In the fifteenth century Brightwell Manor was possessed by William Curzon. His son, Sir
Robert Curson, Knt., created a Baron of the
Holy Roman Empire by the
Emperor Maximilian for his gallantry against the Turks, was a Yorkist conspirator and declared a traitor in 1501, although was later back in favour at the English Court. It is possible that Brightwell was forfeited by him in 1501 as he is thereafter referred to as "of
Ipswich". Brightwell Hall was extensively remodelled about 1663 by
Sir Samuel Barnardiston MP, leader of the Suffolk
Whigs and a deputy Governor of the
East India Company. It was demolished in about 1755 but traces of the park's
parterres and garden walks still remain. '' by
John Constable John Constable painted a landscape in oil in 1815 of Brightwell. ==Population==