Ford, Kent
Historical Description
Ford, a manor in Hoath parish, Kent, near Herne, and 5 miles NE of Canterbury. A palace of the archbishops of Canterbury stood here, dated probably from the time of King Ethelbert; was the most ancient residence of the archbishops, except that of Canterbury; was rebuilt in the time of Henry VII., by Archbishop Moreton; was demolished, and the materials of it sold, in the time of the Commonwealth; was restored by Charles II., but soon afterwards neglected; and is now represented by only some very small remains. It was a brick structure, yet seems to have been magnificent. Cranmer often resided at it, reviewed here the "Articles of Religion," had many conferences here with Ridley, then vicar of Heme, and was apprehended here for committal to the Tower. Abbot retired hither after his suspension, and Whitgift sometimes resided here and hunted in the park.
Maps
Online maps of Ford are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)