Landscape record TQ 57 SW 299 - Hextable Gardens

Summary

Once part of the grounds of Hextable House, the gardens were acquired by the council as for use as a public park. The gardens include terracing, a rock garden, and ponds. The gardens were badly neglected but a programme of restoration began in the 1990s.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5129 7002 (212m by 147m)
Map sheet TQ57SW
Civil Parish HEXTABLE, SEVENOAKS, KENT
County KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document). SKE12972.

Kent Gardens Trust, 2011, Hextable Gardens, Sevenoaks: The Kent Compendium of Historic Parks and Gardens for Sevenoaks District (Unpublished document). SKE30605.

<1> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 1996. The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium).
  • --- Unpublished document: Kent Gardens Trust. 2011. Hextable Gardens, Sevenoaks: The Kent Compendium of Historic Parks and Gardens for Sevenoaks District.
  • <1> Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org).

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Record last edited

Feb 25 2015 3:41PM