goldwell manor, great chart, ashford, kent

Goldwell ManorGreat Chart | Ashford | Kent | TN23 3BY

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Goldwell ManorDESCRIPTIONGoldwell Manor is a Grade II Listed 17th Century Manor House sitting in c 4 acres in an elevated position. The property has fantastic views of the surrounding countryside and the North Downs. The accommodation comprises four reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, three cloakrooms, six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a cellar. Outside there are extensive outbuildings including a large Barn that has full planning permission to convert into residential accommodation. In addition there is a block of stables and an office.

On three sides of the house are the main gardens with areas of lawn, rose pergolas, brick and stone walls and far reaching views towards the North Downs. Adjoining the gardens is a large paddock with access from the drive. The property is approached via a long private driveway.

SITUATIONGoldwell Manor is in an elevated position enjoying far reaching views across the surrounding countryside. It is approached over a long private drive of some 400 yards. There are local amenities in the nearby village of Great Chart including two pubs, golf course, driving range, riding school and a primary school. Ashford offers a wide range of leisure and shopping facilities, together with Ashford International Station with high speed rail links to London 39 minutes, Paris 2 hours and Brussels 1 hour and 40 minutes. The M20 which runs from Folkestone to London is within easy reach. For travel to the continent there are services from the ports of Dover, Folkestone and Ramsgate, plus the Channel Tunnel Terminal.

* Great Chart 1 Mile * Ashford 3 Miles* M20 (Junction 9) 4 Miles* Folkestone 17 Miles * Maidstone 21 Miles* Canterbury 16 Miles* Channel Tunnel Terminal 15 Miles*


NOTES1. Full planning permission has been obtained to convert the Kent barn into residential accommodation.

2. A footpath runs along the driveway.

SERVICESMains water, mains electricity, oil fired central heating and private drainage

LOCAL AUTHORITY Ashford Borough CouncilCouncil Tax Band G

HISTORICAL NOTE In Hasted’s History of Kent, he says that Goldwell is a manor of great antiquity and refers to it being described in the Domesday Book by the name of Godeselle at which time it was part of the estates of the Bishop of Bayeux. It then became known as Goldwell and a family took their name from it. At the time of King John at the beginning of the 13th Century, Sir John Goldwell lived at the manor house and he is described as being ‘a commander of considerable note’. His descendants included two bishops, namely James Goldwell who was bishop of Norwich in 1472 and Principle Secretary to Edward IV, and Thomas Goldwell who was made Bishop of St Asaph in

1555. The manor house stayed in the Goldwell family until the early 17th Century when it passed to Sir William Wythins and then to Sir John Tufton. His eldest son Nicholas was created Lord Tufton and Earl of Thanet. At the time that Hasted’s book was published it was still in the same family then belonging to the Right Honourable Lord Sackville, Earl of Thanet.

A later book by Charles Igglesden – ‘Saunters Through Kent’ published in about 1990 – includes the following paragraph “continuing along the path past Court Lodge we make for a clump of trees – a landmark for miles around – and nearby is the historic old Manor House of Goldwell. It takes its name from the spring – a Golden Well – that lies under the cellar, and there used to be a legend to the effect that the water possessed curative powers over certain diseases. It is also said that a feeder of the Medway rises in this old well. When smuggling raged in this part of Kent, Goldwell lay in the line of transit from the coast to the inland ‘hides’, and around the old manor house many a struggled occurred”.

In “The Place Names of Kent” the name is said to come from the Old English words golde and wielle, meaning marigold spring or a spring where marsh marigolds grow. It seems that the present spelling was used from 1347.


Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and quoted in metric with imperial equivalents and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Printed 17.07.2015

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