Perching Manor House

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Portingeres; Perting; Perthyng; Perchyng; Percinges

In the civil parish of Fulking. In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of West Sussex, 1974 county of West Sussex).

Earthworks of a Medieval moated manor house. Field investigations in 1972 found slight earthworks comprising the west arm of the moat, which was over 26m in width and less than 1.0m in depth. Traces of the northeast and part of the east arm were also recorded. licensed 1264, 1268, 1329.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ24101157

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 399350
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Books
  • Jones, R., 2003, 'Hastings to Herstmonceux: the castles of Sussex' in Rudling, D. (ed) The archaeology of Sussex to AD2000 (Great Dunham: Heritage Marketing and Publications) p171-8
    Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Sussex (Malvern) p56
    Guy, John, 1984, Castles in Sussex (Phillimore) p128-9
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p474 [possible]
    Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1940, VCH Sussex Vol7 p202
    Elwes, Dudley George Cary, 1876, A history of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex (London: Longmans) p86 http://www.archive.org/stream/ahistorycastles00elwegoog#page/n130/mode/1up
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p402, 403, 409
• Journal Articles
  • Blaauw, William Henry, 1861, ' Royal Licenses to Fortify Towns and Houses in Sussex' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol13 p106-7, 111 http://www.archive.org/stream/sussexarchaeolo01socigoog#page/n135/mode/1up
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls (1258-66) p307
    Calendar of Patent Rolls (1258-66) p381
    Calendar of Patent Rolls (1266-72) p189
    Calendar of Patent Rolls (1327-30) p357