Borough of Tunbridge Wells [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Borough of Tunbridge Wells
The Borough of Tunbridge Wells is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. It takes its name from its main town, Royal Tunbridge Wells.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by the merger of the municipal borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells along with Southborough urban district, Cranbrook Rural District and most of Tonbridge Rural District.
Description of borough.
Description of borough Location.
The borough of Tunbridge Wells lies along the south western border of Kent, partly on the
one of only three towns in England to have been granted this (the others being Royal Leamington Spa and Royal Wootton Bassett).
Although "Wells" has a plural form, it refers to the principal source, the chalybeate spring in the Pantiles (where the "waters" were taken).
Governance.
Royal Tunbridge Wells is the administrative centre for both Tunbridge Wells Borough and the parliamentary constituency of Tunbridge Wells. The Borough is governed by 48 Councillors, representing 20 wards (eight wards fall within the town