| Biddenden
Place |
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Biddenden
Place and Hendon Hall face each other at the southern end of the village;
both at one time belonged to the Hendon family. To the east, the house known
as 'The Place' was owned by the Maynes for several generations but, at the
end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, Anthony Mayne (grandson of the founder of
the village school) moved to Linton Place near Maidstone, and sold the estate
to Sir Edward Hendon. |
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| Henden
Hall |
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Hendon
Hall was called Townland in 1838 and was built by the elder William Hendon.
It was then owned by the Taylor and Hague families. The 'gazebo' perched
on the end of the garden wall, is believed to have been used as a lookout
for the arriving stagecoach, and a horn blown there to announce it's arrival. |
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Vane
Court
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Vane
Court was probably built around 1420, and is the oldest house in the village.
It's name however is younger, so, not much is known about the owner's through
the centuries. In 1939 it became a royal residence, the King of Siam (now
Thailand) lived there. |
