Benenden
Parish in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.066, 0.586 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TQ 81 32 |
| Population: | 787 |
| Dialling code: | 01580 (Cranbrook) |
Benenden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, sited on the sandstone ridges of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The settlement clusters around a historic green and contains characterful timber-framed and brick cottages; the parish church has medieval origins and the surrounding landscape still shows traces of former ironworking and hop-growing that shaped the local economy for centuries.
Today Benenden combines rural life with a touch of national profile – it is home to the well-known independent Benenden School and the headquarters of Benenden Health – while most employment is a mix of agriculture, small local businesses and commuters travelling to Tunbridge Wells or Maidstone. Community activities, a village hall and seasonal events keep social life active, and the surrounding lanes and woodlands are popular for walking and cycling.
Postcode districts covering Benenden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Eastbourne 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Maidstone 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Gillingham 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Chatham 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Folkestone 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Ashford 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Sittingbourne 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Tonbridge 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Sevenoaks 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Benenden Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- East End Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Rolvenden Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Coursehorn Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Gun Green Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Pipsden Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sandhurst Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Linkhill Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Rolvenden Layne Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Cranbrook Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Benenden
TN17 4ED, TN17 4EG, TN17 4JU, TN17 4BN, TN17 4BF, TN17 4HB, TN17 4HH, TN17 4DS, TN17 4AH … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 33.7 miles54.2 km
- London Southend Airport 35.2 miles56.7 km
- Headcorn Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Etchingham Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
Hotels near Benenden Ad
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Print House Inn 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.8 km
- White Lion Tenterden 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- King Hotel Tenterden 4.7 miles7.5 km
- London Beach Country Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Flackley Ash Country House Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Dale Hill Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
Schools in Benenden
- Benenden School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Hale Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Bayham Abbey Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Boughton Place Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.1 miles19.5 km