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Henden Manor Estate - Ide Hill

Nearest town: Sevenoaks

Site type: garden

Access: Private

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County: Kent

Country: England

Grid ref: TQ48255049

Lost yew site: Yes

Date visited: 9-Mar-16

Recorded by: Mr and Mrs Martin Lovegrove

Protection & responsibility: Owner

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m, Lost

Notes: Two yews grow by the moat at Henden Manor, a Tudor manor house which was probably built between 1470 and 1490. At one time it was owned by Henry VIII, who gave it to Thomas Boleyn in 1521. Following the beheading of Anne in 1536 the property was transferred to Mary Boleyn. It is possible that the trees could have been planted when the house was built. There is no public access to this site though the trees can be seen from an adjacent footpath.