Heart's Delight, Swale

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. At the 2011 Census the population of the settlement was included in the civil parish of Borden.

Heart's Delight
Hearts Delight House
Heart's Delight is located in Kent
Heart's Delight
Heart's Delight
Location within Kent
OS grid referenceTQ8862
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSittingbourne
Postcode districtME9
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°20′N 0°43′E / 51.33°N 0.71°E / 51.33; 0.71

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]

There are four Grade II listed houses in the village; 'Hearts Delight House',[2] 'Filmer House',[3] 'Sharp's House',[4] and 'Wren's Farmhouse'.[5]

There is a similarly-known settlement near Barham in the City of Canterbury district of Kent

References

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  1. ^ Hasted, Edward (1799). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 6. Institute of Historical Research: 68–80. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ Historic England, "Heart's Delight House (1343886)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 March 2020
  3. ^ Historic England, "Filmer House (1069386)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 March 2020
  4. ^ Historic England, "Sharp's House (1343885)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 March 2020
  5. ^ Historic England, "Wren's Farmhouse (1185890)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 March 2020