In the early 1800′s Jane Austen was a frequent visitor to Fredville Park . She often stayed with her brother Edward and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Brooke Bridges of Goodnestone Park, at Rowling House on the Bridges estate in neighbouring Goodnestone parish.   In 1797 Edward inherited Godmersham Park from some childless relatives … Continue reading Jane Austen’s visits to Nonington