Crockenhill
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Coordinates: 51°22′59″N 0°09′43″E / 51.383°N 0.162°E
| Crockenhill | |
 Crockenhill
Crockenhill shown within Kent |
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| OS grid reference | TQ504671 |
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| District | Sevenoaks |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANLEY |
| Postcode district | BR8 |
| Dialling code | 01322 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Crockenhill is a small village in Kent. In the first half of the twentieth century, it was an important area for growing peppermint. In the 1930s there were 420 acres (1.7 km²) under cultivation; the last crop was harvested in 1958.
There is also a village named Crockham Hill near Westerham. The village is home to a football club, Crockenhill F.C., and boasts former player Tony Cascarino.
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[edit] Place-name meaning
Crockenhill is from Old English hyll "hill" with an unknown first element.
[edit] Further reading
- Major, Alan. Hidden Kent. Countryside Books, 1994.
[edit] Current projects
The village is currently creating a habitat for Badgers in harvest field which is on the southern edge of the village.
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