The name pantiles originally referred to a form of tile used in paving and (more often) roofing. Today the name's also used to refer to an area in the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England which formerly used such tiling. The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells Formerly known as The Walks and the (Royal) Parade; pantiles are defined by dictionaries as roofing tiles, S-shaped in section. It seems that the use of pantiles for paving in Tunbridge Wells's unusual if not unique. Background to the name 'Pantil… (More on Pantiles)