Langton Green
| Langton Green | |
| Kent | |
|---|---|
 Adam's Cottage, Langton Green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ545395 |
| Location: | 51°8’4"N, -0°12’19"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tunbridge Wells |
| Postcode: | TN3 |
| Dialling code: | 01892 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Tunbridge Wells |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tunbridge Wells |
Langton Green is an affluent village in Kent, immediately north of the very border of Sussex to the south, along the A264 road about two miles west of Tunbridge Wells town centre, and south of Speldhurst.
The village is built around its parish church, and village green and parish church, All Saints, which stands by the green. The church is a Grade II* listed building, built in 1862–63 by George Gilbert Scott.[1]
The village also has a public house, The Hare, and a village primary school, Langton Green County Primary.
A private school, Holmewood House, stands by the village.
Sport and society
The table-top football game, Subbuteo, was invented and produced for many years in Langton Green.[2]
The village has sport association and a popular, modern village hall.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Langton Green) |
- Post Office closures: Death of the village in The Independent
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1240546: Langton Green (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ A History of Langton Green
- ↑ Langton Green Village Hall