In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Cranbrook like this:
Cranbrook, market town and par., mid. Kent, on river Crane, 6 miles S. of Staplehurst ry. sta. and 46 miles SE. of London, 10,374 ac., pop. 4216; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. From the 14th to the 17th century C. was one of the principal seats of the broadcloth mfr. introduced by the Flemings; it is now the centre of the agricultural district called the Weald of Kent, and carries on trade in malt, hops, &C. There is a market for corn and hops every alternate Wednesday.
Cranbrook through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Cranbrook has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Tunbridge Wells. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Cranbrook and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cranbrook, in Tunbridge Wells and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5398
Date accessed: 23rd May 2013
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