Crockenhill

Not to be confused with Crockham Hill.

Crockenhill
Crockenhill
Crockenhill is located in Kent
Crockenhill
Crockenhill
Location within Kent
Population1,654 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ504671
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWANLEY
Postcode districtBR8
Dialling code01322
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°22′59″N 0°09′43″E / 51.383°N 0.162°E / 51.383; 0.162

Crockenhill is a village in the Sevenoaks District of West Kent, England.

The hamlet of Skeet Hill falls within the Crockenhill boundary and Skeet Hill Lane in Orpington is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the Crockenhill and Well Hill ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Orpington. Skeet Hill Lane, Orpington, BR6 7QA.[2]

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

The main church in the village is the grade-II listed All Souls Church, built in 1851 by the architect Edwin Nash.[3]

Skeet Hill Farm. Skeet Hill House. On the corner with Dalton’s Road. The house was built as a Dower House for Lullingstone Castle, and is said to be 400 years old Bought by Brady Boys Club in Whitechapel in 1943 and used by generations of east end Jewish children.[4]

Sport and leisure

Crockenhill has one Non-League football club: Crockenhill F.C. play in the Kent County Football League in the Division 2 West, sitting at level 13 of the English football league system.

Sadeh Farm Founded by Talia Chain, Sadeh is the UK’s Jewish community farm. Inspired by her fellowship experience at Adamah, a Jewish farm – based program in upstate New York, Talia saw the need for a British equivalent. Under her leadership it has evolved into an inclusive environmental community contextualised within the principles of Jewish ethics and culture. Skeet Hill Farm is based in Orpington and falls into the Crockenhill boundary. [5]

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

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.The Skeet Hill area of Orpington is in both Orpington & Crockenhill.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Area Information for Skeet Hill Lane, Orpington, BR6 7QA". streetcheck.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Listed Entry 1391291: All Saints Church". Historic. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "The London/Kent Boundary Skeet Hill Lane". edithsstreets.blogspot.com. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Sadeh Farm". Sadeh is a place of rich history

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