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Sackville College
Sackville College is a Jacobean almshouse in the town of East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1609 with money left by Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset. Throughout its history it
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Sackville College is a Jacobean almshouse in the town of East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1609 with money left by Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset. Throughout its history it has provided sheltered accommodation for the elderly.
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Sackville College is a Jacobean almshouse in the town of East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1609 with money left by Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset. Throughout its history it has provided sheltered accommodation for the elderly.
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History
Robert Sackville left £1,000 for the building and a rent charge of £330, for the endowment of a 'hospital or college' for twenty-one poor men and ten poor women, to be under the patronage and government of his heirs. This may have been an imitation of Emanuel College, Westminster, founded by his aunt, Anne Fiennes, Lady Dacre. The building of the almshouse known as 'Sackville College for the Poor' at East Grinstead was commenced about 1616 by the executors, his brother-in-law, Lord William Howard, and Sir George Rivers of Chafford. It was occupied before 1622. Most of the Sackville lands were soon alienated by the founder's son, and the buyers refused to acknowledge the estate's liability…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1246, -0.0041
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Mid Sussex
- Parish
- East Grinstead
- Postcode
- RH19 3BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Established
- 1609
- Official site
- www.sackvillecollege.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Sackville College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sackville College?
- Sackville College is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RH19 3BX), in the parish of East Grinstead.
- When was Sackville College built?
- Built or established in 1609.
- Who owns Sackville College?
- Sackville College is owned by | landlord =.
- How do I get to Sackville College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode RH19 3BX. It sits within the East Grinstead and Uckfield parliamentary constituency.