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The Hastings Road and the "Happy Springs of Tunbridge"

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Amherst, Sir Jeffrey, 71-74

Baldslow, 238

Battle, 188, 199, 228, 231, 232

—— Abbey, 188, 219-34

—— of Hastings, 188, 200-219

Bayham Abbey, 157-59

Beauport Park, 234

Bedgebury Park, 167

Bell Green, 25

Bellingham, 23

Bewl Bridge, 164

Bodiam Castle, 182-86

“Bohemia,” 237

Bromley, 4, 26-47

—— Common, 44-48

Carriers, The, 4, 10

Catford Bridge, 23

Chelsfield, 56

Chevening, 62

“Church in the Wood” (i.e. Hollington Church), 236

Coaches:—

Express, 7

Hastings Mail (afterwards Hastings and St. Leonards), 6-8, 54-56

Paragon, 7

Regulator, 7

Royal William, 7

United Friends, Sevenoaks, 78

Coaching, 3-10, 54-56, 63, 78

Coaching Notabilities:—

Gray, Robert, 6, 8

Horne, Benjamin Worthy, 6, 8, 78

Peacock, 78

Stockdale, 8-10

Corbett Estate, The, 24

Crowhurst Park, 234

Cyclists’ Rests, 141-43

Darenth, River, 69

Downe, 52

Dunton Green, 63, 66-69

Edward the Confessor, 189-93

Etchingham, 171-76

Farnborough, 52

Flimwell, 2, 108, 168-70

Forest Hill, 23

Frant, 140

Green Street Green, 53

Halstead, 64

Halton, 248

Hare, Augustus J. C., 239-46

Harold, King, 190-201, 209, 210, 214-19, 231

Hastings, 248-84

“High Rocks,” 137-40

Highwaymen, 48-52, 54

Hildenborough, 112

Hollington, 235

Holloway, 26

“Holmhurst,” 238-46

Hops, 144-53

Hop-pickers, 52, 111, 147-53

Hurst Green, 170-77

Inns (mentioned at length):—

Bell, Bromley, 43

Blackboy, Sevenoaks, 78

Blue Boys, Kipping’s Cross, 143

Bolt-in-Tun, Fleet Street, 6, 8, 9

Bricklayers’ Arms, Sevenoaks, 79

Cats (or Three Cats), Sevenoaks, 79-81

Chequers, Lamberhurst, 5, 157

—— Tonbridge, 118

George, Robertsbridge, 181

George and Dragon, Farnborough, 52

Harrow, Knockholt Pound, 58

Porcupine, Richmore Hill, 57

Star, Madamscourt Hill, 58

White Hart, Bromley, 43

—— near Sevenoaks, 104

John’s Cross, 188

Kipping’s Cross, 143

Knockholt, 57-62

Knole, 79, 84-102

Ladywell, 16

Lamberhurst, 4, 144, 153-57

Lewisham, 10, 11, 12-23

Lindridge Causeway, 144

Loampit Hill, 11

Lock’s Bottom, 48

London Bridge, 1

Longford, 69

Madamscourt (i.e. Morant’s Court) Hill, 62

Malfosse, 216

Mason’s Hill, 44

“Montreal,” 71, 74-76

Mountfield, 186

Neville Family, The, 141

New Cross, 1, 11

North, Lord, 120-22

“Old London Road,” 235, 238, 248, 250

Old Roar, 236

Old-time Travellers:—

Evelyn, John, 49-51

Islip, Archbishop, 104

Jeake, Samuel, jr., 4, 120

Walpole, Horace, 177, 180

Ore, 246

Pembury Green, 141

Pilgrims’ Way, 63

Polhill, 57, 65

—— Tunnel, 64

Pratt’s Bottom, 54, 56

Quaggy, River, 12

Ravensbourne, River, 11, 26

Riverhead, 70

River Hill, 105, 106, 108, 110-12

Robertsbridge, 177-82, 186, 188

Rother, River, 178

Rushey Green, 23, 25

Rushmore (or Richmore) Hill, 57

Sackville, Family of, 80, 87-98

Salehurst, 182

Scotney Castle, 159-64

Seacox Heath, 169

Senlac, 188, 199, 206, 231

Sepham Hill, 66

“Seven Oaks, The,” 104

Sevenoaks, 3, 76-84

Sevenoke, Sir William, 82

Shangden, 104

Silver Hill, 177, 180

Silverhill, 237

South End, 25

Star (otherwise Madamscourt) Hill, 63

Starr’s Green, 234

Stone Crouch, 140, 164

Telham Hill, 234

Toad Rock, The, 134-37

Tonbridge, 3, 4, 5, 112-20

Tonbridge Ware, 131-34

Tunbridge Wells, 3, 4, 5, 111, 120-37

Vine Hall, 188

Watch Oak, The, 199

Webster, Family of, 224-28

Whatlington, 188

Wilford, James, Benefactor to Roads, 106-108

William the Conqueror, 190-98, 203, 207-220

Woodgate, 4, 120

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