Tudeley
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Tudeley is a village in the civil parish of Capel, in the Tunbridge Wells borough of Kent, England.
The village is home to All Saints' Church,{{cite web |title=All Saints' Church, Tudeley |url=http://www.tudeley.org/allsaintstudeley.htm |accessdate=18 December 2009 |archive-date=7 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207044234/http://www.tudeley.org/allsaintstudeley.htm |url-status=dead }} the only church in the worldPlaces around the world to see Marc Chagall’s stained glass http://www.tudeley.org/downloads.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728134515/http://www.tudeley.org/downloads.htm |date=28 July 2011 }} Accessed 2009-12-03 that has all its windows in stained glass designed by Marc Chagall.The art of Marc Chagall at All Saints, Tudeley http://www.tudeley.org/chagall.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728135300/http://www.tudeley.org/chagall.htm |date=28 July 2011 }} Accessed 2009-12-03 The East window was commissioned by Sir Henry and Lady D'Avigdor-Goldsmid in memory of their daughter Sarah, who died aged 21 in a boating accident in 1963. The other windows were added later,Marc Chagall stained glass at All Saints, Tudeley http://www.tudeley.org/lookatthewindows.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728134907/http://www.tudeley.org/lookatthewindows.htm |date=28 July 2011 }} Accessed 2009-12-03 the final ones being installed in 1985, the year of Chagall's death. Today the church also hosts the Tudeley Festival, an Early Music event which has been running since 1985.The Tudeley Festival http://www.tudeleyfestival.org.uk {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517002152/http://tudeleyfestival.org.uk/ |date=2014-05-17 }}
In 1881 the civil parish had a population of 549.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10227975/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Tudeley AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=29 September 2023}} On 25 March 1885 the parish was abolished and merged with Capel.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/tonbridge.html|title=Tonbridge Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=29 September 2023}}
Somerhill House, which houses The Schools at Somerhill, lies within the bounds of Tudeley.
Nature
Tudeley Woods is owned by the Hadlow Estate and managed in partnership with the RSPB. It comprises restored ancient wood and heathland, which have been connected through extensive coppicing to open up the woodland floor and allow the woodland flowers and butterflies to flourish. The result is that there more than 1,000 species of fungi in the woods, with orchids intermingled with carpets of bluebells and primroses in spring. The coppicing allows for charcoal burning, with the products sold locally. Free to access, car parking is restricted, whilst dogs on leads are allowed on the public footpaths and bridleways.{{cite web|url=http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/t/tudeleywoods/about.aspx|title=Tudeley Woods|publisher=RSPB|accessdate=2 February 2014}}
Future
The Tunbridge Wells Borough draft local plan published in August 2019, suggests a new town of 2,800 dwellings replacing the village and destroying 600 acres of green belt land {{Cite web|url=https://beta.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/local-plan/strategic-sites/strategic-sites-in-the-draft-local-plan/tudeley-village|title=Tudeley Village|website=beta.tunbridgewells.gov.uk|access-date=2019-08-10}} including ancient woodland and the habitat of three European protected species. Despite vocal local concern over the destruction of green belt and agricultural land and serious transport issues {{Cite web|url=https://www.savecapel.com/|title=Campaign {{!}} Save Tudeley and the Parish of Capel|website=Save Capel|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}} the borough council have decided to press on with their plan.
The plan was the subject of the issue evaluation for the AQA GCSE Geography Paper 3 exam in 2024.
Images
File:Tudeley church window.jpg|The East Window by Marc Chagall in All Saints' church
File:Detail of Tudor gateway from Badsell.jpg|Detail of a small gateway dated 1583, inscribed TF and MF for Thomas and Mary Fane, that was at Badsell until the 1920s, and is now at Fulbeck.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Tudeley}}
- [https://www.hadlow.com Hadlow Estate]
- [http://www.tudeley.org All Saints' Church, Tudeley]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517002152/http://tudeleyfestival.org.uk/ Tudeley Festival]
- [https://www.savecapel.com/ Save Capel campaign group]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Tudeley
|North = Hadlow
Golden Green
|Northeast = East Peckham
|East = Five Oak Green
|Southeast = Capel
|South = Pembury
|Southwest = Southborough
|West = Tonbridge
|Northwest = Tonbridge
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