HEVER, a parish in the hundred of SOMERDEN,
lathe of SUTTON at HONE, county of KENT, 8 miles
("W. by S.) from Tunbridge, containing 606 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the- peculiar jurisdiction of
the Archbishop of Canterbury, rated in the king's
books at £15. 7. 3. The Rev. T. Streatfeild was
patron in 1799. The church, dedicated to St. Peter,
contains a magnificent monument of the Boleyne family.
The castle, the seat of that illustrious house,
is a very ancient building, defended by a moat, drawbridge,
portcullis, and tower, and was the residence of
Sir Thomas Boleyne, father of Ann Boleyne, queen of
Henry VIII., who is stated to have been born here,
and here Anne of Cleves died: the chamber of Ann
Boleyne is still called by her name, and several other
curious mementos are shewn to visitors.