Boughton Monchelsea Place
Grade I listed English country house in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boughton Monchelsea Place, previously Boughton Court, is a 16th-century country house in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England. The first part of the house was built by Robert Rudston circa 1567–75 on the site of an earlier manor house. It has been modified a number of times during its history achieving its present form in 1819. It has been a home to a number of members of parliament for Maidstone or for Kent, including Sir Francis Barnham (owner 1613–46), Sir Robert Barnham (1646–85) Sir Barnham Rider (1698–1728) and Thomas Rider (1805–47).
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Town or city | Boughton Monchelsea |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51.221542°N 0.535604°E / 51.221542; 0.535604 |
Construction started | c. 1567–75 |
Completed | 1819 |
The house sits on a south facing slope giving views across the extensive deer park and the Weald beyond. Kitchen gardens to the north of the house remain as remnants of 16th-century formal garden planting. The house is a Grade I listed building and its barn is listed Grade II. The parks and gardens are listed Grade II.