Stately homes · South East England
Starkey Castle
In or near Wouldham.
Starkey Castle — Grade I listed manor house in Wouldham, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cuxton · 1.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Starkey Castle, the nearest railway station is Cuxton, which is 1.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is ME1 3TR. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Starkey Castle is a historic house in Kent, London. Officially recognised as Grade I listed building. The site is within the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB), and is part of the NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS National Nature Reserve. It sits within the Chatham and Aylesford parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Cuxton, about 1.2 km away. Postcode area ME1.
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Heritage listing
Details WOULDHAM CP ROCHESTER ROAD TQ 76 NW (west side) 2/239 1.8.52 Starkey Castle - - I Manor house, possibly at one time also hospice, now house. Circa 1360-1380, C15 and early C19. Random rubble with dressed stone quoins and dressings. Some galletting. Plain tiled roof, with coped parapeted gabled cross-wing to left and tall stone and stack at extrance left. Central buttress to hall at right. Hall-house plan with services to left and solar wing to right, probably demolished in C17. 1 storey hall, floored in C16 and C17 and 2 storey cross- to left with 2 storey out-blocks behind and to left. Wide pointed-arched 3- light traceried window on cross-wing to left on first-floor above square-headed early C19 Tudor-style window on ground-floor. 2-storey pointed-arched dais window with early C19 wood and stone mullion and tracery in moulded surround with drip-mould to right. Square-headed windows with drip-moulds and 2-light Tudor-style glazing on ground and first-floors to right of centre. Doorway to left of centre in moulded pointed-arched surround with drip-mould. Doubled doors with 'Gothick'-glazed archlight. SOUTH FRONT: Projecting chimney-breast against side of cross-wing. L-shaped block projecting to left with hipped roof. Round-arched windows on 2 floors, on main block to left of chimney-breast and facing south in angle of 'L'. WEST FRONT: Projecting wing to right, main block to left with gabled cross-wing to right of centre. Hipped roofed stair-tower at left of cross-wing with pointed arched moulded entrance and doubled doors to left. Irregular fenestration of square- and round-headed windows. Mostly C14 with one late C15 2-light window with original stone mullion above to left. North front: Rendered with 2 corbels assymetrically placed on ground-floor and C16 an ea
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Starkey Castle is a Grade I listed stately home located in Wouldham, Kent, within the London region. It is part of the North Kent Woods and Downs NNR and the Kent Downs AONB, highlighting its environmental significance.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3635, 0.4604
- County
- Kent
- District
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Parish
- Wouldham
- Postcode
- ME1 3TR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Nearest railway station
- Cuxton — 1.2 km
- Official site
- www.kentarchaeology.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17530301 (CC0)
- commons: Starkey Castle from Footpath - geograph.org.uk - 1062154.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Starkey Castle?
- Starkey Castle is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME1 3TR), in the parish of Wouldham.
- What is Starkey Castle?
- Starkey Castle — Grade I listed manor house in Wouldham, Kent, England, UK.
- How do I get to Starkey Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Cuxton, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME1 3TR.
- Is Starkey Castle a listed building?
- Starkey Castle is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Starkey Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Starkey Castle is part of the NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS National Nature Reserve and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Starkey Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Cuxton, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME1 3TR.