Fordcombe is a small village in the civil parish of Penshurst, within the district of Sevenoaks in Kent, England. It sits on the wooded slopes of the Weald, the name reflecting a valley or "combe" and originally a shallow ford across a stream; the village is set among lanes, traditional farmsteads and is close to historic estates such as Penshurst Place.
Today Fordcombe keeps a distinctly rural character - older cottages and agricultural land remain prominent, though many residents commute to nearby towns such as Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells or to London. Community life is small and local, centred on village amenities and events, and the attractive countryside setting makes it typical of the Kentish commuter and conservation belt.
Postcode districts covering Fordcombe
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Sutton 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Crawley 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Croydon 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Hastings 24.8 miles40 km
- Maidstone 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Gillingham 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Grays 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Chatham 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Dartford 21 miles33.9 km
- Gravesend 21.6 miles34.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Rusthall & Speldhurst Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bullingstone Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Penshurst Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Speldhurst Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Rusthall and Langton Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Groombridge Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Rusthall Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Culverden Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Southborough & Bidborough Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Withyham Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Bidborough Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Fordcombe
TN3 0RJ, TN3 0SP, TN3 0RR, TN3 0SN, TN3 0SH, TN3 0SJ, TN3 0RS, TN3 0RT, TN3 0SG … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 15.6 miles25.1 km
- London City Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
- Ashurst Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Cowden Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Fordcombe Ad
- Smith & Western Tunbridge Wells 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Luna Domes 2.7 miles4.3 km
- One Warwick Park Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Royal Wells Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Spa Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells 4 3.7 miles6 km
- The Hand & Sceptre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Accommodation at Salomons Estate 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Russell Hotel 2 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Tunbridge Wells Hotel 3.5 miles5.6 km
Schools in Fordcombe
- Fordcombe C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Penshurst Place Historic site 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hurst Wood Forest 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons University 2.8 miles4.5 km
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 4.9 miles7.8 km
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Bayham Abbey Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Lingfield Racecourse Recreation 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Hale Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km