Crockenhill

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Crockenhill
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Crockenhill
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Crockenhill
Location within Kent
Population1,654 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference TQ504671
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SWANLEY
Postcode district BR8
Dialling code 01322
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51°22′59″N0°09′43″E / 51.383°N 0.162°E / 51.383; 0.162

Crockenhill is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 1 mile south of Swanley and 4.5 miles north east of Orpington, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London.

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Etymology

Crockenhill is from Old English hyll "hill" . "Crocken" comes from the Old English 'crundel' meaning a 'chalk-pit, quarry' with 'hyll' as a 'hill'; therefore a 'quarry on the hill'.(kentpast.co.uk) There is also a village named Crockham Hill near Westerham.

Buildings

All Souls Church, Crockenhill All Souls' church - geograph.org.uk - 985175.jpg
All Souls Church, Crockenhill

The main church in the village is the grade-II listed All Souls Church, built in 1851 by the architect Edwin Nash. [2]

Sport and leisure

Crockenhill has two Non-League football clubs: Crockenhill F.C. who play at Wested Meadow, [3] and Eltham Palace F.C. who play at Green Court Sports Club. [4] Both teams play in the Kent Invicta Football League at level 10 of the English football league system.

Transport

Rail

The nearest National Rail station is Swanley, located 1 mile away.

Buses

Crockenhill is served by Arriva Kent Thameside route 477 to Dartford via Swanley & to Orpington.

Nearby areas

The Chequers pub in Crockenhill Chequers pub, Crockenhill.jpg
The Chequers pub in Crockenhill

Crockenhill borders Swanley to the north and north east, Eynsford to the east and south east, Well Hill to the south, Orpington to the south west and St Mary Cray, Derry Downs and Kevington to the west and north west.

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. "Listed Entry 1391291: All Saints Church". Historic. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. Pyramid Passion feature on Wested Meadow
  4. Eltham Palace official website – Home Accessed 20 June 2012

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