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and the nearby Furnace Pond is one of the largest of the artificial lakes made to provide water power for the works. King Charles I visited the foundry in 1638 to watch a cannon being cast – a bronze four-pounder, forty-two inches long, now preserved in London's
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Today the only public transport for Horsmonden is the 297 bus route previously operated by Renown, but now operated by Hams Travel and a 296 which goes to Tunbridge Wells from Paddock Wood operated by Arriva.
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closed in 1961. The station site is now used as a garage called "Old Station Garage" and the stationmaster's house is now a private residence.
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which was constructed in 1860 but demolished in 1966. Many of the family's graves can be seen in the churchyard of St. Margaret's Church.
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horse fair held on the village green each year. In 2000, the local parish council with assistance of the then-Home Secretary
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Horsmonden Cricket Club dates back to 1738. The team is first recorded in July 1738, playing against
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is located some distance away from the centre of the village, towards the neighbouring village of
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and Sorby Professor at the University of Sheffield. Educated at Horsmonden Primary School.
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There are also two school bus services (the 268 and the 267) operated by Hams Travel.
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The club today is home to six cricket teams: two men's sides and four youth sides.
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property Sprivers, which has an open garden at specific dates as part of the
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Ken Mills (ex-cricket player and supporter of Horsmonden Primary School)
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The village was an important centre of the post-medieval
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FRS (born 1965). Director of the Leverhulme Centre for
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Horsmonden is located in Kent
Kent
OS grid reference
TQ705405
District
Tunbridge Wells
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Kent
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South East
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Tonbridge
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