History
Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the present house was started in 1497. Henry VIII and Queen Anne were regular visitors to the Manor House. Though its Tudor brick gatehouse is one of the oldest in England, what survives of the house is largely of the Queen Anne era. The gatehouse was originally built by Sir John Peche, who became Sheriff of Kent in 1495 and was knighted in 1497. The gatehouse is believed to be one of the first in England that was constructed entirely from bricks.
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