Guess the Place

[John Walker]

Is the nearby river, the River Bourne that runs near Hadlow at one point ?

[MartinR]

"Go west, young man, go west"¹ - well to be accurate it's nearer to WbyN. 
¹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_West,_young_man

[John Walker]

Lenham area?

[MartinR]

Right John, you've now solved the clue "There doesn't look to be much there, but that is deceptive".  The Ordnance Survey at that period (and indeed until well after WWII) did not show details of military facilities on public maps.  Shoot, the Medway is nowhere near, but there is another river's headwaters a mile or so away.

[shoot999]

River Medway close by?

[johnfilmer]

Is it an area blanked out to prevent showing military details?


Maybe a fort or barracks?

[MartinR]

No, but the German connection is there, possibly also a French connection.  Keep in mind that the map is from 1892-1914.

[John Walker]

Set up as a dummy area to fool the Germans?

[MartinR]

Yes

[John Walker]

War related?

[MartinR]

There is one nearby, but unrelated to this particular area.

[John Walker]

A quarry ?

[MartinR]

Ah, 'twas the Gun Inn that lead me there!
Ok, this is also from the 25-inch plan of 1892-1914.  There doesn't look to be much there, but that is deceptive (clue).  Where is it?

[johnfilmer]

That was quick MartinR, and correct


I was aiming at the station, but it’s on the map edge, hence the strange orientation.


Over to you, and Seasons Greetings.

[MartinR]

Goudhurst Road, Horsmondon.  Centred on:

• Nat Grid:                  TQ 702 404
• Nearest Post Code: TN12 8JX
• Coords (WGS84):    51°08'N 000°25'E or 51.138,0.433