The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ROLVENDEN MOUNTS LANE 1. 5272 Frensham Manor (formerly listed as Frensham) TQ 8530 20/337 4.6.52. II
2. The house was occupied by the Kadwell family from the early C17 until 1748. Hasted's 'History of Kent' notes that the building was erected by Thomas Kadwell between and 1680. Two storeys and attics red brick. Hipped tiled roof with 2 modern hipped dormers. C19 casement windows. Nearby in the centre is a 2 storeyed projection containing the porch on the ground floor with a room over surmounted by a crow-stepped gable. Chimney breast on the north wall. Modern additions behind. Lord Geddes, Minister of Reconstruction in 1919 and British Ambassador in Washington 1920-4 lived here for some years during his retirement. Interior contains Inglenook fireplace and ceiling with chamfered beams.
Listing NGR: TQ8557130265

"Frensham Manor… is a large and complex structure originating in the Middle Ages. The earliest identifiable phase dates from the sixteenth century with later additions, notably a classical-style brick extension in the seventeenth century". It is likely that there was an earlier structure on the site - a few elements appear to survive in the dining hall, indicating the existance of a probable 15th-century farmhouse. (2)

English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Brendan Chester-Kadwell, 2015, Frensham Manor in the parish of Rolvenden, Kent: Its Building and Landscape History (Unpublished document). SKE31735.