| Tonbridge |
 The River, Tonbridge painted by Sidney Baker in 1900 |
| Quite one of the greatest beauties of Tonbridge is its cluster of old houses which adorns the High Street, and gives a character of antiquity to the place. Immediately on approaching the town one sees these exquisite gables and timber markings, which instantly transport one into another century. Yes! Tonbridge tells its own story in its silent dignity, and is really a centre to the whole surrounding neighbourhead. … Today, however, we pass along peaceful and well-guarded highways, or diverge into lanes where we may saunter to our heart's content. extract from Lady Hope's English Homes and Villages published in 1909 |
| Parish & other records | Before 1500 |
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1550 to 1600 |
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1650 to 1700 |
1700 to 1725 |
1725 to 1750 |
1750 to 1775 |
1775 to 1800 |
1800 to 1825 |
1825 to 1850 |
1850 to 1875 |
1875 to 1900 |
1900 to 1925 |
1925 to 1950 |
1950 to 1975 |
1975 to 2000 |
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| 13584 | Births | 6 | 28 | 173 | 202 | 127 | 143 | 150 | 266 | 890 | 1970 | 4724 | 4862 | 33 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 1875 | Christenings | 28 | 172 | 201 | 125 | 141 | 150 | 211 | 285 | 364 | 162 | 36 | ||||||||
| 727 | Marriages | 28 | 60 | 68 | 35 | 51 | 52 | 76 | 149 | 124 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 226 | Deaths | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 10 | |||||
| 128 | Burials | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1766 | The History of Tunbridge Wells by Thomas Benge Burr ⇒ p. 191 |
| 1797 | The Tunbridge Wells Guide by J. Sprange ⇒ p. 174 |
| 1798 | The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume V by Edward Hasted ⇒ p. 173; p. 196 |
| 1810 | Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne ⇒ p. 45 |
| 1814 | An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent by T. D. W. Dearn ⇒ p. 248 |
| 1826 | A Perambulation of Kent conteining the Description, Hystorie and Customes of that Shire, written in the Year 1570 by William Lambarde ⇒ p. 380 |
| 1830 | Guide of Tunbridge Wells ⇒ p. 130 |
| 1832 | Descriptive Sketches of Tunbridge Wells and the Calverley Estate by John Britton, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 123 |
| 1839 | Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex ⇒ entry |
| 1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 304 |
| 1854 | Proceedings in the County of Kent, 1642-1646 by Richard Almack, Esq., F.S.A. ⇒ p. ii |
| 1868 | School Inquiry Commision Vol XI South-East Division by C. I. Elton and H. A. Giffard ⇒ p. 105 |
| 1869 | The History of Tonbridge School by Septimus Rivington, B.A. ⇒ Book p. i |
| 1871 | A History of The Weald of Kent with an outline of the Early History of the County, Volume I. by Robert Furley, F.S.A. ⇒ William II attacked the Castle p. 277; Becket at the Castle p. 339; The Lowy p. 377; Castle destroyed in 1089 p. 379 |
| 1874 | A History of The Weald of Kent with an outline of the History of the County to the present time, Volume II by Robert Furley, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 6; p. 20; p. 83; Lowy of Tunbridge p. 105; p. 164; p. 166; p. 210; p. 248; p. 291; p. 296; Survey of 1521 p. 428; p. 431; p. 432; p. 478; p. 512; p. 583; p. 724; p. 743; p. 801; p. 842 |
| 1876 | The Skeffingtons of Tunbridge by Robert Chapman ⇒ p. 39 |
| 1882 | Tonbridge Priory by J.F. Wadmore, A.R.I.B.A. ⇒ p. 326 |
| 1882 | Kelly's Directory of Kent by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1883 | Pelton's Illustrated Guide to Tunbridge Wells by J. Radford Thomson, M.A. ⇒ p. 161 |
| 1885 | Cobbett's Rural Rides by William Cobbett ⇒ p. 71 |
| 1886 | Tonbridge Castle and its Lords by J.F. Wadmore, A.R.I.B.A. ⇒ p. 12 |
| 1886 | The Register of Tonbridge School from 1820 to 1886 by W. O. Hughes-Hughes ⇒ Book p. i |
| 1909 | English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) also published as Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Lady Hope ⇒ p. 144 |
| 1914 | Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold with Illustrations by Hugh Thomson ⇒ p. 318 |
| 1933 | The Tonbridge of Yesterday by Arthur H. Neve ⇒ p. 1 |
| 2000 | The Jane Austen Connection ⇒ Booklet |
| Pictures | more pictures | ||||||
 Birds Eye View of Tonbridge - c 1260 |  South View of Tonbridge Priory - 1735 |  Tonbridge School from 1760 to 1825 - Front View - 1768 |  The Bridge - 1775 |  The Market Place - c 1795 |  View of the Castle and part of the Town of Tonbridge - 1797 |  Tonbridge Castle - c 1800 | |
 Tonbridge Bridge - c 1800 |  Mabledon - 1809 |  Tonbridge Castle - 1809 |  Tonbridge Priory - 1809 |  Somerhill - 1809 |  Somerhill - as painted by Turner in 1811 - 1811 |  Somerhill - 1811 | |
| Places and properties in Tonbridge - a directory of homes, farms, churches, schools, inns, and other places of interest that existed prior to 1900 has been compiled from Post Office directories, Kelly's directories, Trade directories, Census data, Ordnance survey maps and books of the period |
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