village which currently has 204 dwellings.
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