Speldhurst

Speldhurst
Pre-Raphaelite East window in St Mary's Church
Speldhurst is located in Kent
Speldhurst
Speldhurst
Location within Kent
Population4,978 (2011 Census including Ashurst and Langton Green)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ555415
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTunbridge Wells
Postcode districtTN3
Dialling code01892
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°09′06″N 0°13′19″E / 51.1516°N 0.2219°E / 51.1516; 0.2219

Speldhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is to the west of Tunbridge Wells: the village is 3 miles (5 km) west of the town.

Speldhurst has a primary school, a parish church, a general store with post office, a pub, and a small business park. There is a residential care home for the elderly, Birchwood House, which is a former manor house with a rich history. Speldhurst football team plays on the local recreation ground, the pitch is considered one of the best in the surrounding area.

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

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