a town partly within the parish of Speldhurst, in the hundred of Washington and lathe of Aylesford, but the larger portion in Tunbridge. It is thirty-six miles from London, and six from the town of Tunbridge. It has been long celebrated for its mineral springs, which are strongly impregnated with iron. It consists of four divisions, viz. Mount Ephraim, Mount Pleasant, Mount Sion, and the Wells. The three former are composed of good houses, let as temporary residences, and the latter consists of rows of houses of smaller dimensions and expense. The place is much frequented in the summer, as well for the water as for the purity of the air. In the town are manufactures of wood, commonly called Tunbridge ware. The inhabitants of Speldhurst amounted in 1821 to 2297, and in 1831 to 2640, but the greater part of the new buildings are within the parish of Tunbridge.