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There are various clues about Anglo Saxon and Norman settlement in Hove and Portslade. Archaeology, buildings and the Domesday Book are all evidence of life at this time.
Sussex takes its name from the kingdom of the Suth Sexe (South Saxons). The Anglo Saxons from northern Europe settled in this part of Britain from the mid third century onwards. A number of Saxon burials have been found in Hove and Portslade. Three graves were discovered at Vale Park, Portslade and the skeleton of a Saxon Warrior was found on West Hove Golf Course with fragments of his shield and spear.
After William the Conqueror invaded from France in 1066 he rewarded his Norman knights with gifts of land. These Norman landowners began building with local flint and stone from Normandy. Their new buildings often replaced Saxon timber structures.
Evidence of Norman buildings can still be seen in the area. The ruins of the old manor at Portslade and the churches of St Nicolas', Portslade, St Helen's Hangleton and St Andrew's, Hove all have Norman features.
See objects in the Anglo Saxon and Norman section of local history gallery, Hove Museum & Art Gallery
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Anglo Saxons and Normans
