Cheriton (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Folkestone.
In the historic county of Kent.
Modern Authority of Kent.
1974 county of Kent.
Medieval County of Kent.

OS Map Grid Reference: TR189364
Latitude 51.08579° Longitude 1.12461°

Cheriton has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are no visible remains.

Description

Johannes de Mereworth granted, in 1332, licence to crenellate "quandam cameram suam infra manerium suum de Cheriton". The manor seems to have been near the church (at the given reference), where a 'Cheriton Court Lodge' is shown on the 1877 map. The church had Saxon origins but much work was done on it in the C14. However the wording of the licence 'a chamber within his manor of Cheriton' is unusual and such unusual wording do often seem to have some significance so possible a separate building (cameram seems often to refer to a tower house) from the manor house, presumably some sort of hunting lodge or possibly a dower house.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1332 Oct 22 (Click on the date for details of this licence.).

Sources of information, references and further reading

Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

Books
- King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 242n58 (writes nothing known)
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 410 online copy
  Hasted, Edward, 1799 (2edn), The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent Vol. 8 p. 188-197 (parish history only) online transcription
Periodical Articles
- Coulson, Charles, 2007-8, 'On Crenellating, in Kent and Beyond - A Retrospection' Castle Studies Group Journal Vol. 21 p. 189-201 esp p. 195
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1330-34) Vol. 2 p. 365 online copy

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