Bramber
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Remains of Bramber Castle Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined medieval castle which was the caput of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edge of the South Downs and on the west side of the River Adur. Nearby are the communities of Steyning to the west and Upper Beeding to the east, and the other side of the river. The closest historical connection, however, is with the village of Botolphs to the south.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bramber
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bramber
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Nicholas parish church, Bramber.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St. Nicholas
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 7.19
- UK place.population
- 757
- UK place.population_ref
- 2001 Census 785 (2011 Census including Botolphs)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ186106
- UK place.post_town
- STEYNING
- UK place.postcode_area
- BN
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Horsham
- Population
- +785
- Area
- +7.19
- Image
- St Nicholas' Church Bramber.JPG
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Castle
- Feudal barons
- St Mary's House
- Maudlin District
- Political representation
- Former taxidermy museum
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|200px|Remains of Bramber Castle Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined medieval castle which was the caput of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edge of the South Downs and on the west side of the River Adur. Nearby are the communities of Steyning to the west and Upper Beeding to the east, and the other side of the river. The closest historical connection, however, is with the village of Botolphs to the south.
The ecclesiastical parishes of Bramber and Botolphs were united possibly as early as 1526, but certainly by 1534 with the priest living at Botolphs. Later the priest's official residence became the imposing Bramber mansion and landmark now called "Burletts" and located on Clays Hill. The union of the civil parish councils followed 400 years later in 1933.