Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOld manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea

Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea

England
List entry 1002272
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002272
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 25545 06369
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the fragmentary remains of a medieval manor house located in Sussex, England. The surviving structures date to the medieval period, representing the domestic architecture of a significant local landholding. The ruins retain evidence of the house's original layout and construction, though substantial portions have been lost to subsequent development and decay. As a scheduled monument, the site is recognised for its archaeological importance in understanding medieval settlement patterns and aristocratic domestic life in Sussex.

Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002272. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea?

Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the fragmentary remains of a medieval manor house located in Sussex, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea?

Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002272.

What other scheduled monuments are near Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick (1.3 km), Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton (2.4 km), Shoreham Fort, 120m SSE of East House (2.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea

Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea

ChichesterRoman town · ~24.5 milesBattle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~9.4 miles