Sutton Valence houses [8]
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Sutton Valence houses [8]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Sep 2021
In Lower Road, Motto Cottages, seen here, and Motto House Image, were built in the 17th century with mid or late 19th century alterations. Constructed of brick with the first floor tile hung, all under a tile roof. The biblical texts set into the hung tiles probably date from the time when there was a strong non-conformist presence in the village. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1060911 Sutton Valence is a village 5¼ miles southeast of Maidstone and about 13 miles northwest of Ashford. The area was settled in the Iron Age and a Roman road passes through. Known as Sutton until the manor became the property of William de Valence, The village is home to a castle, now ruinous, built in the late 12th century and one of the oldest schools in England, founded in 1576 as a Free Grammar School.
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