Bedgebury Cross is a hamlet in the civil parish of Goudhurst. It is located, in the Bedgebury Forest area of Kent, England. It is located on the B2079 road connecting Goudhurst with the A21 road at Flimwell. The term "cross" refers to a wayside cross that originally existed at this site, this cross is replicated in the brickwork of the chimney of one of the cottages. Presumably the chimney was built over roughly the site of the cross.[1]

Bedgebury Cross
View of Bedgebury Cross
Bedgebury Cross Location within Kent
OS grid reference	TQ7134
District	Tunbridge Wells
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cranbrook
Postcode district	TN17
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
List of places UK England Kent 51.08°N 00.44°E / 51.08; 00.44

Probably the most well-known Bedgeburian is Thomas Culpeper (c. 1514–1541), the lover of Queen Catherine Howard, who was King Henry VIII's fifth wife. Culpeper and Howard were both executed when the affair became known.

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