Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells made its fortune from a spring that tastes of rusty nails, persuaded a Stuart queen it was medicine, and has been politely furious about something ever since. The town is so famous for writing to newspapers in a state of disgust that half of it now does it ironically, which the other half finds disgusting. People still promenade down the Pantiles, only now they're holding a flat white. Hardly anyone says the "Royal" out loud, but everybody knows it's there, the way you know about a good pension.
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01Overview
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02Prices
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03Schools
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04Flood risk
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05Crime
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06Transport
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07Planning
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08The area around
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09Who lives here
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