Benenden
Benenden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald, 6 miles to the west of Tenterden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hole Park and Benenden School.
Hole Park
Garden
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hole Park is a privately owned country house near the village of Rolvenden, in Kent, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The gardens, first opened in the 1920s, are regularly open to the public.
Benenden School
School
Photo: John Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benenden School is a private boarding school for girls in Kent, England, in Hemsted Park at Benenden, between Cranbrook and Tenterden. Benenden has a boarding population of over 550 girls aged 11 to 18, as well as a limited number of day student spaces.
Great Maytham Hall
Residential building
Photo: Stephen Nunney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Maytham Hall, near Rolvenden, Kent, England, is a Grade II* listed country house. The gardens are famous for providing the inspiration for The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Great Maytham Hall is situated 2½ miles southeast of Benenden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cranbrook and Sandhurst.
Cranbrook
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 southeast of central London.
Sandhurst
Village
Photo: Rog Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandhurst is a village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, close to the border with East Sussex. It is situated on the A268 road near the villages of Hawkhurst and Northiam. Sandhurst is situated 3 miles southwest of Benenden.
Hawkhurst
Village
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The village is located close to the border with East Sussex, around 12 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells and within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Hawkhurst is situated 3½ miles west of Benenden.
Benenden
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0645° or 51° 3′ 52″ northLongitude
0.5887° or 0° 35′ 19″ eastElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Open location code
9F323H7Q+RFGeoNames ID
7295917
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