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Chevening ( / ˈtʃiːvnɪŋ /) 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.
- 3,092 (2011 Census)
- South East
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. The surrounding gardens, pleasure grounds and park are listed Grade II*.
- 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.
Chevening es una parroquia civil y un pueblo del distrito de Sevenoaks, en el condado de Kent .
Chevening is the earliest known example of a compact double-pile house, traditionally attributed to Inigo Jones. Chevening has a history dating back around 800 years, but the house we see today is almost entirely the creation of seven generations of the Stanhope family, building on the original Lennard family’s house of around 1630.
Sevenoaks. England, Kent. Chevening has a history dating back around 800 years, but the house we see today is almost entirely the creation of seven generations of the Stanhope family, building on the original Lennard family’s house of around 1630.
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.
