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History of the house. Inscription: Bexhill Manor House 772 A D.: Land bestowed by King Offa on Bishops of Chichester. Norman Conquest: Soon after this the land was seized and first manor house built. 1148: Rights and property restored to Bishops; House used as their palace. Parts of some of these walls remain. 1570: Queen Elizabeth I appropriated the Manor and gave it to Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. 1799: His last descendant married John West 5th Earl De La Warr. The eastate later passed through several owners and parts were sold.

1965: Manor House and remaining gardens bought by Bexhill Corporation and laid house as a public garden.
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Camera location50° 50′ 42.57″ N, 0° 28′ 45.87″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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