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38: 841: 745: 762: 737: 720: 45: 219: 462:, which incidentally – for she never touted it – made her own garden famous. The garden itself is designed as a series of "rooms", each with a different character of colour and/or theme, divided by high clipped 372: 93: 76: 259: 121: 267: 430:. Iron Age working tools have been found and the village was for centuries a meeting and resting place for people travelling towards the south coast. 243: 679: 478:. The church is titled 'Trinity Church' and was built in 1838. It is currently managed by Rev. Pete Deaves who is also Rector of Frittenden. 820: 776: 303: 205: 1060: 231: 672: 624: 248: 652: 521: 285: 193: 157: 37: 813: 665: 69: 1020: 236: 940: 537: 379: 830: 798: 531: 490: 439: 340: 456:
who found her greatest popularity in the weekly columns she contributed as gardening correspondent of
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Paul and Mina Tully: Sissinghurst Exposed... a New Slant on an Old Village
965: 950: 930: 885: 704: 548: 452:, author and diplomat. Sackville-West was a writer on the fringes of the 224: 828: 1030: 1015: 955: 920: 895: 875: 709: 543: 524:(1892–1962) The Hon Lady Nicolson, English poet, novelist and gardener 945: 925: 880: 840: 785: 751: 729: 415: 407: 399: 395: 181: 1000: 975: 960: 870: 780: 990: 348: 163: 344: 129: 58: 540:(born 1941) a British writer, historian and broadcaster 486:
People of note who have lived in Sissinghurst include:
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Sissinghurst's religious activities are served by the
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Sissinghurst's history is similar to that of nearby
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from 1959 to 1990 and a pioneering horticulturalist
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Holmes. p. 78. 802: 661: 614:George Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1983 612:Vita- the life of Vita Sackville-West 695: 44: 530:(1931-2009) joint head gardener at 13: 378:The nearest railway station is at 14: 1077: 646: 469: 839: 760: 743: 735: 718: 564:(born 1959) novelist and author. 43: 36: 688:Places adjacent to Sissinghurst 617: 604: 593: 574: 390:Sissinghurst is situated with 1: 761: 719: 568: 558:, husband of Victoria Hislop. 494: 744: 736: 653:Sissinghurst Village website 385: 7: 506:(1861–1946) a British Army 70:OS grid reference 21:Human settlement in England 10: 1082: 1061:Borough of Tunbridge Wells 831:Borough of Tunbridge Wells 829:Towns and villages in the 581:Martin, W Stanley (1896). 532:Sissinghurst Castle Garden 440:Sissinghurst Castle Garden 437: 434:Sissinghurst Castle Garden 421: 373:Cranbrook and Sissinghurst 341:borough of Tunbridge Wells 339:is a small village in the 94:Cranbrook and Sissinghurst 1039: 846: 837: 693: 481: 276: 258: 254: 242: 230: 218: 214: 204: 192: 180: 170: 156: 138: 120: 102: 84: 68: 31: 26: 16:Village in Kent, England 555:Have I Got News for You 268:Maidstone and The Weald 1042:List of places in Kent 629:www.achurchnearyou.com 610:Glendinning, Victoria 546:(born 1960) editor of 466:and pink brick walls. 194:Postcode district 996:Royal Tunbridge Wells 355:(also referred to as 552:and team captain of 351:. 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Sissinghurst is located in Kent
Kent
OS grid reference
TQ795373
Civil parish
Cranbrook and Sissinghurst
District
Tunbridge Wells
Shire county
Kent
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
CRANBROOK
Postcode district
TN17
Dialling code
Police
Kent
Fire
Kent
Ambulance
South East Coast
UK Parliament
Maidstone and The Weald
UK
England

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