In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Paddock Wood like this:
PADDOCK-WOOD, a hamlet in Brenchley parish, and a chapelry partly also in Yalding and Nettlestead parishes, Kent. The hamlet lies in the Weald, on the Southeastern railway, at the junction of the branch to Maidstone, 2¾ miles N by W of Brenchley, and 6 E by S of Tunbridge; and has a station with telegraph at the railway junction, and an inn. ...
The chapelry was constituted in 1860; and its post town is Brenchley, under Staplehurst. Pop. of the Brenchley portion, 713; of thewhole, 898. Houses of the B. portion, 131; of thewhole, 166. Bricks and tiles are made. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £225.* Patron, G.Courthope, Esq. The church is a neatstone building, in the pointed style; and consists of nave and chancel, with a small tower.
Paddock Wood through time
Paddock Wood is now part of Tunbridge Wells district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tunbridge Wells has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Paddock Wood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Paddock Wood, in Tunbridge Wells and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21314
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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