Biddenden Place and its history
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Biddenden Place and its history
Image: © D Gore Taken: Unknown
The present house almost faces the High Street. It was once a much larger mansion with gatehouse, two garden-houses and granaries. The Mayney family lived here from the 14th century – see Image - until in about 1580 Anthony Mayney moved to Linton - his effigy is at Image The Mayneys were followed at Biddenden Place by the Hendens who flourished until, in about 1720, a William Henden “having dissipated his patrimony pulled down the greatest part of the seat and left the poor remains of it and a very few acres of the old garden and park”. Thereafter the house was in divided ownership until its restoration by the Raymond family after World War II. http://www.biddendenkent.co.uk/localhistory2.html
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Image Location
Latitude
51.113478
Longitude
0.642521