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Rusper, West Sussex

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A quiet old village of lovely half-timbered buildings. Rusper grew up around a late 12th century Benedictine priory, probably founded by a member of the powerful Braose family. The priory was under the leadership of an abbess, and was never very flush in the pocket, having at its height only seven sisters. The priory was disbanded in 1537, leaving only the priory church, which now serves as the parish church. Of this building only the tower is medieval, the rest was rebuilt in the Victorian period.

At the base of the tower are the graves of a medieval prioress and four sisters of the priory. When the graves were relocated due to construction work an ornately decorated Limoges chalice was found interred with them. The chalice is now at the British Museum.

Perhaps the presence of the nuns has a positive effect; in 1975 a boy fell from the top of the tower, a distance of over 70 feet, but suffered only a broken arm. Popular local opinion, perhaps tongue-in-check, was that the presence of the sisters at the base of the tower helped save the boy from more serious injury!

Within the chancel are two memorial brasses; the older, to John and Agnes of Kingsfold, daters to 1380.
Rusper, West Sussex, England

About Rusper
Attraction Type: Village
Location: 3 miles north of Horsham on the A264
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OS TQ 2056 3720

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Nearest Attractions Ifield Mill - 2.5 miles (Historic Property) East Grinstead Museum - 2.5 miles (Museum) Crawley Museum Centre - 3.4 miles (Museum) High Beeches Gardens - 5.8 miles (Garden) Nymans Garden - 6.1 miles (Garden) Leith Hill - 6.5 miles (Garden) Leonardslee Gardens - 7 miles (Garden) Horsham Museum - 7.3 miles (Museum)

Nearest Towns and Villages Warnham - 3.8 miles away Crawley - 4.1 miles away Handcross - 5.8 miles away Worth - 5.9 miles away Lower Beeding - 6.2 miles away Ewhurst - 7.2 miles away Horsham - 7.3 miles away Itchingfield - 7.6 miles away

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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Cottesmore Lodges, Musselborough - 3.4 miles from Rusper Pease Pottage, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £450

Cottesmore Lodges, Troon - 3.4 miles from Rusper Pease Pottage, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £450

Cottesmore Lodges, Carnoustie - 3.4 miles from Rusper Pease Pottage, West Sussex Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £450

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Nearest Hotels

Ghyll Manor Hotel - 0 miles from Rusper Rusper, Surrey Stay from: £95.00

Waterhall Country House - 2.4 miles from Rusper Crawley, West Sussex Stay from: £40.00

Gatwick Little Foxes Hotel - 2.7 miles from Rusper Crawley, West Sussex Stay from: £60.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

Da Vinci Manor Guest House Gatwick - 2.9 miles from Rusper Crawley, West Sussex

Barrington Lodge - 4.1 miles from Rusper Crawley, West Sussex From: £34.00

Castle Lodge Guest House - 5.8 miles from Rusper London, Greater London From: £49.00

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Crawley
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Crawley
West Sussex
England
RH10 1FP
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