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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In carved ebony, part of Indo-Portuguese suite at Penshurst Place, with Flemish folding chair.

From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Frederick Litchfield

Penshurst Place was the home of Sir Philip Sidney, and is still owned by a member of the same family.

From John and Betty's History Visit by Margaret Williamson

Having chosen their cards, they all walked through the little church-yard, with its ancient yew trees, and out into a field from which they could see Penshurst Place itself.

From John and Betty's History Visit by Margaret Williamson

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

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