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Ramhurst Manor

An 1875 printed account describes a household hearing voices and footsteps in 1857, followed by reported daylight figures seen by a visitor.

Private residence. The map is deliberately generalised to Leigh village; do not seek the house, enter private land or contact occupants about the folklore.

Place: Near Leigh, Kent
Area: West Kent and the Weald
Type: Private manor house
Source record: Documented reports
Visitor access: Private site

History

Historic England lists Ramhurst Manor House as a Grade II* private house, with a 16th-century or earlier timber frame and major external work dated 1716. A printed 1875 account by Alfred Russel Wallace identifies the house near Leigh while retelling alleged events said to have occurred there in 1857.

Reported activity

Wallace's account says members of the household heard knocking, footsteps and voices that they could not explain. A visiting woman described as accustomed to seeing apparitions reportedly saw an elderly couple in old-fashioned dress by daylight. The narrative was written nearly two decades after the alleged events and was presented in support of spiritualism, so it is a historical source for the story, not independent proof of its cause.

KASE perspective

KASE has not investigated Ramhurst Manor. The 1875 text gives the story a traceable historical source, but the property is a private residence and must not be treated as a visitor destination. Its exact position is withheld from the public directory.

Visiting responsibly

Private residence. The map is deliberately generalised to Leigh village; do not seek the house, enter private land or contact occupants about the folklore. Check the venue or landowner's current information before travelling, respect closures and private property, and never enter unsafe or restricted areas.

Find Ramhurst Manor

The directory map shows Ramhurst Manor in Near Leigh, Kent and can be used to explore other source-checked records nearby.

Sources and further reading

• Historic England — Ramhurst Manor House listed-building record
• Alfred Russel Wallace, 1875 — printed Ramhurst account
• KASE — inherited Ramhurst Manor directory record

Last reviewed: 2026-08-19