Steephill Manor
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Steephill Manor is a manor house on the Isle of Wight
, situated within the Newchurch
parish. It was another holding belonging to the Lisle family towards the end of the 13th century. followed the descent of South Shorwell until about 1820, when it was sold by the Hills to John Hamborough, who erected Steephill Castle in 1835, which has since been demolished. The house occupies the site of a cottage where Hans Stanley
resided during his governorship of the Island. As of 1912 it belonged to a Mr. John Morgan Richards.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, situated within the Newchurch
Newchurch, Isle of Wight
Newchurch is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located between Sandown and Newport in the southeast of the island. Anthony Dillington, owner of the Knighton Gorges Manor in Newchurch wrote to his son Robert in 1574 that, "This is the very Garden of England, and we be privileged...
parish. It was another holding belonging to the Lisle family towards the end of the 13th century. followed the descent of South Shorwell until about 1820, when it was sold by the Hills to John Hamborough, who erected Steephill Castle in 1835, which has since been demolished. The house occupies the site of a cottage where Hans Stanley
Hans Stanley
Hans Stanley was a British diplomat and statesman.-Peace negotiator:In 1761 Stanley was Chargé d'affaires at the Embassy to France...
resided during his governorship of the Island. As of 1912 it belonged to a Mr. John Morgan Richards.