In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Manston like this:
MANSTON, a hamlet in St. Lawrence parish, Kent; 2 miles W of Ramsgate. Manston Court was the seat of the Manstons, who settled here in the time of King John; and it is now a farm-house. A chapel was connected with it, and considerable remains of the chapel still exist
Additional information about this locality is available for St Lawrence
Manston through time
Manston is now part of Thanet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Thanet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Manston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Manston, in Thanet and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26085
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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