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Funton

Coordinates: 51°22′48″N 0°41′54″E / 51.38000°N 0.69833°E / 51.38000; 0.69833
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Shoreline of Funton Creek The road here can be flooded by the sea during exceptionally high tides
Funton brickworks

Funton is a location in Kent, United Kingdom. It is a creek situated on the edge of the North Kent Marshes on the right bank of the River Medway about halfway between the towns Chatham and Sheerness.[1]

There is evidence of Celtic/Romano-British salt extraction here deduced from the excavated remains of an evaporating vessel.[2]

Brick making continues here using the local Brickearth clay. A small brick works produces the classic, yellow London stock bricks for which this area is well known.

References

  1. ^ The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. Vol. Volume 34. N. Lloyd and Company, Limited. 1898. p. 114. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ De Brisay,, Kay W.; Evans,, K. A. (, 20, 21, 22 September 1974). Salt: the study of an ancient industry : report on the Salt Weekend held at the University of Essex. University of Essex. Colchester Archaeological Group, 1975. p. 27. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

51°22′48″N 0°41′54″E / 51.38000°N 0.69833°E / 51.38000; 0.69833