Bayham Abbey, (also known as Bayham Hall), Tunbridge Wells, England

This site is NOT open to public.

This site has the following component area(s):

Bayham Old Abbey

Brief description of site

Bayham Hall is a 19th-century house set in a landscape park covering 368 hectares. The site has formal gardens dating from the late-19th century and woodland of 10 hectares. The land has been in divided use since 1978.

Brief history of site

In 1797, Bayham was inherited by John Jeffries, the second Earl Camden, who in 1799 commissioned Humphry Repton to advise on improvements to the estate and to provide designs for a new house. Repton made a second visit in 1814 by which time only the proposal for the lake had been adopted, although later maps suggest his proposals influenced the valley landscape. His suggestion of a new site for the house, further to the north-east on a spot more elevated than the first, was later adopted by the third Marquess when, in 1870, he built the present house and laid out the surrounding gardens.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	188	Grid Ref:	TQ644368
Latitude:	51.10692	Longitude:	0.346988

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