Herstmonceux

Hurstmonceux

/ (ˈhɜːstmənˌsjuː, -ˌsəʊ) /

noun

a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990

Example sentences from the Web for herstmonceux

  • Thus it went on for some months at Herstmonceux; but thus it could not last.

    The Life of John Sterling |Thomas Carlyle

  • He probably returned to Herstmonceux next day, where he proposed yet to reside for some indefinite time.

    The Life of John Sterling |Thomas Carlyle

  • To the knight above Drogo paid his first visit on the following day, and bowed low before Ralph of Herstmonceux.

    The House of Walderne |A. D. Crake

  • The barons' men from Herstmonceux pillaged the lands of Walderne or Pevensey.

    The House of Walderne |A. D. Crake