Brenchley is another delightful village, rich in local history. The centre square is a setting for many interesting old buildings including the Grade 1 Listed Church of All Saints'. Beside it, the old vicarage is said to date back to the 14th Century. In the High Street, The Old Palace was begun at the time of Agincourt, and was home to the Roberts family, until 1620 when Margaret, the last heiress, married a cousin at Cranbrook. Legend says the building was a 'palace' because the Duke of St. Albans, descendant of Charles 11 and Nell Gwynne, once owned it. Certainly the forth Duke married another Roberts heiress.
Across the square the butchers shop is housed in an attractive timber framed building known as Queen Anne's Hunting Lodge, though no one knows why.