Sissinghurst

Sissinghurst is a small village in the in , England. Originally called Milkhouse Street, Sissinghurst changed its name in the 1850s, possibly to avoid association with the smuggling and cockfighting activities of the .
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Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 1,070 residents
  • Description: village in Kent, England
  • Also known as: “Sissinghurst, Kent”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Union Mill.

Garden
Photo: Schnobby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, at Sissinghurst in the Weald of in England, was created by Vita Sackville-West, a poet and writer, and her husband Harold Nicolson, an author and diplomat.

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade I listed smock mill in , , England, which has been restored to working order. It is the tallest smock mill in the United Kingdom.

Museum
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cranbrook and Horden.

Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the civil parish of and Sissinghurst, in the Weald of in . It lies roughly half-way between and , about 38 miles southeast of central London.

Hamlet
is a village in the Maidstone district of , England. The population is included in the civil parish of . The village takes its name from the family: Edward was a courtier to three Tudor monarchs, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, serving as Clerk of the Green Cloth. is situated 3 miles northwest of Sissinghurst.

Village
is a village one mile southwest of , in the civil parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, in the district, in , England. is situated 3 miles southwest of Sissinghurst.

Sissinghurst

Latitude
51.11006° or 51° 6′ 36″ north
Longitude
0.56113° or 0° 33′ 40″ east
Population
1,070
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB SSG
Open location code
9F324H66+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251478541
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637806
Wiki­data ID
Q15063189
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Sissinghurst” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sissinghurst”
  • French: “Sissinghurst”
  • German: “Sissinghurst”
  • Irish: “Sissinghurst”
  • Italian: “Sissinghurst”
  • Japanese: “シシングハースト”
  • Japanese: “シッシングハースト”
  • Polish: “Sissinghurst”
  • Russian: “Сиссингхерст”
  • Spanish: “Sissinghurst”
  • Swedish: “Sissinghurst”
  • Welsh: “Sissinghurst”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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