Crockenhill

Coordinates: 51°22′59″N 0°09′43″E / 51.383°N 0.162°E / 51.383; 0.162

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
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.

Place-name meaning

Crockenhill is from Old English hyll "hill" with an unknown first element.

Further reading

• Major, Alan. Hidden Kent. Countryside Books, 1994.

Current projects

The village is currently creating a habitat for Badgers in harvest field which is on the southern edge of the village.

External links

• Crockenhill parish council site