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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External links
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Category:Civil parishes in Kent
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