Brenchley

This article is about the village and parish of Brenchley. For people named Brenchley, see Brenchley (name).
Brenchley

Brenchley
Brenchley
 Brenchley shown within Kent
Population 2,715 (Parish)[1]
2,863 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid referenceTQ675415
Civil parishBrenchley
DistrictTunbridge Wells
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Tonbridge
Postcode district TN12 7xx
Dialling code 01892
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentTunbridge Wells
List of places
UK
England
Kent

Coordinates: 51°08′55″N 0°23′39″E / 51.1486°N 0.3941°E / 51.1486; 0.3941

Brenchley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

History

The name is historically derived from Branca's Leigh. The parish is located 8 miles (13 km) east of Tunbridge Wells, and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Paddock Wood, and includes the neighbouring village of Matfield. Brenchley & Matfield CoE primary school is located in Brenchley.

Brenchley parish church is dedicated to All Saints; there is an avenue of yew trees leading up to it. The village earns some historical fame by being one of the villages that was closely involved in medieval iron making. The site of the furnace lies within the parish of Horsmonden now.

Notable people

References

  1. National Statistics Census 2001
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

Sources

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