| Benenden | |
|---|---|
  Benenden Location within Kent | |
| Population | 2,375 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ807329 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cranbrook |
| Postcode district | TN17 |
| Dialling code | 01580 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Benenden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald, 6 miles (10 km) to the west of Tenterden. In addition to the main village, Iden Green, East End, Dingleden and Standen Street settlements are included in the parish.[2]
The parish church is dedicated to St George, and is a 19th-century building on the site of a medieval building destroyed in a fire.[3] Benenden School, a private girls boarding school is located to the north of the village.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Benenden Parish Council
- ^ St George's church Archived May 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine