MANSTON, or St. Lawrence Extra, is a parish formed undetr the “Local Government Act, 1894.” from St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. St. Catherine’s church, erected at a cost of about £1,000, as a chapel of ease to St. Lawrence, is of brick and stone in the Early English style, and has a turret containing a clock and one bell. Cliffs End Hall, 1 mile from Pegwell Bay, standing in grounds of about 17 acres, is the residence of Charles James Derry esq.; in a prominent part of the park is a watch tower, commanding fine views of the sea and surrounding country. Manston Court is an ancient mansion, with the ruins of a chapel. Thanet Union Cottage Homes, Manston, were built in 1900 at a cost of £10,000 for 120 inmates.

The area of St. Lawrence Extra is 1,252 acres of land, 49 of tidal water and 608 of foreshore; rateable value £4,232; the population in 1901 was 565, including 107 in the Minster Workhouse Cottage Homes.