Steephill Manor

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.[1]

References

This article includes text incorporated from William Page's "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912)", a publication now in the public domain

  1. ↑ "Victoria County History". British History Online, University of London & History of Parliament Trust. 1912. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

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