Lord of the Manor, Kent
The Lord of the Manor is a former pub and road junction near Cliffsend on the Isle of Thanet in Kent.
History
The pub was on the southeast corner of a crossroads; one carrying the road from Canterbury to Ramsgate, the other from Sandwich to Margate.[1] It was named after the original manor house at this location, which belonged to the Marquess Conyngham.[2]
In 1966, several Anglo Saxon burial grounds were discovered near the pub following utility works. The remains were re-interred at the Duckworth Laboratory in Cambridge and the associated objects housed in Ramsgate library.[1] Further excavation took place between 1976 and 1981.[3] In 1981, the site was made a scheduled monument.[4][5]
The junction is now a roundabout between the A299 Thanet Way from London and the A256 from Dover. The two roads share a single dual carriageway to the south of the junction, and then branch off to Ramsgate and Margate respectively.[6]
References
- Millard, Louise (6 November 1966). Anglo-Saxon Burials near the Lord of the Manor, Ramsgate (PDF). Kent Archaeological Society. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "Lord of the Manor Pub of Ramsgate". Dover Kent Archives. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "Early medieval burials and grave goods, Ozengell cemetery, near Monkton". Kent County Archives. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1004228)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "Lord of the Manor Junction". Archaeology Data Services. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Provision of a new strategic dual carriageway and associated works (East Kent Access Phase 2), Minster, Cliffsend and Richborough" (PDF). Kent County Council. Retrieved 11 February 2020.