East Sussex Town Guide

Tourist Guide for Angmering West Sussex

- History of Angmering

Angmering Fields
The name "Angmering" comes from a Saxon farming settlement of around 600Ad and is thought that the original name of Angermaering meant the people of Angenmaer.

Prior to the Norman invasion -1066 there were two manors recorded in the Domesday Book as being Angemare.

When William the Conqueror ousted Harold Godwin from the throne, the manors were subdivided into five and included East and West Angmering, Bargeham (later Barpham), Ecclesden and Ham. None of the original buildings are in evidence today. The current Ecclesden manor house originated from the 17th century and Ham Manor is of Georgian origin.

Angmering was a prosperous village during the 15th century and some of the best agricultural land in the region can be found there.

The land was mainly owned by the church and after the Reformation was sold off - Sir John Palmer purchased land that had been held by the Abbess of Fècamp.

During the 17th to 19th centruies the village grew slowl. In 1846 a railway line was built which allowed easier movement of the villagers and the opportunity to export the local produce.

During the the 1920-30s many of the old houses and cottages were knocked down.


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