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Three Days in Kent–Day 3

On the western side of Kent, close to London, is the town of Westerham, and in Westerham is a country house named Chartwell. Chartwell was built some time in the 14thcentury; the earliest record for it is a sale of the property, then called Well-street, by William-at-Well in 1382. An historical figure who is reputed to have stayed there is Henry VIII, who allegedly visited while courting Anne Boleyn, who lived in …