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Sussex - Danny, a magnificent stately home in West Sussex
Two bedroom apartments: £3,600 pcm double occupancy and £3,400 single occupancy.
Danny is situated in unspoilt countryside on the edge of Hurstpierpoint, close to the famous Hickstead equestrian centre and elegant opera venue of Glyndebourne. It is approached by a long drive which terminates in a sweep to the front of the house. Built in 1595, Danny has many typically Elizabethan features including one of the last Great Halls of that period to be built, together with a classical Queen Anne elevation added o the south front in the 18th century.
The name Danny is a corruption of the Saxon Danehithe meaning ‘valley and haven‘. The house in its present form dates from the sixteenth century and has many historical links the main one being when Winston Churchill was a member of Lloyd George‘s Cabinet. The house was rented for then Prime Minister, Lloyd George and he lived here with with his dog, his wife Margaret and his secretary/mistress Frances Stevenson. Lloyd George held meetings of the War Cabinet at Danny and in October 1918 they agreed the terms of the Armistice.
Danny lies off the road connecting Hurstpierpoint and Hassocks, the B2116, about seven miles north of Brighton, and convenient for the M23 motorway and the main line London-Brighton rail link.
For further information on apartments to rent contact Richard Burrows Telephone: 01273 833000
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