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Although the tea estate was set up in the 1830s, it became commercially viable in 1864. It was then known as Bara Ringtong. It was named Margaret's Hope Tea Estate in the 1920s. The present factory was built by John Taylor in 1930. The tea estate is now owned by the Goodricke Group. [4] [1]
Badamtam Tea Estate is located in the Lebong Valley about 17 kilometers west of the Darjeeling town. After the end of the two estates viz., Bada Ging Tea Estate and Chhota Ging Tea Estate, starts the area of Badamtam tea estate and goes till the Majhi Tar basin in Sikkim.
In Glenburn Tea Estate, there is a reserve forest (known as Simbong Forest) of 350 ha (860 acres) within the total area of 750 ha (1,900 acres). The Rangeet and the Rungdung flow through/ near the tea estate. [3] The elevation of the tea estate varies from 1,000 to 3,000 feet (300 to 910 m). [2] Glenburn produces some of the finest Darjeeling tea.
Puttabong Tea Estate is one of the largest gardens in Darjeeling, spanning 20 km across. It is spread over an area of 4.37 km 2 (1.69 sq mi). [3] Tea cultivation is carried out over an area of 436.72 ha (1,079.2 acres) and 106.57 ha (263.3 acres) are irrigated.
Singtam Tea Estate, 6 km from Darjeeling, was established in 1852. It covers 263 hectares. It belongs to the Camelia Tea Group Private Limited. [9] According to another source, Singtam Tea Estate was set up in 1854 by a German priest, Joachim Stoelke. He also planted Darjeeling's oldest tea estate in 1852, at a nearby site called Steinthal. [10]
Arya Tea Estate is a manufacturer of specialty teas for international sale, as part of the Indian holding company Eurasia Group. [3] The estate sits at an average altitude of 1500 metres and covers 125 hectares, with just over 300 acres (1.2 km 2) under tea plantation.