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Frogshole
editThe house now known as 'Frogshole' is one of the oldest continuously-habited properties in the village of Aldington in Kent, England about 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Ashford.
It is believed to have been built as two separate dwellings, called "Bourne Cottages" during the mid-seventeenth century, on the bourne, or stream, now known as Dicksons Bourne, which provided water to the households. A well - now covered - to the south of the property shows evidence of construction during the early Victorian period, the supply of water in the bourne being unreliable during the warmer months.
Aldington's tithe survey was completed in 1842, and the tithe map shows Bourne Cottages with the plan reference number 202. The detailed award indicates Property 202 was owned by Henry Tilbe, a farmer based at Goldenhurst farm, and the builder and owner of Aldington windmill, 1 km to the south of Bourne Cottages. The occupier was Edward Dixon who farmed about 38 acres of land locally and the corner field opposite the windmill. "Dixon" is believed to be the origin of "Dickson's Bourne".
The 1891 Census records Property 202 as "Bourne Cottages", and they housed two families: John and Elizabeth Hooker and their five children, and Thomas and Harriet Martin and their son Thomas. Mr Hooker was described as a labourer, while Mr Martin was a grazier.
The Aberdeen Press & Journal records that when Major Dickie took possession of the properties in 1922, the wall between the two cottages was removed to provide one dwelling, known as Frogshole. and describes the structure as 'reconditioned and modernised'. It escaped damage during World War II, being largely surrounded and hidden by Poulton Wood. The Dickie family purchased four acres of the adjoining woodland to the east of the house shortly after buying Frogshole. The woodland is coppiced hornbeam, with ash and oak.
