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William the Conqueror granted the land around Reigate to one of his supporters, William de Warenne, who was created Earl of Surrey in 1088. It is believed that his son, William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, ordered that Reigate Castle be built, although the de Warennes had their southern base in Lewes, Sussex, as well as castles in Yorkshire and Normandy. [1]
Reigate Castle was built in the late 11th or early 12th century, most likely by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey. Taking the form of a motte-and-bailey castle, it was originally constructed of timber, but the curtain walls were rebuilt in stone around a century later. A water-filled moat section was dug into the clay on the north side and ...
Reigate Tunnel is a former road tunnel in Reigate, Surrey, England. [1] [2] [3] It runs under the hill that was once the site of Reigate Castle and was built during 1823, although some sources report that it only opened in 1824. [4] The narrow and short tunnel formerly carried the A217 road, [5] [6] and is now pedestrianised. [2] It is grade II ...
The family was based in Lewes, Sussex and had castles in Yorkshire, Normandy, and Reigate Castle in Surrey. An account of the life of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (1088-1138) known as the Warenne Chronicle was written shortly after 1157, probably for his granddaughter Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey and her husband William of ...
Reigate Castle; S. Starborough Castle This page was last edited on 9 December 2016, at 21:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
William de Warenne accompanied William the Conqueror from Normandy and was the first Earl of Surrey and the builder of Reigate Castle. Against this pattern is the Reigate Castle Gate and oak tree. [34] The top of the shield has a black background as in the original Reigate arms but on which is a gold woolpack between two sprigs of oak.
The building of Sandal Castle was begun early in the 12th century by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (1081–1138) who was granted the Sandal estates in 1107 and it became the stronghold of the manor. A second castle was built at Lawe Hill on the north side of the Calder but was abandoned.
The Reigate hundred included the parishes of: Betchworth, Burstow, Buckland, Charlwood, Chipstead, Gatton, Horley, Leigh, Merstham, Nutfield and Reigate. [1]In the Domesday Book of 1086, the hundred was known as Cherchefelle, comprised 222 households and included Reigate, the Nutfields, Buckland, the Mersthams, Chipstead, Gatton and Worth; [2] [3] in 1199 it became known as Reigate.