| Speldhurst |
 Speldhurst Old Inn in 1900 |
| We climb the hill to reach the village of Speldhurst, and find its church with the old lych gate and tower furnished with four bells, and the ancient hostelry, just opposite, where the oaken beams, and other marks of a previous century, testify to its age and historical interest … Speldhurst is rich in old farms and cottages, several of which still show treasured memories of bygone days. extract from Lady Hope's English Homes and Villages published in 1909 |
| Parish & other records | Before 1500 |
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1650 to 1700 |
1700 to 1725 |
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1750 to 1775 |
1775 to 1800 |
1800 to 1825 |
1825 to 1850 |
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1875 to 1900 |
1900 to 1925 |
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1950 to 1975 |
1975 to 2000 |
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| 3560 | Births | 62 | 44 | 8 | 51 | 132 | 164 | 269 | 610 | 830 | 933 | 451 | 6 | |||||||
| 1636 | Christenings | 54 | 39 | 3 | 50 | 131 | 157 | 208 | 368 | 403 | 177 | 46 | ||||||||
| 397 | Marriages | 45 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 57 | 137 | 57 | 3 | |||||||||
| 119 | Deaths | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 107 | Burials | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1766 | The History of Tunbridge Wells by Thomas Benge Burr ⇒ p. 155 |
| 1797 | The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume III by Edward Hasted ⇒ p. 275 |
| 1797 | The Tunbridge Wells Guide by J. Sprange ⇒ p. 128 |
| 1814 | An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent by T. D. W. Dearn ⇒ p. 221 |
| 1830 | Guide of Tunbridge Wells ⇒ p. 66 |
| 1839 | Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex ⇒ entry |
| 1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 226 |
| 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. 18; p. 43; p. 722; p. 841 |
| 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. 132 |
| 1909 | English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) also published as Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Lady Hope ⇒ p. 24 |
| Places and properties in Speldhurst - 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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