Tonbridge History

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Other Tonbridge History sites

The Weald – Tonbridge (a huge site which includes 1881 Census data, various books and articles, and much else)
Listed Buildings in Tonbridge parish
Pigot's Directory, Tonbridge (1840)
'The Tonbridge of Yesterday' (complete text of the book by A. H. Neve, 1933)
The Lowy of Tunbridge (from Hasted's monumental survey of Kent, 1798)
The Parish of Tunbridge (also from Hasted)
Tonbridge railway station and west goods yard (comprehensive coverage on the Kent Rail website)
'Tunbridge' (history and description from Dearn's guide to the Weald of Kent, 1814)
Tonbridge Priory (from the Victoria County History: Kent, 1926)
The Tonbridge Town Wardens (Account Book 1575-1760)
Somerhill (the history of the Jacobean mansion that overlooks the town)
Tonbridge weather (compilation of weather events from 1692 onwards)

Sources for local history research

The Council for British Archaeology (also its local branch CBA South East)
Historical Directories
Kent Archives Service catalogue
Kent Libraries Local Studies catalogue
Kent Libraries Online Resources (includes The Times archive 1785-1985)
Kent Archaeological Society – main site see Archaeologia Cantiana to access content since 1858 [printed copies are available in Tonbridge Reference Library], also Tonbridge Tithe Award schedule)
Tonbridge Library
The Wealden Iron Research Group
North West Kent Family History Society
The Society of Genealogists
Kent Genealogy Links & Chat Room (very comprehensive list)

Other Societies

Tonbridge Civic Society
Tonbridge U3A (includes Local History and Family History study groups)
Hildenborough History Society
Leigh and District Historical Society
Plaxtol Local History Group
Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society Local History Group
Sevenoaks Historical Society
Wateringbury Local History Society