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4 BRADHURST, BROADHURST, de BRADEHURST
" Broadhurst Lake," which borders the road where it dips
between the inclines leading on the one hand to the church, and on
the other to the manor, is noted for its trout ; and the stew ponds, to
the left of the manor drive, one above the other, divided by dams,
bear witness to the interest which former owners have taken in the
" gentle art."
Beyond these the old Manor House, amid its remaining park
lands, although long since reduced to a mere farmhouse, still bears
the stamp of its departed status. The date of the present building is
uncertain, but it is supposed to be of about the fifteenth or sixteenth
century. Its chief interest to tourists lies in its association with
Archbishop Leighton. It stands about a mile and a half to the north
of Horsted Keynes. About the middle of the thirteenth century the
heiress of the Cahanges (or Keynes), is said to have brought it into
the family of Lewknor, whose descendants held it for several generations.'
In the sixth year of the reign of Edward II., Thomas
Lewknor had "free warren in Horsted Keynes, Bradhiirst" and
other manors in the Counties of Sussex and Northampton.- From
him we pass to Sir Roger Lewknor, of Dedisham Park and Horsted
Keynes, who died in 1479, having married Elinor, or Alianora,
daughter and co-heiress of Sir Richard Camoys, son and heir of Lord
Camoys. The next noteworthy owner of Broadhurst was another
Sir Roger Lewknor (or Lewkenor), who was sheriff in 1532. The
manor was settled in marriage, ist August, 1533, on his daughter
Jane Lewknor, and thus it became on Sir Roger's death the property
of her third husband, Sir William Barentyne. Their son was Drewe
(Drury) Barentyne, of Broadhurst, who married Anne Grey. In this
way the manor passed from the direct line of the Lewknors, who had
been seated there some two hundred and fifty years. About this
period "the Mansion of Broadhurst, in Horsted Keynes," was
acquired by the Chaloners, but their ownership does not appear to
have been of long duration. In 1567 Drewe Barentyne and Anne,
his wife, sold some of their lands to his relative Thomas Lewknor,
of Worcestershire, who was related by marriage both to the Chaloners
of Lindfield and to the Michelbornes of Ditchling, all in the County
' Lower. ^ Sussex Archaeological Collection, Vol. III.