- Rusthall
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Rusthall and Denny Bottom
population =4,776 (2001)
shire_district= Tunbridge Wells
shire_county =Kent
region= South East Englandconstituency_westminster= Tunbridge Wells
post_town= Tunbridge Wells
postcode_district = TN4
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01892
os_grid_reference= TQ565395
latitude= 51.1333longitude= 0.2354
Rusthall is a village located approximately 2 miles to the west of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in
Kent . The village grew up around a large property called "Rusthall" located on the Rusthall Common en route to the neighbouring village ofLangton Green .Today the village is home to some sandstone outcrops on "Harmony Street", one of which is called "Toad Rock" since it is shaped like a toad. The centre of the village is mainly Victorian and is surrounded by commonland.Jeremy Menuhin, son of
Yehudi Menuhin was the previousLord of the Manor of Rusthall. In early 2008 this title, along with the common land and thepantiles inTunbridge Wells was purchased by TargetFollow, a property development company based in Norwich.Demography
As of the 2001 UK census, the Rusthall
electoral ward had a population of 4,776. The ethnicity was 97.9% white, 0.7% mixed race, 1.2% Asian, 0% black and 0.2% other. The place of birth of residents was 94.5% United Kingdom, 0.5% Republic of Ireland, 1.4% other Western European countries, and 3.6% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 74.8% Christian, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.9% Muslim. 16.8% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 6.9% did not state their religion.cite web | title = Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=5945167&c=Rusthall&d=14&g=461046&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1203785733380&enc=1&domainId=16 | accessdate = 2008-02-22]The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 43.6% in full-time employment, 12.9% in part-time employment, 11.1% self-employed, 1.8% unemployed, 2.1% students with jobs, 2.8% students without jobs, 12.8% retired, 7.2% looking after home or family, 3.7% permanently sick or disabled and 2% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 18.6% retail, 9.3% manufacturing, 9% construction, 13% real estate, 11.5% health and social work, 8% education, 6.9% transport and communications, 3.4% public administration, 4.9% hotels and restaurants, 8.2% finance, 1.4% agriculture and 5.8% other.Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in construction and finance. There were a relatively low proportion in public administration and manufacturing. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 17.4% had a
higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.References
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