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IIGrade II · Register of Parks and Gardens · since 1994

Swaylands

Swaylands is a Grade II registered park and garden in Kent, at Penshurst, about 26 km south-west of Maidstone. It was added to the Register in 1994. The registered site covers about 20 hectares, the 14th largest of the 17 in Kent with a recorded size.

Swaylands, Kent
Photo: Drummondhall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Designation
Register grade
Grade II
Registered
1994
NHLE list entry
1001280
Location
County
Kent
Region
South East
District
Sevenoaks
Parish or place
Penshurst
Coordinates
51.1666, 0.1920
Nearest city
Maidstone · 26 km south-west
From London
44 km in a straight line
The site
Kind
Country house garden estate
Area
20 ha · 50 acres

Sources: Wikidata Q30592065, National Heritage List entry 1001280; described in 1 Wikipedia edition.

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