Earlier Houses: There was an earlier Medieval castle on the site (the first house), elements of which were incorporated into the second house, the Gothic Revival house that was demolished in 1938.

House & Family History: Queen Elizabeth I stayed at the Medieval castle for six days in August 1573. In the 19th century, the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, was a frequent visitor to the grand Gothic Revival style house.

House Replaced By: The smaller Eridge Park (the third house) replaced Eridge Castle in the 1930s.

Garden & Outbuildings: Mentioned in the "Doomsday Book," Eridge was part of an estate that claims to have the oldest enclosed deer park in England. In 1828 the 2nd Earl of Abergavenny built Saxonbury Tower, a folly located on high ground on the Eridge Estate. Near the border with Kent, the Grade II-listed 67-foot-tall tower was restored in the 1990s to house mobile phone antennas.

House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Grade II*

Current Seat / Home of: Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT SECOND HOUSE: Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny, until 1843; John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny, 1843-45; William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny, 1845-68; William Nevill, 5th Earl of Abergavenny and 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, 1868-1915; Reginald William Bransby Nevill, 2nd Marquess of Abergavenny, 1915-27; Henry Gilbert Ralph Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny, 1927-38. SEATED AT THIRD HOUSE: Guy Temple Montacute Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, 1938-54; John Henry Guy Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, 1954-2000.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No