Stock Photo - Pevensey is most famous for the Norman invasion in 1066 led by William Duke of Normandy Prior to the Norman invasion, the area was a Roman settlement, during which time the village´s castle was originally built, before being burned to the ground by attacking Saxons The castle was left derelict until 1042, when Harold Godwinson later King Harold II began the restoration and fortification of the castle The castle had been abandoned by Harold before the landing of the Norman army in 1066, and William found the castle undefended

Stock Photo: Pevensey is most famous for the Norman invasion in 1066 led by William Duke of Normandy  Prior to the Norman invasion, the area was a Roman settlement.

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