Tunbridge Wells

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Tunbridge Wells [ˈtʌnˌbrɪdʒ]

(Placename) a town and resort in SE England, in SW Kent: chalybeate spring discovered in 1606; an important social centre in the 17th and 18th centuries. Pop.: 60 272 (1991) Official name Royal Tunbridge Wells

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