 Tilmanstone no longer has a village school; however, the independent Northbourne Park School is close to the parish boundary.The name of Tilmanstone has historically been famous for its colliery, although it is located in the village of Eythorne, operated from 1906 to 1986 as one of the four main pits of the Kent coalfield.The population taken at the 2011 Census also included that of the nearby hamlet of Ashley.