Paddock Wood
Built-up area in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.18, 0.39 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 67 45 |
| Population: | 7,840 |
| Dialling code: | 01892 (Tunbridge Wells) |
Paddock Wood is a small town in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, sited in the valley of the River Medway amid fertile farmland. It grew up in the 19th century around the railway and remains a local rail junction with direct commuter services into London and good road links to neighbouring towns.
Historically the area is associated with hop‑growing and oast houses, a legacy still visible in the surrounding landscape, while today the economy mixes agriculture with light industry and distribution parks on the town’s outskirts. Socially it retains a village‑town feel, with local shops, community events and a population made up of long‑standing rural families alongside commuters to larger nearby centres.
Postcode districts covering Paddock Wood
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Croydon 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Hastings 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Maidstone 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Gillingham 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Grays 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Chatham 14 miles22.5 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 6 miles9.7 km
- Ashford 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Dartford 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Gravesend 17.1 miles27.4 km
- Redhill 24.7 miles39.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Five Oak Green Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Pearson's Green Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Matfield Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Brenchley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Capel Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- East Peckham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Brenchley and Matfield Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Pembury & Capel Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Golden Green Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hale Street Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Collier Street Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Benover Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Paddock Wood
TN12 6EJ, TN12 6GA, TN12 6UP, TN12 6DA, TN12 6UA, TN12 6LD, TN12 6BN, TN12 6XP, TN12 6NZ … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 24.7 miles39.7 km
- London City Airport 26.7 miles43 km
- Paddock Wood Railway Station 0.2 miles0.2 km
- Beltring Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Paddock Wood Ad
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Carpenters Arms 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Smith & Western Tunbridge Wells 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- One Warwick Park Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Royal Wells Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Mercure Tunbridge Wells Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Spa Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Hand & Sceptre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6 miles9.6 km
Schools in Paddock Wood
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primary
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 3 miles4.9 km
- Hale Wood Forest 4 miles6.5 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 4.7 miles7.5 km
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Bayham Abbey Estate 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons University 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Boughton Place Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km