Buckhurst Place, the grand, partly-moated original courtyard house in Buckhurst Park, was abandoned by about 1605, after Thomas Sackville removed his family and household to Knole House in Kent, a large palace granted to him by the Queen in 1566.
Buckhurst Place was abandoned by about 1605, after Thomas Sackville removed his family and household to Knole House in Kent, a large palace granted to him by the Queen in 1566. Buckhurst Place was the grand-moated original courtyard house in Buckhurst Park. This was partly.