Paddock Wood Town Council
The Podmore Building,
St Andrews Road,
Paddock Wood,
Kent
TN12 6HT

Tel: 01892 837373
Fax: 01892 834439

Paddock Wood Town Council is pleased to offer this sixth edition of its Town Guide which it is hoped will be helpful to residents and businesses both new and old.

Our Town owes its existence to the railway. In fact, a guide book to the railway in 1853 described Paddock Wood as being “already of no small importance, and which promises to be more important still”.

From railway junction to Village to Town in 160 years, Paddock Wood is still growing and the original reason for its being is still there. Today, as a small rural town, it is edging to increase in size. Over the next 10-15 years it is expected to have expanded to the tune of a further 600 houses. The three areas defined for these houses have yet to be determined by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council but should be known by September 2010. Whichever sites are agreed, developers will have to face major problems to resolve surface and foul water system issues both of which will require major capital investment.

The Town has much to offer including an interesting variety of shops, clubs, schools and sports facilities. It is at the centre of an excellent road and rail transport network with local connections to Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Maidstone together with rail services to London, Folkestone and Dover as well as Ashford (for “Eurostar”) and to Gatwick Airport. Road connections to the A21, M25 and M20 complete the picture.

I hope you and your visitors will find this guide book informative and entertaining and my thanks go to all those who have contributed, particularly the advertisers who made it possible.

Cllr. Ron Aitchison
Chairman, Paddock Wood Town Council