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Hever Castle

Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK
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Hever Castle

Summary

Hever Castle is a historic house museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of historic_house_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (936 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hever Castle was a member of Historic Houses Association[3].
  • Hever Castle is located in Hever[4].
  • Hever Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Hever Castle's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[6].
  • Hever Castle's instance of is recorded as English country house[7].
  • Hever Castle's instance of is recorded as quadrangular castle[8].
  • Hever Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[9].
  • Hever Castle's commissioned by is recorded as William de Hever[10].
  • Hever Castle's postal code is recorded as TN8 7NG[11].
  • Hever Castle's Commons category is recorded as Hever Castle[12].
  • Hever Castle comprises Italian Sculpture Garden To South East Of Hever Castle[13].
  • 1271 marks the founding of Hever Castle[14].
  • Hever Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ4783045188[15].
  • Hever Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.186944, 'lon': 0.113889}[16].
  • Hever Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[17].
  • Hever Castle's significant event is recorded as licence to crenellate[18].
  • Hever Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.hevercastle.co.uk/[19].
  • Hever Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/[20].
  • Hever Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[21].
  • Hever Castle's has facility is recorded as Changing Places toilet[22].
  • Hever Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[23].
  • Hever Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed park and garden[24].
  • Hever Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hever Castle'}[25].
  • Hever Castle's has part is recorded as moat[26].
  • Hever Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Edenbridge TN8 7NG'}[27].

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Founding

1271 marks the founding of Hever Castle[14].

Why It Matters

Hever Castle ranks in the top 2% of historic_house_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (936 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . hevercastle.co.uk. hevercastle.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → http://www.hevercastle.co.uk/, https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/
    Has part(s) of the class → moat
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, Grade I listed park and garden
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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