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Syon House

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AddressSyon Park, Brentford TW8 8JF, UK
Opened 1415
Hours Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM Sun
OwnersDuke of Northumberland
Architects Robert Adam
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Syon House, and its 200-acre park, Syon Park, is in west London, historically within the parish of Isleworth, in the county of Middlesex. It belongs to the Duke of Northumberland and is now his family's London residence. The family's traditional central London residence had been Northumberland House, now demolished.

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Pocahontas Heacham mulberry tree DNA test 'is not unique'

Feb 16,2020 9:47 am

The Tree (far right) is planted claims, in Heacham Manor Hotel in Norfolk

Tests with the aim of, The Truth of the legend of Pocahontas planted a mulberry Tree in Norfolk, proved to be inconclusive.

The Native American traveled to England in 1616 to help with her husband John Rolfe , save a colonialist life.

according to legend, they planted a mulberry Tree in a Manor House in Heacham, where Rolfe was.

However, the DNA analysis of The Tree and others have proved inconclusive.

Rolfe and Pocahontas spent 10 months in England before her death in Gravesend, Kent, 1617, where it is said that while visiting her husband's family home in Heacham, you planted a Tree in the area,

The Tree - in the same place, but now in the grounds of Heacham Manor Hotel - Still produces fruit.

The prisoner in the Palace of the guest of A life-sized portrait of the native American is carried out in Gravesend, Kent

the researchers from the forestry authority, the DNA research following claims by a retired Heacham residents, has extensively researched the Pocahontas legend.

It was hoped that a DNA link between the Hotels Tree and other very old mulberry trees in Buckingham Palace , Syon House in west London, and Narford Hall, Norfolk could justify.

It was, thought Pocahontas may have visited one of these trees is collected and to establish seed and research, whether the ancestor of the Heacham Tree .

Joan Cottrell, from the Forestry Commission , said that scientists have tried to "fingerprint" Acht Linden", but not to clear results".

She Said the tests showed eight of the trees "probably" belonged to the same clone, but this was not The Work of "conclusive".

The village of Heacham, shows Pocahontas

dna testing, trees, heacham

Source of news: bbc.com

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