Stately homes · South East England
Manor house (remains of), Ore Place
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Manor house (remains of), Ore Place — ruined manor house in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ore · 1.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the remains of Manor House at Ore Place, the nearest railway station is Ore, located 1.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TN34 2LR. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Manor house (remains of), Ore Place is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "ruined manor house in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.8796°, 0.5860°.
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Heritage listing
Ore Place are the ruins of a significant late medieval manor house in the northern outskirts of Hastings, East Sussex, England. The remaining parts of the building consist of walls up to 3m high and 0.7m thick and below ground archaeological remains. It is a Scheduled monument.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ore Place are the ruins of a significant late medieval manor house in the northern outskirts of Hastings, East Sussex, England. The remaining parts of the building consist of walls up to 3m high and 0.7m thick and below ground archaeological remains. It is a Scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Historian Thomas Walker Horsfield claimed in his History of Sussex that Ore Place was built by John of Gaunt. Based on a 1991 partial excavation, the building is thought to date from the late 16c or early 17c. and became the home of the Dowager Lady Elphinstone. French Jesuits extended and converted the building to become a theologate, which opened in 1906. Amongst the students there was Pierre Teilhard de Chardin from 1908-1912. The learning centre had 20,000 books and could accommodate 100 students and continued to be used until 1926. Military use continued after the war, with the Army Catering Corps records department joining the RASC in April 1947. The Victorian house was demolished in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8796, 0.5860
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Hastings
- Parish
- Hastings, unparished area
- Postcode
- TN34 2LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Nearest railway station
- Ore — 1.5 km
- Official site
- thegreatbritainguide.com
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Manor house (remains of), Ore Place?
- Manor house (remains of), Ore Place is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN34 2LR), in the parish of Hastings, unparished area.
- What is Manor house (remains of), Ore Place?
- Manor house (remains of), Ore Place — ruined manor house in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK.
- How do I get to Manor house (remains of), Ore Place?
- The nearest railway station is Ore, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN34 2LR.
- Who owns Manor house (remains of), Ore Place?
- Manor house (remains of), Ore Place is owned by | designation1 = Scheduled monument.
- Is Manor house (remains of), Ore Place a listed building?
- Manor house (remains of), Ore Place is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Manor house (remains of), Ore Place a protected site?
- Yes — Manor house (remains of), Ore Place is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Manor house (remains of), Ore Place?
- The nearest railway station is Ore, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN34 2LR.