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Great Comp Garden
Great Comp Garden is a Georgian era, Georgian farmhouse and garden, located on Comp Lane near the hamlet of Comp, Kent, Comp in Kent, England. It was developed by Roderick and Joyce Cameron in the 1950s, and features an Italian garden. It opened to the public in 1968, and now holds regular garden festivals and outdoor theatre productions. History Great Comp Garden is the creation of the late Roderick and Joyce Cameron (formerly Joyce Trafford Riggall), after they moved to the 17th Century Manor in 1957 (which has been Grade II* listed since 1952), with the idea of developing the garden into a plantsman’s delight. The house was once a farmhouse, the stables has been converted into the Old Dairy Tearooms. They originally started with 4.5 acres, and in 1962 and 1975 added more land to the garden. They created an Giardino all'italiana, Italian Garden, explorable 'ruins' and 'temple' (all hand built by Roderick), using sand and stone from the garden. The ruins and statuary (includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comp, Kent
Comp is a hamlet in the Tonbridge and Malling district, in the England, English county of Kent. History In 1240, the town was known as ''Camp de Wrotha'' (an abbreviation of Wrotham). It then was ''Caumpes'' in 1251 and ''Compe'' in 1461. The name is derived from the Old English word 'Camp' meaning campus or field. Location It is near the town of Sevenoaks, the villages of Borough Green, Platt, Kent, Platt, Wrotham Heath and the hamlet of Crouch, Sevenoaks, Crouch. It is near the Mereworth Woods, and Valley Wood and on Comp Lane (a minor road). Transport For transport there is the Borough Green & Wrotham railway station, and the A25 road, A25, the A20 road (England), A20, the A227 road and the M26 motorway, M26, M20 motorway, M20 and M25 motorway, M25 motorways nearby. Places of interest It has a garden called Great Comp Garden, Great Comp. References * http://www.gardens-guide.com/gardenpages/_0106.htm Hamlets in Kent Tonbridge and Malling {{Kent-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
