John Brunt V.C.

The John Brunt V.C. is a public house in Paddock Wood in Kent, England. Originally named The Kent Arms, on 3 September 1947 the pub was formally renamed John Brunt V.C. in honour of an English soldier, John Brunt, who won the Victoria Cross in the Second World War who spent his teenage years in the town.

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Type: Pub
Description: public house in Paddock Wood, Kent, England
Also known as: “The John Brunt VC” and “The Kent Arms”
Address: 24 Church Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6HB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paddock Wood railway station and Paddock Wood Library.

Paddock Wood railway station

Railway station

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Paddock Wood railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line and Medway Valley Line in south-east England, serving the Borough of Tunbridge Wells town of Paddock Wood. Paddock Wood railway station is situated 580 feet northwest of John Brunt V.C..

Paddock Wood Library

Library

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Paddock Wood Library is situated 420 feet west of John Brunt V.C..

St Andrew’s Church

Church

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St Andrew's Church is a joint Church of England and Methodist church in Paddock Wood, Kent, England. St Andrew’s Church is situated 2,100 feet southwest of John Brunt V.C..

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paddock Wood and Five Oak Green.

Paddock Wood

Town

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Paddock Wood is a town and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, about 8 miles southwest of Maidstone. At the 2011 Census it had a population of 8,253 falling to 8160 at the 2021 Census. Paddock Wood is a centre for hop growing.

Five Oak Green

Village

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Five Oak Green is a village near Tonbridge, Kent in the Civil Parish of Capel. The village was a centre for hop growing. In the 19th century, The Rose and Crown public house was converted to a hospital to treat the many hop pickers who resided in the village and its surroundings in the late summer.

Beltring

Hamlet

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Beltring is a village in the local government district of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is in the civil parish of East Peckham. Beltring is known for the annual War and peace show which takes place at The Hop Farm Country Park. Beltring is situated 1½ miles north of John Brunt V.C..

John Brunt V.C.

Location: Paddock Wood, Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.18108° or 51° 10′ 52″ north

Longitude

0.39099° or 0° 23′ 28″ east

Open location code

9F3259JR+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 447871574

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

Wikidata ID

Q6223662

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In Other Languages

“John Brunt V.C.” goes by many names.

Yoruba: “John Brunt V.C. (public house)”
Yoruba: “John Brunt V.C.”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paddock Wood Post Office and Paddock Wood Town Council.

Nearby Places

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