| Time Line |
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| 1086DB |
W William de Braose (1) lord of Bramber Rape |
| 1154 Se1e |
William de Braose (2) enlarged park of Knepp |
| cll60 Cowd |
"wood between
the new bridge & la Knappe"
|
| 1181 KFI |
"old park beyond the stream which bounds Shipley
towards the North" |
| 1202 FF5O |
ref:
park of William de Braose (3) in 'vill
de la Cnappe'
|
| 1206 SAC |
1st visit by King John
|
| 1208 |
William de Braose fell from favour |
| 1209 SAC |
2nd visit by King John
|
| 121O |
9
royal carpenters-repairs & chimney
built
|
| 1211 SAC |
3rd visit by King John
|
| 1212-16
SAC |
Letters
bet King John & Bloet
|
| 1214 |
Further repairs; Henry
fitzBaldwin,
keeper of hounds
|
| 1215 |
4th visit by King John;
constable; Queen Isabella stayed; Hugh de Neville stayed
|
| 1218 Cal |
King Henry III visited
|
| c1228 |
ref:
chapel of la Knepp
|
| 1230 FF239 |
ref:
park of John de Braose & heirs
"de
la Cnappe"
|
| 1234 |
King
Henry III gift of 15 does from park to
archbp Cant. (constable)
|
| 1249 FF450 |
Mansell ISavage: ref. meadow bet 'vicar's
causeway de la Knappe' & church of
WG
|
| 1254
Se1e |
Grant
to Sele made at Knepp by Win de Braose
|
| 1254 -
76 Sele |
Refs Crochurst gate (?Cripplegate) & park
hedge
|
| 1280 |
William de Braose (5) stayed
|
| 1282 SAC |
Grant
of meadow (le Smithie) to Sele by John
& Emma de la Cnap
|
| 1295 |
hares, rabbits, pheasants & herons in park
|
| 1308 SAC |
Templar
inquisitions (order ejected from
England: inc. duty to maintain a
length of park fencing
|
| 1315 /
6 SAC |
Grant of Knepp
|
| 1323 /
4SAC |
Grant
of Knepp
|
| 1324 SAC |
King Edward II visited :
rooms itemised
|
| 1326 |
William de
Braose (6) dec: watermill in park;
1000 acres +87 acres
farmland
|
| prel33O |
Pasturing of cattle, swine etc: Wm de Braose >
John of Ifield
|
| 1330 |
gate near
'court' of William of Knepp
|
| 1352 /
3 SAC |
ref: park at
Knappe (John Mowbray)
|
| 1368 |
castle 'built
like a fortress'
|
| 1369 SAC |
keeper @ 2dpd+ house (Wm de Green)
|
| 1384 |
King Richard 11
visited
|
| 1387 SAC |
Sir William de Fifhide holding Bramber castle and
the park & 'close' of Knappe
|
| 1398 |
Keeper Wm Roger
|
| 1399 |
Stone walls excluded from
maintenance; king's serj. appointed
keeper
|
| 1400 |
Keeper = John Pilton
|
| 1403/4 SAC |
Elizabeth (widow / of Duke of Norfolk) &
husband Sr John Goushill held Knappe
|
| by 1409 |
+62 acres arable
|
| 1408~24 ACM |
composite courts
|
| 1435/61 ACM |
Appmt Sr Edward
& Lady Neville as supervisors of
Knepp Park
|
| 1446 |
Keeper = John Penycoke
|
| 1447 |
keeper @ 3d p d
|
| 1449 |
Keeper = William Burrell
|
| 1476 |
keeper @ 4d p d
|
| 1497 /
8 ACM |
comp. courts
|
| by 1498 |
+9 acres meadow & marshland
|
| early 1500s |
Duke of Norfolk gift of does from park
to abbess of Syon
|
| 1506/7 ACM |
comp courts
|
| 1507 |
steward of household; castle gate
|
| 1529 |
Keeper William Burrell; 93 deer dead of murrain
(foot and mouth?)
|
| 1539 Cor |
Fatal accident at castle
|
| 1547 |
still enclosed
with pale
|
| 1549 /
54 |
leases by Thos West, de la Warre
|
| 1549 SAC |
Inc. in Chesworth inventory: 2 keepers &
stock
|
| by 1610 |
disparked
& enclosed
|
| 1655 Cowd |
Bentons sale inc. Stock Park,
Swallows Mead & Tenchford
|
| 1712 Cowd |
Marr.settmt (Caryll): disused park
called Knepp Park
|
| 1766 ACM |
Act: estate of Jn Wicker (of
Horsham) inc. manor of Knepp
|
| 1764 |
Material from site used for turnpike construction
|
| 1775 |
View: Grose, vol 3
|
| 177Os |
Grimm drawings: Knepp Castle & pond
|
| 1780LT |
Jacob Rider: 9 tenants
|
| 1788LT |
Sr Charles Rayman (sic) & 9 tenants
|
| 1789LT |
Sr
William Burrell
|
| c1805 |
Petrie drawing
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| 1822LT |
3 tenants
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| 1826LT |
2
tenants (Pondtail & Renches)
|
| 1622-1915 |
Burrell mss Court
book inc. 1834 rental
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