In Worcestershire and Herefordshire oast houses were known as hop kilns. The roof vents are inspired by Kentish oast houses. This small timber framed oast is in plan, and has a hipped tiled roof. The New Norfolk oast was converted from a watermill and is now a museum. An oast at Hawkhurst was built with two octagonal kilns, across the flats. The names oast and oast house are used interchangeably in Kent and Sussex. There are picturesque villages with oast houses. The earliest surviving oast house is at Golford, Cranbrook near Tunbridge Wells. This is the oast house at Little Scotney Farm, Lamberhurst, Kent. The purpose of an oast is to dry hops. The word "oast" itself also means "kiln". Additionally Rye is known for its Oast Houses. The earliest description of an oast dates from 1574. A modern oast of was built at Bushy Park in 1982. Caring has a number of modern farmhouses, in the style of an Oast house.