Penshurst Place

British  

/ ˈpɛnzhɜːst /

noun

1. a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560

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Penshurst Place

Then, too, they owned the beautiful and historic home, Penshurst Place, and had powerful friends at court.

From With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds by Frances Nimmo Greene

From Penshurst Place, in the county of Kent.'

From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Emma Marshall

No fireplace appeared in the banqueting hall, which must have been warmed by an open fire, perhaps in the center, as in the hall of Penshurst Place.

From British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland by Thomas Dowler Murphy

The noble old forest trees of Penshurst Park were close alongside, and the grand old historic mansion of Penshurst Place was within a quarter of a mile's distance from our house.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles

The pleasant little village of Penshurst, situated 6 miles north-west from Tunbridge Wells, is renowned for the beautiful fourteenth-century mansion known as Penshurst Place.

From What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association by Gordon Home