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Nonsuch Palace, near Cheam, Greater London, was perhaps the grandest of Henry VIII's building projects. It was built on the site of Cuddington, near Ewell, the church and village having been destroyed and compensation paid, to create a suitable site.
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Nonsuch Palace was commissioned in April 1538 by Henry VIII to celebrate the birth of his son, Edward VI (securing his family’s succession) and the advent of his 30 years as King. A symbol of power, he also wanted to outshine his rival, King Francois I of France, and his palace ‘Château de Chambord’. Although originally conceived as a royal hunting...
Although some elements were used in other buildings (such as nearby Loseley Park), today no physical traces above ground of the palace, gardens or parks remain. Be careful not to confuse Nonsuch Palace with Nonsuch Mansion, at the east of the park, nor its associated banqueting hall ruin whose foundations are still visible to the south east of the ...
The Nonsuch Palace site is surround by the stations of Stoneleigh, Cheam, Ewell West and Ewell East. If arriving by car, the nearest road is the A24 / London Road, and there are 4 car-parks available throughout the park. There are two main entrances to the park, either from Cheam town centre or from London Road on the south west side of the park.
Nonsuch was built near Cheam on the site of a village called Cuddington which was completely levelled to make way for it. It was set in gardens and two large parks which were remodelled in the later sixteenth century. Today neither palace, garden nor parks remain.
Aug 30, 2024 · The manor of East Cheam continued in the possession of the see of Canterbury till the year 1540, when it was alienated by Archbishop Cranmer to King Henry VIII. in exchange for Chislet park in Kent (fn. 4).
Cheam (/ ˈtʃiːm /) is a suburb of London, England, 10.9 miles (17.5 km) southwest of Charing Cross. It is divided into North Cheam, Cheam Village and South Cheam. Cheam Village contains the listed buildings Lumley Chapel and the 16th-century Whitehall. It is adjacent to two large parks, Nonsuch Park and Cheam Park.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cheam like this: CHEAM, a parish in Epsom district, Surrey; on the Epsom railway, under Banstead downs, 5¼ miles WSW of Croydon. It has a station on the railway; and a post office under Sutton, London S. Acres, 1,894. Real property, £6, 348.
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3 days ago · The church seems to have been generally called Cheam, sometimes West Cheam. It was in the diocese of Winchester, but was a peculiar of Canterbury, the archbishops having the advowson. In 1538 (fn. 41) Cranmer sold to Henry VIII the manor of East Cheam, and this grant probably included the advowson.
