Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BATHURST

BATHURST, a manor in Warbleton parish, Sussex; 5 miles NNE of Hailsham. It belonged to the family of Bathurst, who were expelled from it in the wars between the houses of York and Lancaster; and it retains vestiges of their castle, which was demolished at the time of their expulsion.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a manor"   (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels")
Administrative units: Warbleton AP/CP       Sussex AncC
Place: Bathurst

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