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Crowhurst Manor House

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Croherste; Crauherste; Crawehurst

In the civil parish of Crowhurst.
In the historic county of Sussex.
Modern Authority of East Sussex.
1974 county of East Sussex.

OS Map Grid Reference: TQ75711231
Latitude 50.8829° Longitude 0.4981°

Crowhurst Manor House has been described as a Fortified Manor House although is doubtful that it was such.

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*.

Description

Remains of a small medieval manor house built by Walter de Scotney in 1250. Stone rubble overgrown with ivy. The main portion consists of a gable end with 2 trefoil- headed windows, a pointed doorway and large pointed window above this with the remains of cusping for tracery. There are also other smaller pieces of masonry. (Listed Building Report)

The building was probably rebuilt between 1358, when Walter Prynkel and Richard Durbarre were appointed for one year 'to take carpenters, hewers of stone, masons, tilers and other workmen for repairs which the earl proposes to carry out to the houses walls and other buildings of the manor of Crawehurst' (CPR p. 119) and 1360, when 'John, Earl of Richmond, Lord of the Rape of Hasting, had permission to take as many carpenters, and masons, and other workmen, as might be necessary for repairing the houses, walls, and other buildings of his manors of Crawehurst and Burgherssh' (Blauuw - translated as to hire, rather than to take, in the CPR). Not usually described as fortified.
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This record last updated on Monday, June 17, 2013
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