- Sandhurst, Kent
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Sandhurst
static_
static_image_caption=Sandhurst windmill
population =
shire_district= Tunbridge Wells
shire_county =Kent
region= South East Englandconstituency_westminster= Maidstone and The Weald
post_town= Cranbrook
postcode_district = TN18
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01580
os_grid_reference= TQ798283
latitude= 51.0261longitude= 0.5629The
village of Sandhurst is inKent near the border withEast Sussex .It is situated very close toBodiam . It is located on the A268 near the villages ofHawkhurst andNorthiam . Sandhurst is in the borough of Tunbridge Wells.Facilities
* Sandhurst Primary School is in the centre of the village, and was founded in 1909.
* Johnson's is the main shop, selling a variety of food and other items as well as housing thePost Office .
* St. Nicholas' Church is located in Sandhurst Cross, about a mile south from the main village.
* Sandhurst windmill (Ringle Crouch Green) has been rebuilt from the base, which was all that remained. It now serves as a house, but supplies electricity.
* There is a Social Club on the back road in the village, open to members and guests, providing live entertainment, as well as facilities for darts, pool, and television.
* The Long-Standing and Popular New Swan is the only public house in the village, offering fine food and drinks, as well as regular live entertainment, and karaeoke nights.
*There are two tea rooms in the village.Roads
The main road through the village is the A268, Rye Road. Bodiam Road leads to
Bodiam in the south; Sponden Lane at the western end of the village goes toBenenden , to the north of the village.Twinning
Sandhurst is twinned with the village of
Heuringhem in northernFrance .
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