Funton
Shoreline of Funton Creek The road here can be flooded by the sea during exceptionally high tides
Funton brickworks
Funton is a location in Kent, United Kingdom. It is a creek situated on the edge of the North Kent Marshes on the right bank of the River Medway about halfway between the towns Chatham and Sheerness.[1]
There is evidence of Celtic/Romano-British salt extraction here deduced from the excavated remains of an evaporating vessel.[2]
Brick making continues here using the local Brickearth clay. A small brick works produces the classic, yellow London stock bricks for which this area is well known.
References
- ↑ The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. Volume 34. N. Lloyd and Company, Limited. 1898. pp. page 114.
- ↑ De Brisay,, Kay W.; Evans,, K. A. (, 20, 21, 22 September 1974). Salt: the study of an ancient industry : report on the Salt Weekend held at the University of Essex. University of Essex. Colchester Archaeological Group, 1975. pp. page 27. Check date values in:
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Coordinates: 51°22′48″N 0°41′54″E / 51.38000°N 0.69833°E
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