Visit Stanmer Places

Welcome to Visit Stanmer Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Stanmer

  

Stanmer Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Stanmer

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Stanmer history

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The etymological root of the name is “Stony Mere”, Old English for “stone pond”, referring to the sarsen stones around Stanmer village pond. The village is first recorded in about 765 A.D. when land there was granted by king Ealdwulf of Sussex to Hunlaf in order that he might found a college of secular canons at South Malling near Lewes.

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Stanmer was for long a closed village ruled by the resident lords of Stanmer, with a population static at just over 100. From the eighteenth century onwards the lords were the Pelham family who received the title Earl of Chichester in 1801. They lived in the mansion called Stanmer House, built in its present Palladian form in 1722, a Grade I listed building. Stanmer Park was awarded Grade II “park of special historic interest” status in 1983.

You can visit Stanmer places with Walkfo Stanmer to hear history at Stanmer’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Stanmer has 29 places to visit in our interactive Stanmer map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Stanmer, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Stanmer places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Stanmer & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 29 audio facts unique to Stanmer places in an interactive Stanmer map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Stanmer Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Stanmer historic spots	Stanmer tourist destinations	Stanmer plaques	Stanmer geographic features
Walkfo Stanmer tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Stanmer

  

Best Stanmer places to visit

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Stanmer has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Stanmer’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Stanmer’s information audio spots:

Preston Barracks Preston Barracks was a military installation in Lewes Road, Preston, Brighton. The buildings and site are being converted into student residences and a business school.

Bevendean Down Bevendean Down is a 64.6-hectare (160-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Brighton, East Sussex. It is owned by Brighton and Hove Council and managed by tenant farmers.

Hollingbury Castle Hollingbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort on the northern edge of Brighton, in East Sussex. It is a scheduled monument and is adjacent to a golf course.

Stanmer Park Stanmer Park is a large public park immediately to the west of the University of Sussex, and to the north-east of the city of Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England, UK. The eighteenth century park contains the Grade I listed Stanmer House and 25 Grade II listed buildings and structures. A major restoration project is underway funded through the National Lottery.

Stanmer Church Stanmer Church is a former Anglican church in Stanmer village, on the northeastern edge of the English city of Brighton and Hove. The ancient village stands within Stanmer Park, the former private estate of the Earl of Chichester. The church was declared redundant in 2008 and listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.

Patcham Place Patcham Place is a mansion in the ancient village of Patcham, now part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built in 1558, it was owned for many years by Anthony Stapley, one of the signatories of King Charles I’s death warrant. It was extended and almost completely rebuilt in 1764.

Clayton to Offham Escarpment Clayton to Offham Escarpment is a 422.5-hectare (1,044-acre) linear biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It runs from Clayton in West Sussex to Lewes in East Sussex. Ownership and management is divided between over fifteen landowners and farmers.

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