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Pallingham Manor

England
List entry 1005849
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005849
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 04449 22366
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pallingham Manor is a medieval manor house located in Sussex, England, with origins dating to the medieval period. The site represents an important example of manorial settlement in the Sussex landscape, reflecting the administrative and residential functions of a local landholding during the medieval era. The manor's physical remains and documented history contribute to understanding the development of rural settlement patterns and social hierarchies in medieval Sussex. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1005849, ensuring its protection and recognition as a site of historical significance.

Pallingham Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005849. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pallingham Manor?

Pallingham Manor is a medieval manor house located in Sussex, England, with origins dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005849.

Who is responsible for protecting Pallingham Manor?

Pallingham Manor 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 1005849.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pallingham Manor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Oldbottom Barn (9.9 km), Pair of bowl barrows on Amberley Mount, 760m north east of Downs Farm (9.9 km), Lynchets N of Downs Farm (9.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Pallingham Manor

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Oldbottom Barn
9.9 km
Pair of bowl barrows on Amberley Mount, 760m north east of Downs Farm
9.9 km
Lynchets N of Downs Farm
9.9 km
Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill, 750m SSW of Springhead Farm
9.9 km
Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm
9.9 km
Lime kilns, canal, engine sheds, etcetera
10 km
Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
10.2 km
Bowl barrow at Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pallingham Manor

Pallingham Manor stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Pallingham Manor

ChichesterRoman town · ~15.8 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~17 miles
Domesday entry for Pulborough, Sussex →
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