Thorne

Has been described as a Questionable Fortified Manor House

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameThorne
Alternative NamesThourne
Historic CountryKent
Modern AuthorityKent
1974 AuthorityKent
Civil ParishMinster

Castle listed by Harvey.

Gatehouse Comments

This could be a reference to Thorne Manor, on the Isle of Thanet. This was demolished in C19 but the C14 private chapel survives converted to a house. However, Leland writes of a large quay called Thorne a mile north-east of Faversham.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
Images Of England
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTR334649
Latitude51.3358688354492
Longitude1.34970998764038
Eastings633420
Northings164970
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Books

  • Newman, John, 1976, Buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald (Harmondsworth) p. 396
  • Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (London: Methuen and Co)
  • Hasted, Edward, 1800 (2edn), The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent Vol. 10 (manorial history) p. 264- online transcription

Antiquarian

  • Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England  (Sutton Publishing) p. 258
  • Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1909, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (London: Bell and Sons) Vol. 4 p. 68 online copy