| Royal Tunbridge Wells | |
|---|---|
 The Pantiles, the historic and tourist centre of the town | |
 The coat of arms until 1972 | |
  Royal Tunbridge Wells Location within Kent | |
| Population | 59,947 (2016)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ585395 |
| • London | 33 mi (53 km) NNW |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TUNBRIDGE WELLS |
| Postcode district | TN1-TN4 |
| Dialling code | 01892 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, 30 miles (50 kilometres) southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks. The town was a spa in the Restoration and a fashionable resort in the mid-1700s under Beau Nash when the Pantiles, and its chalybeate spring, attracted visitors who wished to take the waters.[2] Though its popularity as a spa town waned with the advent of sea bathing, the town still derives much of its income from tourism.[3]
The town has a population of around 56,500,[4] and is the administrative centre of Tunbridge Wells Borough and in the parliamentary constituency of Tunbridge Wells.
- ^ "Town population 2011". City populations. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "The Chalybeate Spring". Visit Tunbridge Wells. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Economic Overview of Tunbridge Wells Borough" (PDF). Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. October 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- ^ "What is the population of Royal Tunbridge Wells?". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council FAQs. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2008.