Hangleton Manor "History"
History
Anecdotal Evidence
Investigation Data
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History
Hangleton Manor has served history well and dates back to medieval times when it was originally located near a church and was known as the “The old manor House “. Hangleton Manor was originally built in
the 1540’s (early Tudor times). It appears parts of the old manor were salvaged and used the current Manor we see today. The Manor was originally built for Richard Bellingham who was a man of substance and status who had served as sheriff of Sussex on three occasions (1528, 1534, and 1542).At least four major internal alterations or extensions were completed during the following 200 years from when the manor was built of these the substantial ones where completed in the Tudor time’s. Hangleton Manor is the oldest surviving domestic structure within the Brighton and Hove area and is Grade 2 listed.
By 1786 a William Hardwick was licensed by the Duke of Dorset as his gamekeeper at Hangleton . Thereafter successive generations of Hardwicks as occupiers and tenants of the Manor House. It was only in 1914 the Hardwicks horses were commandeered for military service, that they retired from the association with Hangleton manor and farm came to an end. During the Second World War it was used by the Army .Between 1964 – 1969 the Manor was unoccupied and went into a state of near ruin .The property is currently owned and managed by Hall & Woodhouse (Independent family brewery) Mrs Sue Cunningham is the current landlady .