Royal Tunbridge Wells
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Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, 30 miles (50 kilometres) southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks. The town was a spa in the Restoration and a fashionable resort in the mid-1700s under Beau Nash when the Pantiles, and its chalybeate spring, attracted visitors who wished to take the waters.[2] Though its popularity as a spa town waned with the advent of sea bathing, the town still derives much of its income from tourism.[3]
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | |
|---|---|
 The Pantiles, the historic and tourist centre of the town | |
 The coat of arms until 1972 | |
  Royal Tunbridge Wells Location within Kent | |
| Population | 59,947 (2016)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ585395 |
| • London | 33 mi (53 km) NNW |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TUNBRIDGE WELLS |
| Postcode district | TN1-TN4 |
| Dialling code | 01892 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51.132°N 0.263°E / 51.132; 0.263 | |
The town has a population of around 56,500,[4] and is the administrative centre of Tunbridge Wells Borough and in the parliamentary constituency of Tunbridge Wells.