SHIPLEY PEOPLE |
THE FAMOUS |
There have been many famous people living in the area, perhaps the best known was Hiliare Belloc 1870-1953 he lived at Kings Land and owned the Windmill, one of the biggest in Sussex and built in 1879. |
SUSSEX BORN AND SUSSEX BRED |
STRONG IN ARM AND DULL IN THE HEAD. |
Hiliare Belloc |
Other residents were Alexander Pope 1688-1744 |
Wilfred Scawen Blunt 1840-1922 and John Ireland the composer 1879-1862 whose unusual head stone can be seen in the church yard. |
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