![]() After that it passed to the Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham.īarham Court has been recognised by historians as the birthplace of the British evangelical abolitionist movement. When Edward Hasted visited in the 18th century, it was owned by the Bouveries. They were Royalists, William Butler was imprisoned for supporting the Kentish Royalist Petition 1642, which indirectly led to the Battle of Maidstone 1648. It passed to the de Berham family now called the Barhams, and then the Boteler (or Butler) family. It was once the home of Randall Fitz Urse, one of the knights who murdered Thomas Becket in 1170. It has now been converted into offices and apartments. ![]() There is a narrow stone bridge over the River Medway here.īarham Court is the 'big house'. It is located on the A26 road out of Maidstone, four miles (6.4 km) from the town centre. Teston /ˈtiːstən/ or /ˈtiːsən/ is a village in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. ![]()
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