Tunbridge Wells
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- Names
Tonbridge
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- Town grew as spa under royal patronage in the 17th century and was popularized by dandy Richard Nash; expanded further with railways in 19th century; developed as a shopping center and center for light industry after WW II.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Baedekers: Great Britain (1966); Blue Guide: England (1980); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); NGA/NIMA database (2003-); Oxford: English Place Names (1960); Times Atlas of the World (1994);
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