Bramber Castle

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Bramber Castle is the ruins of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, formerly the caput of the large feudal barony of Bramber long held by the Braose family. It is situated in the village of Bramber, West Sussex, near the town of Steyning, overlooking the River Adur.

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Bramber Castle Ruins
English Heritage, archaeological site, architectural structuremotte-and-bailey castlecastle ruin


Location: 50.8832, -0.3157, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Lewes
    1264 battle of the Second Barons' War
  • Battle of Bramber Bridge
    Battle during the First English Civil War
  • Siege of Arundel
    1643 siege
  • Action of 18 April 1695
    skirmish between an English ship and a Dano-Swedish fleet
  • Battle of Lewes Road
  • Brighton Blitz
    bombing of Brighton in the Second World War
  • Crawley Borough Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in West Sussex, UK
  • Horsham District Council Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in West Sussex, UK
  • Horsham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
    British Cold War command centre in West Sussex
  • Lewes Castle
    Grade I listed ruins in Lewes, United Kingdom  
  • Arundel Castle
    castle in West Sussex, England, UK  
  • Bramber Castle
    Norman castle in Bamber, West Sussex, England, UK  
  • Littlehampton Redoubt
    fort at entrance to the River Arun at Littlehampton
  • Shoreham Fort
    fort in West Sussex, England, UK
  • Newhaven Fort
    Victorian fort in Newhaven, East Sussex, England, UK  
  • Warnham War Museum
    museum in Horsham, England, UK
  • Military Heritage Museum
    museum in Lewes, England, UK
  • Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
    aviation museum in Tangmere, West Sussex, United Kingdom
  • HMS Laforey
    1913 Laforey-class destroyer
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Picturesque Sussex Bramber Castle (NBY 443658)Picturesque Sussex Bramber Castle (NBY 443658)
A Distant View Toward Bramber Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1788A Distant View Toward Bramber Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1788
Wenceslas Hollar - Bramber Castle 2Wenceslas Hollar - Bramber Castle 2
Bramber castleBramber castle
National Trust sign at Bramber CastleNational Trust sign at Bramber Castle
Bramber Castle.Bramber Castle.
Bramber castle the KeepBramber castle the Keep
Bramber castle the KeepBramber castle the Keep
Bramber Castle ruinBramber Castle ruin
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
arearegion477Kingdom of SussexWikidata
eventarmed conflict1264Battle of LewesbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1643Battle of Bramber BridgebattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1643Siege of Arundelsiege, Cavalier, RoundheadWikidata
eventarmed conflict1695Action of 18 April 1695Denmark–Norway, Swedish Empire, Kingdom of England, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1926Battle of Lewes RoadbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1940Brighton Blitzairstrike, Nazi GermanyWikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
sitebunkerCrawley Borough Emergency CentreCrawley Borough Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerHorsham District Council Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Horsham District CouncilWikidata
sitebunkerHorsham Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunkerWikidata
sitecastleLewes Castlearchaeological site, castleWikidata
sitecastle1067Arundel CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1070Bramber Castlecastle ruin, architectural structure, English Heritage, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitefortLittlehampton Redoubtartillery fortWikidata
sitefort1857Shoreham FortfortWikidata
sitefort1864Newhaven Fortmilitary museum, fortWikidata
sitemuseum1976Warnham War Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum1977Military Heritage Museummilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum1982Tangmere Military Aviation Museumindependent museum, aviation museum, military museumWikidata
siteshipwreck1913HMS Laforeyshipwreck, destroyer, Laforey-class destroyerWikidata
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commonsimageBramber castle Commons
commonsimagePicturesque Sussex Bramber Castle (NBY 443658) Commons
commonsimageA Distant View Toward Bramber Castle by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1788 Commons
commonsimageWenceslas Hollar - Bramber Castle 2 Commons
commonsimageBramber castle Commons
commonsimageNational Trust sign at Bramber Castle Commons
commonsimageBramber Castle. Commons
commonsimageBramber castle the Keep Commons
commonsimageBramber castle the Keep Commons
commonsimageBramber Castle ruin Commons