Hawkhurst

Hawkhurst
Cottages at The Moor
Hawkhurst Location within Kent
Population	4,911 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ765305
District	Tunbridge Wells
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRANBROOK
Postcode district	TN18
Dialling code	01580
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Tunbridge Wells
List of places UK England Kent 51°02′50″N 0°31′02″E / 51.0471°N 0.5173°E / 51.0471; 0.5173

Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The village is located close to the border with East Sussex, around 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells and within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Hawkhurst is virtually two villages: The Moor, to the south, consists mainly of cottages clustered around a large triangular green, while Highgate, to the north, features a colonnade of independent shops, two country pubs, hotels, a digital cinema in a converted lecture hall, and Waitrose and Tesco supermarkets.

There are four designated conservation areas in Hawkhurst parish – one at Sawyers Green, two in Highgate (Highgate and All Saints' Church) and one at The Moor. There are also over 200 listed buildings across the parish.

Since boundary changes in the 2010 general election, Hawkhurst is part of the parliamentary constituency of Tunbridge Wells, represented by Conservative Greg Clark. Prior to this it was in the Maidstone and The Weald constituency, formerly represented by Ann Widdecombe.