| Hever |
 Hever Castle in 1904 |
| On the western border of the county of Kent, about four miles north-west of Penshurst, stand the remains of Hover Castle, the ancient seat of a family of that name, but more endeared to memory as the residence of the ill-fated Anne Boleyn. This Castle was erected by William de Hever, a Norman baron, who, under Edward III., obtained the King's license to " embattle his manor-house," as well as to have liberty of free warren within this demesne. His two daughters and co-heiresses conveyed it in marriage to the families of Cobham and Brocas: the former, who had acquired the whole by purchase, afterwards sold the entire estate to Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, a wealthy mercer of London, lord-mayor of that city in the thirty-seventh year of Henry VI., and great grandfather to Anne Boleyn, the unfortunate queen of Henry VIII. and mother of queen Elizabeth … extract from Hever Castle and Queen Anne Boleyn published in 1833 |
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| 1237 | Births | 15 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 203 | 307 | 339 | 267 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 334 | Christenings | 14 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 85 | 109 | 32 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 65 | Marriages | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 53 | Deaths | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Burials | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1766 | The History of Tunbridge Wells by Thomas Benge Burr ⇒ p. 188 |
| 1797 | The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume III by Edward Hasted ⇒ p. 190 |
| 1810 | Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne ⇒ p. 70 |
| 1814 | An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent by T. D. W. Dearn ⇒ p. 124 |
| 1830 | Guide of Tunbridge Wells ⇒ p. 123 |
| 1832 | Descriptive Sketches of Tunbridge Wells and the Calverley Estate by John Britton, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 139 |
| 1833 | Hever Castle and Queen Anne Boleyn ⇒ p. 97 |
| 1839 | Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex ⇒ entry |
| 1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 259 |
| 1871 | A History of The Weald of Kent with an outline of the Early History of the County, Volume I. by Robert Furley, F.S.A. ⇒ peculiar of Canterbury p. 400 |
| 1874 | A History of The Weald of Kent with an outline of the History of the County to the present time, Volume II by Robert Furley, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 15; p. 232 |
| 1882 | Kelly's Directory of Kent by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1883 | Pelton's Illustrated Guide to Tunbridge Wells by J. Radford Thomson, M.A. ⇒ p. 158 |
| 1903 | Hookers Household Almanack and Directory ⇒ entry |
| 1905 | Historic Hever - The Church by John Eastman, Parish Clerk ⇒ Booklet |
| 1909 | English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) also published as Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Lady Hope ⇒ p. 149 |
| 1914 | Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold with Illustrations by Hugh Thomson ⇒ p. 336 |
| 1951 | St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent by Denis Foster (Rector 1945-57) ⇒ p. 1 |
| 2010 | Hever Parish Registers by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
| 2010 | Extracts from the Maidstone Journal (1786-1851) relating to Edenbridge, Hever, Chiddingstone, Westerham, Brasted and Hever by Lionel Cole ⇒ Journal |
| 2012 | An Index to the People of Hever between 1820 and 1851 by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
| 2013 | Judicial Documents concerning Chiddingstone, Hever, Edenbridge, Westerham, Brasted and Sundridge by Lionel Cole ⇒ page |
| 2014 | An Index to the People of Hever between 1785 and 1820 by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
| 2018 | An Index to the People of Hever between 1735 and 1785 by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
| 2018 | An Index to the People of Hever between 1685 and 1735 by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
| 2019 | An Index to the People of Hever between 1635 and 1685 by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
| 2019 | An Index to the People of Hever between 1585 and 1635 by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
| 2021 | A Survey of Properties in Hever up to 1851 by Lionel Cole ⇒ Book |
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| Places and properties in Hever - a directory of homes, farms, churches, schools, inns, and other places of interest that existed prior to 1900 has been compiled from Post Office directories, Kelly's directories, Trade directories, Census data, Ordnance survey maps and books of the period |
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