Chesworth House

It is a Grade II* listed building, so designated on account of its architectural interest and its historical association with three queens of England.

The second and third Howard Dukes substantially rebuilt the house in the late 15th and early 16th centuries; the remodeled Chesworth was large and grand enough to accommodate Henry VIII and his retinue on 24 July 1519 during his summer progress.

[4] Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, was arrested at Chesworth; he was executed for high treason in 1572 after which the Crown took ownership of the estate.

In 1928 the house was bought by a Captain C. R. Cook who extended it and relaid the moated gardens, incorporating part of the river Arun which runs through the grounds.

[10] The Tudor history of the house and its connection with the Howards was the subject of a recent article in the Sixteenth Century Journal.