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Brief description of site

Somerhill Park is an early 17th-century park of 75 hectares (185 acres) with 19th-century formal gardens of 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres). The park is now in divided use and ownership. The core park and grounds amounts to 24 hectares.

Brief history of site

The house was built in 1613, and the manor was sold off piecemeal throughout the 17th century.

Location information:

Address: Somerhill, TN11 0NJ

Locality: Tonbridge

Local Authorities:

Kent; Tunbridge Wells; Capel

Historical County: Kent

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 188 Grid Ref: TQ608449
Latitude: 51.18072 Longitude: 0.2992228

Key information:

Form of site: landscape park

Current use of site: Ornamental

Context or principal building: education

Site first created: 1613 to 1699

Main period of development: Early 17th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 159

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