Lord of the Manor, Kent


The Lord of the Manor is a former pub and road junction near Cliffsend on the Isle of Thanet in Kent.

History

The pub was on the southeast corner of a crossroads; one carrying the road from Canterbury to Ramsgate, the other from Sandwich to Margate. It was named after the original manor house at this location, which belonged to the Marquess Conyngham.
In 1966, several Anglo Saxon burial grounds were discovered near the pub following utility works. The remains were re-interred at the Duckworth Laboratory in Cambridge and the associated objects housed in Ramsgate library. Further excavation took place between 1976 and 1981. In 1981, the site was made a scheduled monument.
The junction is now a roundabout between the A299 Thanet Way from London and the A256 from Dover. The two roads share a single dual carriageway to the south of the junction, and then branch off to Ramsgate and Margate respectively.