Bradbourne House
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Bradbourne House is a Grade 1 listed building set in 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of parkland, close to the village of East Malling in Kent
, England
. The house was originally built in Tudor times but was extended and altered in the early 18th century by Sir Thomas Twysden Bt
to become the building you see today.
The house was owned by the Twisden family until 1937 when the last of the line, Sir John Ramskill Twisden, died.
In 1938 it was purchased by the East Malling Trust for Horticultural Research, a charity, which still owns it, together with nearly 600 acres (2.4 km²) of adjoining land. The Trust’s income supports horticultural research at the nearby East Malling Research Station, and elsewhere.
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The house was originally built in Tudor times but was extended and altered in the early 18th century by Sir Thomas Twysden Bt
Twysden Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created, both in the Baronetage of England, for members of the Twysden family of Kent.The Baronetcy of Twysden of Roydon Hall, Kent was created on 29 June 1611 for William Twysden of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent, the son of Roger Twysden, High Sheriff of Kent in...
to become the building you see today.
The house was owned by the Twisden family until 1937 when the last of the line, Sir John Ramskill Twisden, died.
In 1938 it was purchased by the East Malling Trust for Horticultural Research, a charity, which still owns it, together with nearly 600 acres (2.4 km²) of adjoining land. The Trust’s income supports horticultural research at the nearby East Malling Research Station, and elsewhere.