A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
KNAP-CASTLE, or KNEPP-CASTLE, the seat of Sir P. Burrell, Bart., in Shipley parish, Sussex; near the Crawley and Shoreham railway, 6 miles S of Horsham. It was built, by the late SirM. Burrell, from the ruin of an ancient neighbouring castle; it stands on a gentle eminence, overlooking a fine lake, and commanding a picturesque view; it is a castellated edifice; and it contains a rich collection of historical portraits. The neighbonring ancient castle was a hunting seat of the Braose family; it had a large establishment of men and dogs in the time of King John; and it is now reduced to a fragment of the keep tower, which shows Norman character.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Shipley AP/CP Sussex AncC |
| Place names: | KNAP CASTLE | KNAP CASTLE OR KNEPP CASTLE | KNEPP CASTLE |
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