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Goodwood, Sussex

Historical Description

Goodwood, the seat of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, in Sussex, 3 miles NE of Chichester. The property is thought to have taken its name from a Saxon owner, Godwinns, who continued to retain possession at the Conquest; it passed to the Percys and the Comptons, and it was purchased about 1720 by the first Duke of Eichmond. The mansion was designed by Sir William Chambers, and completed byWyatt; consists of a centre and two wings, on four sides of a hexagon; has a hexastyle Doric portico at the entrance, and several towers at the angles, and contains a rich collection of pictures. The grounds comprise about 2000 acres, possess, much beauty, and command fine views; the dog kennels, once of great note, have been converted into cottages; the stables are famous for their complete appointments, and a racecourse, about a mile N of the mansion, annually attracts the elite of the sporting world.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

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