Bidborough

Bidborough
Bidborough
	Bidborough Windmill, June 2006
	Bidborough Location within Kent
Population	958 (2001 census); 1,163 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	TQ565435
Civil parish	Bidborough;
District	Tunbridge Wells;
Shire county	Kent;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district	TN3
Dialling code	01892
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Tunbridge Wells;
	List of places UK England Kent 51°10′09″N 0°14′14″E / 51.1693°N 0.2371°E

Bidborough is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells and south of Tonbridge.^[2]^[3] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 958, increasing to 1,163 at the 2011 Census.

Amenities

Amenities include the primary school, the 'Kentish Hare' pub (purchased in 2012 by a local resident and extensively refurbished), the historic 11th-century church of St Lawrence, and nearby community hall. The village has its own amateur dramatic group, 'BADS', which puts on productions twice a year, as well as a youth group, Women's Institute and a gardening association. The village also has its own garage, shop and used to have a post office that closed in 2008.

Sports facilities include a tennis court, a bowls green and two recreation ground areas, which are available for cricket and five-a-side football.

Transport

Buses 231/233 connect Bidborough to Edenbridge and Tunbridge Wells. The bus 235 links Leigh to Bidborough and Tunbridge Wells. The bus 237 links Chiddingstone to Bidborough and Tunbridge Wells.

References

^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 188 Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228814.
^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

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[ONS-1] "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

[OS188-2] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 188 Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319228814.

[OSGaz50-3] "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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