20 Facts About Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, 30 miles southeast of central London.

Tunbridge Wells drank from the spring and, when his health improved, he became convinced that it had healing properties.

Tunbridge Wells persuaded his rich friends in London to try it, and by the time Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, visited in 1630 it had established itself as a spa retreat.

Tunbridge Wells remained in this position until his death in 1762, and under his patronage the town reached the height of its popularity as a fashionable resort.

In 1842 an omnibus service was set up that ran from Tonbridge to Tunbridge Wells, enabling visitors to arrive from London within two hours, and in 1845 the town was linked to the railway network via a branch from South Eastern Railway's London-Hastings Hastings Line at Tonbridge.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells is one of only three towns in England to have been granted this.

In 2006 the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells was estimated to have a population of approximately 56,500.

The wider borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells is home to considerably more people—some 104,000 in 2001, up from around 99,500 in 1991.

Population of Royal Tunbridge Wells is predominantly White and British in its ethnic origin and Christian in its religious affiliation: 97.

Royal Tunbridge Wells is arguably the most important retail centre between London and Hastings.

Tunbridge Wells had a relatively low unemployment rate of around 1.

Tunbridge Wells is at the hub of a series of roads, the primary ones being the A26, which runs from Maidstone to Newhaven; the A264, which runs from Five Oaks to Pembury ; and the A267, which runs south from Tunbridge Wells to Hailsham.

Tunbridge Wells station is, as its former name of Tunbridge Wells Central suggests, centrally located within the town at the end of the High Street, whilst High Brooms station is situated in High Brooms, to the north of the town.

Tunbridge Wells came into the cricketing spotlight during the 1983 Cricket World Cup when Kapil Dev and Syed Kirmani had an unbroken partnership of 126 for India against Zimbabwe at the Nevill Ground on 6 July 1983; this is the second highest partnership for the 9th wicket in a one-day international.

Tunbridge Wells Squash Club on London Road is a traditional Squash club with three courts.

In Spitting Image, when Britain enters a revolution, Royal Tunbridge Wells declares independence under the slogan of 'liberty, equality, gardening'.

Tunbridge Wells contains green spaces that range from woodland to maintained grounds and parks.

Oldest public park in Royal Tunbridge Wells is Grosvenor Recreation Ground designed by landscape architect Robert Marnock, located close to the town centre on Quarry Road.

Royal Tunbridge Wells held its first TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells on 6 June 2015.

Royal Tunbridge Wells has one local commercial radio station, KMFM West Kent.