The Gatehouse website record for Eastwell Manor

In the civil parish of Eastwell. In the historic county of Kent (Modern Authority of Kent, 1974 county of Kent).

Licence to crenellate granted to Sir Moile Finche to crenellate his mansion house at Eastwell in 5 June 1589. The current Eastwell manor in a mainly C19 house, now a luxury hotel but a C16, 4 centred brick arched, castellated, gateway survives. At this late date it is likely that the crenellations of this house were purely decorative.
Sir Moyle Finch ... resided at Eastwell-place, which he made very great additions to, and in 1589, obtained the queen's licence to inclose his grounds here, not exceeding one thousand acres, and to turn the highways that might be annoyed by it, and to embattle his house of Estwell. (Hasted)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TR017477

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 503809; 503810
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is TR 04 NW 89 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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