Wiston House

Wiston House

Wiston House is a large 16th-century country house in Wiston, West Sussex. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]

History

The house was built for Thomas Shirley in about 1576 and substantially enlarged by Edward Blore in the early 19th century.[2] It was captured first by the Royalists and then by the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.[3] It was bought by Sir John Fagg in 1649 and then acquired by Sir Charles Goring, the husband of Fagg's great-granddaughter, in 1743.[4] During World War II, the grounds were used as a camp by the 10th battalion Highland Light Infantry as they prepared for the Normandy landings.[5]

Since 1951 the house has been the base of Wilton Park, an executive agency of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office providing a global forum for strategic discussion.[6] The house is still owned by the Goring Family.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Wiston House (1027156)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Wiston House (1027156)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Wiston, A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part)". 1980. pp. 259–268. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "History". Wiston House. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Longest Day". Worthing History. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "A brief history of Wilton Park". Wilton Park. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

Coordinates: 50°53′59″N 0°21′32″W / 50.89972°N 0.35889°W