Tonbridge

Built at a forging point on the River Medway, Tonbridge, five miles north of Tunbridge Wells, was of strategic importance from Norman times, with a castle guarding the crossing. This prosperous Kent market town now has a population of over 30,000. The map below shows the features of the town of Tonbridge as it was in the mid twentieth century. Click on a selected area of the map below to see an enlargement.


 
Tonbridge
Tonbridge town map

Map of Tonbridge

Old map of the town of Tonbridge circa 1950

 
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Tonbridge Map

The maps on this website have been reproduced with the permission of Collins Bartholomew