Washlingstone

Washlingstone hundred, shown within the Lathe of Aylesford and Kent

Washlingstone is a hundred of Kent that forms part of the Lathe of Aylesford. It is bounded by Somerden in the Lathe of Sutton at Hone to the west; by Tunbridge Lowey to the north; by Brenchley and Horsmonden to the east; and by Sussex to the south. It had a population of 40,321 in 2011.

The hundred lies in two main portions, east and west of the Lowey of Tunbridge around the town of Tunbridge Wells.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

• Ashurst
• Bidborough
• Capel (part)^*
• Frant (part)^†
• Leigh (part)^‡
• Pembury
• Speldhurst (part)^§
• Tonbridge (part)^‖
• Tudeley

^*: Small detached part; mostly in Tunbridge Lowey.
^†: Mostly in Sussex.
^‡: Mostly in Somerden hundred, but also extends into Codsheath (both Lathe of Sutton at Hone).
^§: Contains a detached part of both Codsheath and Somerden.
^‖: Mostly in Tunbridge Lowey.