Brogdale is a hamlet in Kent, England, located beside the M2 motorway two miles south of Faversham. On August 10, 2003, a temperature of 38.5°C was recorded in Brogdale, the highest temperature on record in the United Kingdom. Brogdale Horticultural Trust is home to a large collection of fruit trees. Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... The M2 motorway is a motorway in England. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Location within the British Isles Faversham is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ...
Brogdale is the home of the National Fruits Collection, and has over 2000 varieties of apples, over 500 varieties of pears and hundreds of other fruit trees, bushes and vines growing within the grounds. For other uses, see Apple (disambiguation). ... Species Pyrus calleryana P. pyrifolia et al Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the edible fruit of that tree. ...
Brogdale also will identify varieties of fruit sent to them.
Brogdale Horticultural Trust is the location of the National Fruit Collections, and has over 2000 varieties of apples, over 500 varieties of pears and hundreds of other fruit trees, bushes and vines growing within the grounds.
Brogdale also will identify varieties of fruit sent to them, and sells a wide variety of fruit trees and bushes from its Plant Centre.
Brogdale has a unique position in the horticultural landscape of Kent, which is the UK's largest supplier of apples, cherries and several other types of fruit.
Brogdale is well situated for this monitoring role, having recorded the highest temperature seen in Britain of 38.3 degrees Celsius in 2003.
Brogdale is largely insulated from the rigours of the market, where cheap imports and the buying power of supermarkets have made life extremely difficult for Kent'sfruit farmers.