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Chevening (/ ˈ tʃ iː v n ɪ ŋ /) is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It was the location for the world's earliest known organised cricket match. The parish is located to the north west of Sevenoaks on the southern slopes of the North Downs.
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Chevening House (/ ˈ tʃ iː v n ɪ ŋ /) is a large country house in the parish of Chevening in Kent, England. Built between 1617 and 1630 to a design reputedly by Inigo Jones and greatly extended after 1717, it is a Grade I listed building . [1]
- 1617
- Chevening, Kent
- 10 September 1954
- Foreign Secretary
The Estate consists of some 3,000 acres stretching between Sevenoaks and Biggin Hill in Kent. The gardens include a lake, maze, parterre and a double hexagonal walled kitchen garden amounting in all to some 40 acres. Over 530 acres of mixed woodland surround the extensive park.
Chevening es una parroquia civil y un pueblo del distrito de Sevenoaks, en el condado de Kent ( Inglaterra ). Geografía [ editar] Según la Oficina Nacional de Estadística británica, Chevening tiene una superficie de 15,59 km². 1 . Demografía [ editar]
Chevening House, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6HG. Get Directions. Visit. History. Free. Facilities. Chevening is the earliest known example of a compact double-pile house, traditionally attributed to Inigo Jones.
01732 744809. About Chevening. The gardens at Chevening today reflect four main stages of development since the 17th century. It is believed that sometime after 1688 Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, began to lay out formal gardens round an ornamental canal to the south of the house.
A circular walk around the parkland of Chevening near Sevenoaks in the Kent Downs AONB. This walk takes you from the pretty ‘estate village' of Chevening onto the dramatic scarp of the North Downs. Wander through ancient woodland to discover a perfectly framed view. Enjoy sweeping vistas of traditional farmland juxtaposed with the roar of the ...
