Crockenhill

Crockenhill
Crockenhill Crockenhill shown within Kent
OS grid reference	TQ504671
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
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Coordinates: 51°22′59″N 0°09′43″E / 51.383°N 0.162°E / 51.383; 0.162

Crockenhill is a small village in the Sevenoaks District Of Kent, and lies south west of Swanley. It is located near the border of Kent with Greater London.

Transport

Crockenhill is served by the Arriva Kent Bus service 477 to Orpington and to Bluewater via Swanley and Dartford. The closest rail link to the area is at Swanley station.

Etymology

Crockenhill is from Old English hyll "hill" with an unknown first element. There is also a village named Crockham Hill near Westerham.

Sport and leisure

Crockenhill F.C. has two Non-League football clubs: Crockenhill F.C. who play at Wested Meadow,^[1] and Eltham Palace F.C. who play at Green Court Sports Club.^[2] Both teams play in the Kent Invicta Football League at level 10 of the English football league system.

References

↑ Pyramid Passion feature on Wested Meadow
↑ Eltham Palace official website – Home Accessed 20 June 2012

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crockenhill.

Crockenhill parish council site

Towns and villages in the Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

	Ash Badgers Mount Bough Beech Brasted Brasted Chart Chartwell Chevening Chiddingstone Chiddingstone Causeway Chiddingstone Hoath Chipstead Cowden Crockenhill Crockham Hill Dunton Green Edenbridge Eynsford Farningham Fawkham Fawkham Green Fordcombe Four Elms Godden Green Halstead Hartley Hever Hextable Hodsoll Street Horton Kirby Ide Hill Kemsing Knockholt Leigh Markbeech New Ash Green Otford Penshurst Ridley Riverhead Seal Seal Chart Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Weald Shoreham South Darenth Sundridge Swanley Swanley Village Toys Hill Underriver Well Hill Westerham West Kingsdown

List of places in Kent

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