It lies on the Ashington to Heath Common road 2.4 miles (3.9 km) northeast of Storrington.

[4] In 1676 Henry Bigland sold Warminghurst Manor to William Penn.

Using this house, the Penn family were able to hold secret monthly meetings for Quakers from the local Horsham district and when Penn left England in 1682 for his first visit to America, he had many of these local Quakers join him.

The large barn and farm buildings which survive today behind Park Lane likely do not date from Penn's house but from the early 18th century mansion of James Butler.

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