Bidborough

{{Short description|Village in Kent, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name= Bidborough

| population = 958

| population_ref = (2001 census)
1,163 (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120683&c=Bidborough&d=16&e=62&g=6440020&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1474715538826&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|accessdate=24 September 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

|civil_parish= Bidborough

|shire_district= Tunbridge Wells

|shire_county = Kent

|region= South East England

|static_image_name =Bidborough Windmill 2006.JPG

|static_image_caption =Bidborough Windmill, June 2006

|constituency_westminster= Tunbridge Wells

|post_town= Tunbridge Wells

|postcode_district = TN3

|postcode_area= TN

|dial_code= 01892

|os_grid_reference= TQ565435

|coordinates = {{coord|51.1693|0.2371|display=inline,title}}

}}

Bidborough is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells and south of Tonbridge.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 188 Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge)|ISBN= 9780319228814 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html|title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer|format=csv (download)|date= 1 January 2016|publisher=Ordnance Survey|website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk|accessdate=30 January 2016}} According to the 2001 census it had a population of 958, increasing to 1,163 at the 2011 Census.

Amenities

Amenities include the primary school, the 'Kentish Hare' pub (purchased in 2012 by a local resident and extensively refurbished), the historic 11th-century church of St Lawrence, and nearby community hall. The village has its own amateur dramatic group, 'BDS', which puts on productions twice a year, as well as a youth group, Women's Institute and a gardening association. The village also has its own garage, shop and used to have a post office that closed in 2008.

Sports facilities include a tennis court, a bowls green and two recreation ground areas, which are available for cricket and five-a-side football.

Transport

Buses 231/233 connect Bidborough to Edenbridge and Tunbridge Wells. The bus 235 links Leigh to Bidborough and Tunbridge Wells. The bus 237 links Chiddingstone to Bidborough and Tunbridge Wells.

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