Historic houses · South East England
Cotuams House
Cotuams House — house in Hollingbourne, Kent, England, UK.
Philip Frith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hollingbourne · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cotuams House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Hollingbourne, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2612°, 0.6245°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cotuams Hall is a Georgian hall in Eyhorne Street near Hollingbourne, Kent, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Cotuams House was built on the remains of the ancient Totnams Farm, a large estate which included several stables, an ice house and a farm house. It is believed that the estate was owned by the Culpeper family, a noble clan in Hollingbourne, at one point. In the early 1700s the first (west) wing of the current house was built, presumably in 1834 the second (east) wing of the house was built, because it is engraved on the brick work of the exterior wall "1834". The house contains many ceilings with horsehair and lime, a traditional plastering method. There are ship's timbers as support beams in the main reception room. Over the years the owners have maintained the sash windows. Within the 4…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2612, 0.6245
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Hollingbourne
- Postcode
- ME17 1UU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Nearest railway station
- Hollingbourne — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16890654 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cotuams House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cotuams House?
- Cotuams House is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode ME17 1UU), in the parish of Hollingbourne.
- Is Cotuams House a listed building?
- Cotuams House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Cotuams House a protected site?
- Yes — Cotuams House is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Cotuams House?
- The nearest railway station is Hollingbourne, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME17 1UU.