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Lock-up, Lenham is a small holding cell constructed in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, situated within the parish of Lenham in Kent. The structure served as a place of temporary confinement for offenders and disorderly persons awaiting removal to a larger prison or courthouse, representing a common feature of English village administration during this period. The building is a modest stone or brick construction typical of its function and era, reflecting the local authority's need for secure premises in an agricultural community. Such lock-ups remained in use throughout the nineteenth century until modern policing and criminal justice systems rendered them obsolete.
Lock-up, Lenham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005138. View the official record →
Lock-up, Lenham is a small holding cell constructed in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, situated within the parish of Lenham in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005138.
Lock-up, Lenham is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton (4.6 km), Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station (4.7 km), Bowl barrow 350m south-east of Egerton Church (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lock-up, Lenham's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lock-up, Lenham stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.