Pembury

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Pembury
static_

static_image_caption=Pembury Parish Church
population =6005 (2001)
shire_district= Tunbridge Wells
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England
post_town= Tunbridge Wells
postcode_district = TN2
postcode_area= TN |dial_code= 01892
os_grid_reference= TQ625410
latitude= 51.1456
longitude= 0.3224

constituency_westminster= Tunbridge Wells

Pembury is a large village in the county of Kent in the south-east of England, UK, with a population of around 6,000. It lies just to the north of the town of Tunbridge Wells. There have been settlements in the area since at least Saxon times in the 11th century, the name 'Pembury' deriving from the Saxon 'Pepingburh' or 'Pepingeberia'. The village church is estimated to have been at least initially built in the 11th century. The Camden Arms, a public house and hotel, lies on the west side of the village green

The British Olympic athlete Kelly Holmes was born at Pembury Hospital.

Demography

As of the 2001 UK census, the Pembury electoral ward had a population of 6,005. The ethnicity was 97.5% white, 0.8% mixed race, 1.2% Asian, 0.3% black and 0.2% other. The place of birth of residents was 94.3% United Kingdom, 0.5% Republic of Ireland, 1.5% other Western European countries, and 3.7% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 76.3% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.4% Muslim. 15.3% were recorded as having no religion, 0.1% had an alternative religion and 7.2% did not state their religion.cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=5945168&c=Pembury&d=14&g=461027&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1203761985515&enc=1&domainId=16 | accessdate = 2008-02-22]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 41.7% in full-time employment, 14.3% in part-time employment, 11.1% self-employed, 1.6% unemployed, 2.6% students with jobs, 3% students without jobs, 14.1% retired, 6.8% looking after home or family, 3.1% permanently sick or disabled and 1.8% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 16.2% retail, 10.4% manufacturing, 7.8% construction, 13.4% real estate, 15.2% health and social work, 8.3% education, 6% transport and communications, 4.8% public administration, 3% hotels and restaurants, 7.9% finance, 1.8% agriculture and 5.2% other.Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance, and health and social work. There were a relatively low proportion in manufacturing, and hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 22.2% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.

References

External links

* [http://www.pembury.org/ Pembury Village News Website]
* [http://www.camdenarms.co.uk/ The Camden Arms Hotel]
* [http://www.pemburypc.kentparishes.gov.uk/ Pembury Parish Council]
* [http://www.pembury.kent.sch.uk/ The Official Pembury School Website]
* [http://www.villagenet.co.uk/highweald/villages/pembury.php Pembury (The Ghost of Hawkwell)]