Oxen Hoath Manor
Hadlow, Kent, England

 

Oxen Hoath Manor, Front View

Oxen Hoath Manor, Side View

Sir John Culpeper^7a held Oxen Hoath during the reign of Henry IV. He is buried, with his wife Katherine, in West Peckham Church. He was succeeded by his son, Sir William^8a, who was Sheriff of Kent in 1426. Sir John and Katherine had two other sons: John Culpeper^8a of Oxnode [probably a variation of Oxen Hoath] and Peter Culpeper^8a who held lands at Headcorn, including Bletchenden. Sir William Culpeper^8a had three sons: Richard Culpeper^9a of Oxen Hoath who was Sheriff in 1484, William Culpeper^9a of Preston Hall, and Geoffrey Culpeper^9a. Sir Richard had no sons, and at his death in 1484, Oxen Hoath Manor passed to Richard's three daughters: (1) Margaret Culpeper, wife of William Cotton of Oxen Hoath; (2) Joyce Culpeper, wife of Edmund Lord Howard (one of their daughters was Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII); and (3) Elizabeth Culpeper, wife of Henry Barham, Esq. Upon division of the inheritance, Oxen Hoath was allotted to William Cotton, in right of his wife Margaret Culpeper. (Hasted's Kent, Vol. V, pp. 63-64)

As of 2000, Oxen Hoath is being run as a retreat center. For more information, see the Oxen Hoath.

Location: About 1 mile W of West Peckham, east of Oxenhoath Road
National Grid Coordinates: TQ 630 522