Ashcombe House

Ashcombe House is a country house in St Ann Without, Lewes District in East Sussex. It is a Grade II* listed building. The L-shaped two-storey house with "grey headers with dressings, quoins and modillion cornice of red brick" dates to the 18th century, when it served as a farmhouse.

Type: House
Description: country house in St Ann Without, East Sussex, England, UK
Also known as: “Ashcombe House, East Sussex”
Address: Lewes, BN7 3JR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ashcombe Mill and St Pancras Church, Kingston near Lewes.

Ashcombe Mill

Windmill

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Ashcombe Mill was a post mill near the village of Kingston near Lewes, East Sussex, England. It was built in 1828 on Kingston ridge to the east of the village, probably by the millwright Samuel Medhurst of Lewes, who was responsible for building several other windmills in the area. Ashcombe Mill is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Ashcombe House.

St Pancras Church, Kingston near Lewes

Church

Photo: Wheeltapper, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Pancras Church is the parish church of Kingston near Lewes in East Sussex, England. The church building was built in the 13th century and is protected as a Grade II* listed building. St Pancras Church, Kingston near Lewes is situated 1 mile south of Ashcombe House.

HM Prison Lewes

Prison

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Her Majesty's Prison Lewes is a local category B prison located in Lewes in East Sussex, England. The term local means that the prison holds people on remand to the local courts, as well as sentenced prisoners. HM Prison Lewes is situated 1 mile east of Ashcombe House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston near Lewes and Stanmer.

Kingston near Lewes

Village

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Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles south of Lewes and is nestled in the South Downs.

Stanmer

Village

Photo: Brian Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanmer is a village on the northern edge of the city of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. It was formerly a civil parish until 1952 when it was split between Brighton and Falmer. Stanmer is situated 3 miles west of Ashcombe House.