Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BIDBOROUGH

BIDBOROUGH, a parish in Tunbridge district, Kent; adjacent to the Southeastern railway, 2½ miles NW by N of Tunbridge-Wells. Post Town, Tunbridge-Wells. Acres, 1,299. Real property, £1,621. Pop., 210. Houses, 46. The property is divided among a few. There are some mineral springs. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £227.* Patron, Mrs. Deacon. The church has a Norman porch, and is in good condition. Charities, £23.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Bidborough AP/CP       Tonbridge RegD/PLU       Kent AncC
Place: Bidborough

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