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Petworth House
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Peteorde; Peteswurda; Putteworth; Petteworth
In the civil parish of Petworth.
In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of West Sussex, 1974 county of West Sussex).
Possible castle. Was licensed 1309 and called a castle in Elizabeth I's reign. No medieval remains in Petworth house and grounds were landscaped so no earthworks. Location is right for early medieval manor house or castle and relatively early licence date might imply rebuilding of existing manor or castle in stone. Purchased by Henry VIII in 1535, although probably not much work done at this time. PastScape writes "The present house incorporates a C13 manor house and C14 fortified manor house which was rebuilt in 1576-82 and in 1621."
This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House
Palace.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry footings remains.
A Royal licence
to crenellate was
granted in 1308 Oct 4.
This site is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 422943)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU97592190
PastScape number;
249841
- Web site links
- Books
- Jones, R., 2003, 'Hastings to Herstmonceux: the castles of Sussex' in Rudling, D. (ed) The archaeology of Sussex to AD2000 (Great Dunham: Heritage Marketing and Publications) p171-8
Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Sussex (Malvern) p56
Thurley, Simon, 1993, The Royal Palaces of Tudor England (Yale University Press) p49
Guy, John, 1984, Castles in Sussex (Phillimore) p98-101
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p475 [possible]
Elwes, Dudley George Cary, 1876, A history of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex (London: Longmans) p167-71
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p405
- Journal Articles
- Batho, Gordon, 1957, 'The Percies at Petworth, 1574 - 1632' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol95 p1-27
Blaauw, William Henry, 1861, ' Royal Licenses to Fortify Towns and Houses in Sussex' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol13 p104-117
1857, Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol9 p108
- Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents
- This section is far from complete and the secondary
sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls (1307-13) p144
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