Brenchley
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| Brenchley | |
  Brenchley shown within Kent |
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| Population | 2715 (Parish)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Brenchley |
| District | Tunbridge Wells |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tonbridge |
| Postcode district | TN12 |
| Dialling code | 01892 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Tunbridge Wells |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Brenchley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The name is historically derived from Branca's Leigh. The parish is located eight miles east of Tunbridge Wells, and three miles south of Paddock Wood, and includes the neighbouring village of Matfield. A primary school named Brenchley & Matfiled COE is located im between the Brenchley social club and the florists
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. Wat Tyler is said to have briefly lived here.
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[edit] Notable residents.
John Browne - the first holder of the office of King's Gunfounder.[2]
Siegfried Sassoon - born in Brenchley on 8 Sept 1886
[edit] References
- ^ National Statistics Census 2001
- ^ Kentish Fire, Chapter 6
[edit] Sources
- F C Clark (1947). Kentish Fire. Rye, Sussex: Adams & Son.
[edit] External links
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