- St. John's Jerusalem
St. John's Jerusalem is a National Trust property at
Sutton-at-Hone ,Kent ,England which includes the 13th century Knights Hospitallers' Chapel and a garden moated by the River Darent. It is open to the public (on Wednesday afternoons, April - October). It is sometimes referred to as Sutton Manor or the Manor of Sutton-at-Hone. (Note - this property should not be confused with theEnglish Heritage St. John's Commandery nearDensole , Kent).It was established in 1199 as a Commandery of the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, until it was given to Sir Maurice Denys at the time of the
Dissolution.Naturalist
Abraham Hill established an orchard here in 1670, withapples andpears fromHerefordshire andDevon that were used for makingcider andperry . Varieties that were introduced into Kent as a result included theKentish Pippin .From 1755 historian
Edward Hasted lived here.References
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title=National Trust | St John's Jerusalem
publisher=www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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title=National Trust | St John's Jerusalem | What to see & do
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*cite web
url=http://www.touruk.co.uk/gardens/gardenskent_stjohns.htm
title=Tour UK | St John's Jerusalem Garden
publisher=www.touruk.co.uk
accessdate=2008-04-27
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