Knighton Gorges Manor

Sir Hugh de Morville (d.1202) fled to the house after taking part as one of four knights in the murder on 29 December 1170 of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. He fled thence to Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire, which was held by him. The manor was owned by the de Morvilles until 1256 when Ralf de Gorges acquired it by marriage, which is where the name Knighton Gorges comes from. However, in his will, dated 1818, he provides generously for his two daughters and makes no mention of any intention to disinherit either. George Young was in possession of the remaining estate in 1878, ==Architecture==

made in stone, on a gatepost some yards in front of the roof of Knighton The house was a remarkably good example of Tudor work. All that is now left of the house is the two stone gateposts as the house was burnt down and demolished in 1820 by Maurice George Bisset to prevent his daughter inheriting it after she had married a clergyman without Bisset's consent. The north front had large square windows, with an absence of stained glass, divided by stone mullions. The rooms were of large size and elegantly designed. The drawing room on the first floor was a capacious room with a long gallery in the north front. Lighting in the house was poor as it had a low roof. Elsewhere a coat of arms pre-dating the house decorated the windows. In its heyday the manor house was visited by Sir Henry Englefield who gave detailed description of the manor in his "Description of the Isle of Wight". It was a favoured haunt of fashionable society including Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet of nearby Appuldurcombe House, the latter's association resulting in a scandal and disgrace. ==References==