Great Estates
The landed gentry once dominated Sevenoaks. Many people worked in the mansion houses and surrounding grounds. Significant central Sevenoaks estates in the late 18th century were Knole, Montreal, Wildernesse, Kippington, Bradbourne and Greatness. Montreal House was built for Jeffrey Amherst after his return from war in 1764, on an existing family estate. It had 27 […]