Today we take a look at this refurbished Grade II listed country house in Storrington Road, Thakeham, Pulborough, West Sussex on the market for a guide price of £3,250,000 with Knight Frank.
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The house dates from the Thirteenth Century, being first mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296. From the 16th to the 19th Century it was owned by the Shelley family. Photo: Haywards Heath
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Edward Shelley, owner of Champneys Manor (as it was then known) was hanged at Tyburn in 1588 for sheltering a priest. Photo: Haywards Heath
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The house was then much larger, hence the ceilings being higher than is usual in older Sussex houses. Photo: Haywards Heath
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A fire in the 19th Century destroyed the greater part of the house. Photo: Haywards Heath
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