Venue Type & Location
Private Residence
Site Name: Ulcombe Manor
Location: Ulcombe Manor
County: Kent
Location Type: Countryside - at determined location
Overview
Located next to the parish church in Ulcombe with a S view over the Weald, the present ragstone Ulcombe Place may stand on the site of the medieval manor house of the St Leger family. Little has been discovered about the original house.
Performance History
A probable performance venue. No St Leger household records have been discovered but entertainers under the family patronage performed elsewhere in the south in the 16th c.
History of the Venue
10xx Manor granted to Sir Robert St Leger.
mid-16th c. Alienated to Henry Clerke of Rochester.
Record Source
REED Devon 230;
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| St Leger, Anthony | 1496-1559 | Knight |
| St Leger, Anthony | 1496-1559 | Knight of the Garter |
| St Leger, Warham | 1525-1597 | Knight |
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
- Igglesden, Charles. A Saunter Through Kent with Pen and Pencil. 38 vols. Ashford: Kentish Express, 1900--194x
- Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of England. London: S. Lewis, 1848
- Newman, John, and Nikolaus Pevsner. West Kent and the Weald. Harmondsworth and Baltimore: Penguin, 1976
- Philipott, Thomas [and John Philipott]. Villare Cantianum: Or Kent Surveyed and Illustrated. 1659. London: William Godbid, 1664