Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1799. The Manor of Charing is mentioned as early as the 8th century but no record remains as to the date of the first building. The hall was probably erected during the primacy of Robert Winchelsea (1294-1313). Additions including the gatehouse range (see TQ 94 NE 17) were built in the early 14th century and were the private work of John Morton (1446-1500) the last Archbishop to be associated with Charing Palace. The palace and manor were conveyed to the Crown in 1545. The main gateway is in the south wall. In addition much of the stone precinct wall is still extant. Palace Farmhouse, Market Place, Charing. Grade I. C13 altered C16 and C18. The present farmhouse forms part of the N range of the former manor house of the Archbishops of Canterbury and includes part of the former chapel. The building is L-shaped and of three storeys, ground and 1st floors of stone rubble and flints, 2nd floor of red brick, all 3 with long and short ashlar quoins. Hipped tiled roof. One early C16 window of 2 lights, with 4 centred heads and dripstone over. The other windows areC18 sash or casement windows of many panes. To the E is a further recessed wing of 2 storeys and one window wholly faced with brick withone window with 4-centred head. At the SW angle is a portion of ruinedwall containing a pointed doorway. Date tablet of 1586 above window bySE angle. (For full description see list). (5) Barn to SE of Palace Farmhouse (formerly listed as Barn of Palace Farm). Grade I. See (TQ 94 NE 31). (6) Charing Palace remains of, scheduled. (7) Additional bibliography. (8,9) The first house to be built on the manor, is thought to be built by the Archbishop Lanranc (1070 - 1093). The great hall, built during the time of Archbishop Winchelsea (1293 - 1313). It was one of the largest unaisled halls of its time. In C18 the hall was converted into a barn. In C19 the MD chapel was converted to an out house and an oast house was incorporated into S.E. corner of the hall. For more details of palace and survey of remains and earthworks, see RCHME 1997/54. (10) In 1998 samples of timbers from the East Block and Great Hall were sent to the University of Nottingham for dendrochronological analysis. From 18 samples 3 dated site chronologies and 1 undated sequence were identified. Timbers from the East Block dated to AD 1280-1481 and AD 1442-1559. Timbers from the great hall date to AD 1239-1311. It was concluded that many of the timbers were reused from much earlier structures. (11)