Ashurst, Kent

Ashurst
St Martin of Tours' Church
Ashurst Location within Kent
Civil parish	Speldhurst
District	Tunbridge Wells
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district	TN3
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Tunbridge Wells

Ashurst is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Speldhurst, in the Tunbridge Wells district, in the county of Kent, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) west of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The 10th-century parish church is dedicated to St Martin of Tours[1] The parish is located on the border between Kent and East Sussex; the River Medway forms the border between the two counties. There were two watermills located here, both now closed, and there is a weir on the river. In 1931 the parish had a population of 171.[2]

In 1871 the area of the then parish was 871 acres (3.52 km^2); its population 247 people.[3] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Speldhurst.[4]

Famous Residents

Ben Archard - Floppy-haired TV producer

See also

• Medway watermills

References

1. St Martins church
2. "Population statistics Ashurst CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. Ashurst notes Archived September 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Relationships and changes Ashurst CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links

Media related to Ashurst, Kent at Wikimedia Commons