Hartley, Tunbridge Wells Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Hartley
Coordinates:51.0842°N 0.5097°W
Civil Parish:Cranbrook and Sissinghurst
Shire District:Tunbridge Wells
Shire County:Kent
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Maidstone and the Weald
Post Town:Cranbrook
Postcode District:TN17
Postcode Area:TN
Population:5

Hartley is a village one mile southwest of Cranbrook in Kent, England.[1] The only retailer in the area is a local farmshop, which has a cafe and fishmongers. Hartley lies on the A229.

Hartley Badgers are the local football team. Traditionally, only Hartley natives are eligible for selection- in a policy similar to that of Athletic Bilbao. They share the hosting of the annual grudge match against their fierce rivals, Gills Green Gulls. It is a historically hotly contested fixture, with three hospitalisations from crowd trouble in the last ten years.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 188 Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge). 9780319228814 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.