Speldhurst

We climb the hill to reach the village of Speldhurst, and find its church with the old lych gate and tower furnished with four bells, and the ancient hostelry, just opposite, where the oaken beams, and other marks of a previous century, testify to its age and historical interest ....... Speldhurst is rich in old farms and cottages, several of which still show treasured memories of bygone days. extract from Lady Hope's English Homes and Villages published in 1909

Speldhurst directory of homes, farms, churches, schools, inns, and other places of interest that existed prior to 1900 has been compiled from Census data, Ordnance survey maps and books of the period

Parish & other records		Before 1500	1500 to 1550	1550 to 1600	1600 to 1650	1650 to 1700	1700 to 1725	1725 to 1750	1750 to 1775	1775 to 1800	1800 to 1825	1825 to 1850	1850 to 1875	1875 to 1900	1900 to 1925	1925 to 1950	1950 to 1975	1975 to 2000	After 2000
3073	Births			59	43	8	40	105	144	211	507	696	825	431	4
1309	Christenings			53	39	3	38	104	140	170	302	306	116	38
633	Marriages			90	32	14	26	30	62	84	204	88	3
75	Deaths			12	10	2		1	3	16	16	9	2	2	2
63	Burials			7	9			1	4	18	15	9

Books and other documents

The History of Tunbridge Wells by Thomas Benge Burr in 1766 - Page 155

The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume III by Edward Hasted in 1797 - Page 275

The Tunbridge Wells Guide by J. Sprange in 1797 - Page 128

Guide of Tunbridge Wells in 1830 - Page 66

Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex in 1839

New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen in 1840 - Page 226

Kelly's Directory of Kent by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. in 1882

Pelton's Illustrated Guide to Tunbridge Wells by J. Radford Thomson, M.A. in 1883 - Page 132

English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) by Lady Hope in 1909 - Page 24

Speldhurst pictures	Farm House 1809	Speldhurst Church c 1900	Speldhurst Old Inn c 1900	Speldhurst Inn c 1900	Ye George and Dragon 1905	Speldhurst Hill 1905	The Post Office 1907
	Speldhurst Church 1908	Northfield House 1909	The Rectory 1909	Speldhurst Church 1910	St Mary the Virgin Church 1910	Speldhurst Church 1962