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Sissinghurst is a small village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England.Originally called Milkhouse Street (also referred to as Mylkehouse), Sissinghurst changed its name [2] in the 1850s, possibly to avoid association with the smuggling and cockfighting activities of the Hawkhurst Gang. [3]
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, at Sissinghurst in the Weald of Kent in England, was created by Vita Sackville-West, poet and writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, author and diplomat. It is among the most famous gardens in England and is designated Grade I on Historic England's register of historic parks and gardens.
Cranbrook is a town in the civil parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, in the Weald of Kent in South East England. It lies roughly half-way between Maidstone and Hastings, about 38 miles (61 km) southeast of central London. The smaller settlements of Sissinghurst, Swattenden, Colliers Green and Hartley lie within the civil parish. The ...
He died in London in December 1558 less than a month after the death of Queen Mary. According to "Notes on the life of Sir John Baker of Sissinghurst", "January 1559, was buried in Kent, Sir John Baker, Knight, and Master of . . . ., with a standard and a coat armour, pennon of arms, IIII banners of saints and herse of wax, 7 dozen penselles, 10 dozen scutcheons, 12 torches; many mourners in ...
Sissinghurst Park Wood is a 31.1-hectare (77-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Sissinghurst Kent. [1] [2] This wood is mainly sweet chestnut coppice, and the importance of the site lies in the number of rare plants found in its rides. It is the most eastern locality in Britain for ivy-leaved bellflower. [3]
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The Broad Highway is a novel published in 1910 by English author Jeffery Farnol in the historical romance genre. Much of the novel is set in Sissinghurst, a small village in Kent (South East England).
Hartley is a village one mile southwest of Cranbrook, in the civil parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, in the Tunbridge Wells district, in Kent, England. [1] The only retailer in the area is a local farmshop, which has a cafe and fishmongers. Hartley lies on the A229. Hartley Badgers are the local football team.