Venue Type & Location
Private Residence
Site Name: Hothfield Manor
Location: near Ashford
County: Kent
Location Type: Town - near town at determined location
Overview
Located a few miles NE of Ashford and a main route to the coast, little has been discovered about the manor house of the Tufton family.
Performance History
A possible performance venue belonging to a possible patron. Players patronized by a sheriff performed at New Romney in 1561--2; John Tufton of Hothfield held that office in Kent for part of the year concerned.
Current Status
Demolished.
History of the Venue
1540s Manor granted to John Tufton of Northiam, Sussex.
mid-18th c. Demolished and replaced by a Georgian mansion designed by James Wyatt for Sackville Tufton, the 8th Earl of Thanet.
1954 Georgian house demolished.
Record Source
REED Kent: Diocese of Canterbury 2.795
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Tufton, John | 0-1567 |
Bibliographic Sources
- Brayley, E.W. The Beauties of England and Wales; or Delineations, topographical, historical and descriptive of each county. 18 vols. London: Vernor and Hood, 1801--16
- Hasted, Edward. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 1st ed [1778]. 12 vols. Canterbury: Printed for the author by Simmons and Kirkby, 1778
- Newman, John, and Nikolaus Pevsner. West Kent and the Weald. Harmondsworth and Baltimore: Penguin, 1976
- Nichols, John. The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth. 3 vols. London: John Nichols and Sons, 1823
- Philipott, Thomas [and John Philipott]. Villare Cantianum: Or Kent Surveyed and Illustrated. 1659. London: William Godbid, 1664
- Pocock, Robert. Memorials of the Family of Tufton, Earls of Thanet. Gravesend: R. Pocock, 1800