Heart's Delight, Swale
| Heart's Delight | |
  Heart's Delight |
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| District | Swale |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sittingbourne |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
Coordinates: 51°20′N 0°43′E / 51.33°N 0.71°E
Hearts Delight House
Heart's Delight is a settlement located to the south of Sittingbourne in Kent, England. Heart's Delight Road, leading to it, has the postal address of Tunstall.
According to Edward Hasted, in 1798, Heart's Delight was a small hamlet in the parish of Borden. Wrens farm was an estate in 1664 (but called 'Rains Farm') and was owned by a squire from Tunstall.[1]
It has 4 listed buildings in the village, 'Hearts Delight House' (Grade II listed),[2] 'Filmer House' (also Grade II listed),[3]'Sharp's House' (also Grade II) [4] and 'Wren's Farmhouse' (also Grade II listed).[5]
- There is a similarly-known settlement near Barham in the City of Canterbury district of Kent
References
- ↑ Hasted, Edward (1799). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent (Institute of Historical Research) 6: 68–80. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Heart's Delight House, Borden". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Filmer House, Borden". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sharp's House, Borden". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Wren's Farmhouse, Borden". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
