The Schools at Somerhill
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The Schools at Somerhill is the title given to a group of schools located in Somerhill House
, a Jacobean
mansion
situated to the south east of Tonbridge
in Kent
, England
, but lying with the parish of Tudeley
-cum-Capel
. The three schools are Yardley Court
, Derwent Lodge and Somerhill Pre-Prep. Yardley Court is for boys aged 7–13, Derwent Lodge for girls aged 7–11 and Somerhill Pre-Prep is a mixed school for aged 3–7 boys and girls.
Somerhill House
Somerhill House is a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion situated near Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom. It was built for Richard de Burgh in 1611–13. The estate was sequestrated by Parliament in 1645, and restored to its rightful owner in 1660. The building had become derelict by the mid-eighteenth...
, a Jacobean
Jacobean era
The Jacobean era refers to the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of King James VI of Scotland, who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I...
mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
situated to the south east of Tonbridge
Tonbridge
Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, but lying with the parish of Tudeley
Tudeley
thumb|Chagall windowTudeley is a small village near Tonbridge Kent in South East England.It is the location of All Saints' church, the only church in the world that has all its windows in stained glass designed by Marc Chagall.The East window...
-cum-Capel
Capel, Kent
Capel is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the north of the Weald, three miles to the east of Tonbridge....
. The three schools are Yardley Court
Yardley Court
Yardley Court is a preparatory school in Tonbridge, Kent, England, for boys aged seven to thirteen. The school motto is Comites in comitate, "Courtiers in courtesy"....
, Derwent Lodge and Somerhill Pre-Prep. Yardley Court is for boys aged 7–13, Derwent Lodge for girls aged 7–11 and Somerhill Pre-Prep is a mixed school for aged 3–7 boys and girls.