Walking to South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached from The King’s Head — 3.1-Mile Circular via Hastingleigh
South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached — a Grade II* listed building 3.1 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached is a red brick in Hastingleigh, 3.1 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its inglenook. Historic England listed it in 1957.
Walking to South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached — 3.1 miles from Wye
Rated Moderate at 3.1 miles with about 80m of ascent. Allow around 123 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached is Grade II* listed — the 1957 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1957
- Parish:
- Hastingleigh
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached, Tamley Lane
- NHLE entry:
- 1276735 ↗
TR 04 SE HASTINGLEIGH TAMLEY LANE (East Side) 4/84 27.11.57 South Hill and wall GV and steps attached II* House. Mid C17 and mid C18. Red brick, in irregular bond to rear wing, with plain tiled roof. Regular C18 entrance block to truncated C17 (and early C19 range) at rear. Two storeys on plinth with moulded cornice with widely spaced modillions to hipped roof with stacks to rear left and to rear right. Regular fenestration of 5 glazing bar sashes on first floor and 4 on ground floor with gauged heads. Central door of 6 panels with pilastered doorcase with pediment, a good quality mid C20 replacement of C19 cast iron flat hood, now at Vigo Farmhouse (item 4/78 ). Blank window space on upper left return, the sash below preserving early C18 thick glazing bars. Rear wing with 2 sashes to each floor on left return elevation, irregular fenestration to rear. Interior: the rear (kitchen wings) preserve chamfered beams, inglenook and strap hinge doors of C17 building (c.1640) for the Wood family, although with possible earlier timber framed origin. The C18 wing joins the older range somewhat awkwardly particularly on the upper floor. Main reception and bedrooms with panelling, that to left of entrance hall particularly fine, with raised and fielded panelling, modillion cornice, broken pedimented overmantel and cornices over doors. Simpler dado panelling elsewhere, with lugged and pulvinated fire surrounds, and keyed semi-circular headed side cupboards. Fine stair along 2 sides of entrance hall, with wreathed and ramped moulded handrail on long turned balusters on carved open string brackets, with fluted columned newels. Dado panelling with fluted pilasters echoing newel posts. Some excellent limited restoration work c. 1950 by Arthur Cotton of Hythe (as also with the garden walls and gates). Attached to the west of the house a short length of wall some 4 feet high and returned south along the road, with a mounting block of 5 steps (stone blocks on brick). The adjacent curving gateway ensemble is mid C20 by Arthur Cotton of Hythe, in well detailed matching style. Listing NGR: TR0951744609
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1276735
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1957
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 09607 43995
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 609,607 E / 143,995 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.156805°N, 0.996115°E
- Parish:
- Hastingleigh
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Brook and the Spring-Line Villages
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 2.55 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.08 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 123 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 80 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate
Architectural features at South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
The only Grade II* walk in Hastingleigh
Buildings listed in the 1950s near Wye
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Wye Bridge from The King’s Head — 0.4-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.4 miles | 1952 |
| Walking to Spring Grove And Walled Garden Attached from The King’s Head — 0.8-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.8 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of All Saints from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade I | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1957 |
| Walking to Boughton Court from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 1.7-Mile Easy Stroll via Brook | Grade I | Brook | 1.7 miles | 1957 |
The landscape around South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached — Brook and the Spring-Line Villages
South of the North Downs escarpment, the land around Brook and the adjacent parishes is a quiet band of spring-line settlement where chalk meets gault clay. The villages grew where water came to the surface, and each church in this belt — many Grade I listed and of Norman or earlier origin — occupies one of those spring-heads. Between them the land is a patchwork of sheep pasture, small fields of winter cereals, and hedgerow-enclosed paddocks of yew, hawthorn and blackthorn. The combination of intact medieval churches, surviving ancient hedgerows, and the dramatic backdrop of the downs above is a landscape character that has scarcely changed in 400 years.
Pubs within 3 miles of South Hill And Wall And Steps Attached
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Five Bells open_in_new | 1.9 miles | The Street, Brabourne, TN25 5LP | TN25 5LP | Ashford |
| The Honest Miller open_in_new | 2.0 miles | Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF | TN25 5PF | Ashford |
| The Tickled Trout open_in_new | 3.0 miles | Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA | TN25 5EA | Ashford |
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
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