Hawkenbury, Tunbridge Wells

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Human settlement in England

Hawkenbury

Hawkenbury

Location within Kent

District|

* Tunbridge Wells

Shire county|

* Kent

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district| TN2
Dialling code| 01892
Police| Kent
Fire| Kent
Ambulance| South East Coast
UK Parliament|

* Tunbridge Wells

List of places

England
Kent

51°07′23″N 0°16′42″E﻿ / ﻿51.123120°N 0.278460°E﻿ / 51.123120; 0.278460
The Tunbridge Wells Land Registry offices were located in Hawkenbury until their closure in June 2011[1] Sheep grazing on the meadow area of Camden Park.

Hawkenbury is a small village area located in the south east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

## History

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Hawkenbury was settled before Tunbridge Wells itself was founded in the 17th century, and at one time fell within the parish of Frant, which was divided between Kent and Sussex.[2] It was originally known as "Hockenbury".[3]

Bacon's 1912 map of Tunbridge Wells shows the centre of Hawkenbury lying along Hawkenbury Road, being that area currently lying south of the recreation ground. The Victorian estate around Sibby's Corner was not then considered part of Hawkenbury. Hawkenbury had no less than four places of worship, being a Congregationalist chapel (now United Reformed Church) at Sibby's Corner, a St. Peter's Mission on the junction of Forest Road and Napier Road, an unnamed church on Hawkenbury Road (below the present site of Hawkenbury Mews) and a second Congregationalist chapel lay below the present site of the Hawkenbury Road allotments, as did a number of village dwellings. Beyond agriculture, the residents were employed in the Brickfields, lying due east of present-day Maryland Road. South of Brickfields were a plethora of now-vanished farm buildings, the remains of which can still be traced from the footpath off Chieveley Drive. In 1912 Halls Hole Road was called Marlpits Lane and Whybourne Gate Farm lay on the site of the current Whybourne Crest.

## Governance

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Hawkenbury is located within the Park ward of Tunbridge Wells, and elects three councillors to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Hawkenbury is not part of a parish council (the Borough Council acts as the Parish). Hawkenbury falls under the Tunbridge Wells South district at county level. Hawkenbury is part of the constituency of Tunbridge Wells at a national level. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was represented by the South East England constituency for the European Union parliament.[4]

## Transport

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The closest railway station is Tunbridge Wells. Buses serve Hawkenbury from Monday to Saturday, and are provided by Nu-Venture.

## Parks and open spaces

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Farmcombe Road Open Space is a small open green area. Camden Park contains a pastoral area, known as The Meadow, in the middle of an estate developed by Lord Camden in the mid-19th century.[5] The Hawkenbury Recreation Ground is a large public space that has cricket and football pitches, tennis courts, an all-weather pitch and a children's play area.

There are also allotments in Hawkenbury, in Halls Hole Road, managed by the Hawkenbury Allotment Holders' Association.

## References

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1. ^ "Important developments". HM Land Registry. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
2. ^ "Frant, Sussex Genealogy". FamilySearch. 2 April 2022.
3. ^ Eeles, Henry S. (1947). Frant – A Parish History. Tunbridge Wells: Courier Co., Ltd. p. 219.
4. ^ "Park". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Retrieved 17 June 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
5. ^ "Camden Park Area" (PDF). Royal Tunbridge Wells and Rusthall Conservation Areas Appraisal. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. November 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2009. [dead link‍]

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Royal Tunbridge Wells

Locations within
Tunbridge Wells|

* Hawkenbury
* High Brooms
* Langton Green
* Rusthall
* The Pantiles

Buildings|

* High Brooms station
* High Rocks halt
* Holy Trinity Church
* Hungershall Forge
* Kent and Sussex Hospital
* King Charles the Martyr Church
* Royal Victoria Place
* St Mark's Church
* St Paul's Church
* Standings Mill
* The Opera House
* Tunbridge Wells station
* Tunbridge Wells West station

Businesses|

* BBC South East
* Freight Transport Association
* Kent and Sussex Courier
* Subbuteo

People|

* List of people from Royal Tunbridge Wells
* Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells

Religion|

* List of places of worship

Political|

* Tunbridge Wells constituency (since 1974)
* Tunbridge Wells borough (since 1974)
* Local elections

Schools and colleges|

* Beechwood
* Bennett Memorial
* The Skinners'
* St Gregory's
* Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar
* Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
* K College
* The Skinners' Academy

Sport, leisure and the arts|

* Assembly Hall Theatre
* BBC Radio Kent
* Dunorlan Park
* High Rocks
* The Forum
* Ice Melters Curling Club
* KMFM West Kent
* Linden Park Cricket Club
* Nevill Ground
* South East Today
* Spa Valley Railway
* Trinity Theatre
* Tunbridge ware
* Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week
* Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club
* Tunbridge Wells Football Club
* Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
* Tunbridge Wells Rugby Club

Twin towns|

* Wiesbaden

Italics denote places in East Sussex included as they are generally considered part of Tunbridge Wells.

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Towns and villages in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells

* Ashurst
* Baker's Cross
* Beal's Green
* Bedgebury Cross
* Benenden
* Bidborough
* Brenchley
* Capel
* Colliers Green
* Coursehorn
* Cranbrook
* Culverden Down
* Curtisden Green
* Five Oak Green
* Frittenden
* Goudhurst
* Groombridge
* Hartley
* Hawkenbury
* Hawkhurst
* High Brooms
* Horsmonden
* Kilndown
* Lamberhurst
* Langton Green
* Matfield
* Paddock Wood
* Park
* Pembury
* Royal Tunbridge Wells
* Rusthall
* Sandhurst
* Southborough
* Speldhurst
* Stone Cross
* Sissinghurst
* Swattenden

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