Ruins of Great Cossington at Cossington Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. A C16 early C17 Manor house.

Ruins of Great Cossington at Cossington Farm

WRENN ID
tall-render-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford MP: Tristan Osborne (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1987
Type
Manor house
Address
Ruins of Great Cossington at Cossington Farm, Pratling Street, Aylesford
OS grid reference
TQ 747 597
Coordinates
51.31008, 0.50611
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of Great Cossington at Cossington Farm are the remains of a manor house, likely dating from the 16th to early 17th century. The structure features south, east, and north walls, along with remnants of the west wall at the north-west corner. The plinth is made of galletted random rubble and is particularly deep on the north-east side. The walls are constructed from red brick, with some blue brick above and patches of random rubble. All the brickwork is laid in English bond. Notably, there are four bee-boles on the north wall facing south. Additionally, there are remains of a large random rubble chimney-breast at the north end of the east wall, which faces outward to the east. A brass commemorating John Cosyngton, who died in 1426, can be found in Aylesford Church.

Local climate

Ruins of Great Cossington at Cossington Farm sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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