Chilham Castle

Chilham Castle
Chilham, Kent, England
Chilham Castle is located in Kent
Chilham Castle
Chilham Castle
Coordinates51°14′35″N 0°57′36″E / 51.243°N 0.960°E / 51.243; 0.960
TypeManor house and keep
Site information
Controlled byHistoric England
ConditionExcellent
Site history
Built1612–1616
Built byDudley Digges
In usePrivate Residence
MaterialsBrick and Stone

Chilham Castle is a Jacobean manor house and keep in the village of Chilham, between Ashford and Canterbury in the county of Kent, England. The keep is of Norman origin and dates to 1174, although it may have been built on an older Anglo-Saxon fortification. The manor house was completed in 1616 for Sir Dudley Digges. Various renovations and improvements to the Manor House and surrounding gardens took place in the 18th and 19th centuries.