Pembury, Civil parish in Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom.
Pembury is a village near Tunbridge Wells that spreads across woodland and farmland with a green at its center. The settlement has pubs, a bank, a pharmacy, and other essential services for residents and visitors.
The settlement dates to the Norman period, with St Peter church built in the late 11th or early 12th century. The village grew as a rural community where this church remains its oldest standing structure.
The village gathers regularly on its green for markets and celebrations that shape everyday community life. These occasions reveal how residents connect through shared traditions rooted in its rural character.
Visitors can walk around the green and enjoy local pubs for drinks and meals. For larger shopping and specialized services, nearby Tunbridge Wells is easy to reach.
Archaeological digs in 2010 during water pipe installation uncovered Iron Age settlement remains. These finds show the area was inhabited thousands of years before the current village took shape.
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