East Peckham

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East Peckham


St Michael's Church: focal point of the original village location
East Peckham (Kent)
East Peckham

East Peckham shown within Kent
Population 3500
OS grid reference TQ662482
District Tonbridge and Malling
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Tonbridge
Postcode district TN12
Dialling code 01622
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Tonbridge & Malling
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°13′N 0°23′E / 51.21, 0.38

East Peckham is a village in Kent, England, made up of nine hamlets and situated about five miles (eight kilometers) east of Tonbridge on the River Medway. It was the centre for the hop growing industry in Kent and is still home to the 'Hop Farm' which has the world's largest collection of Oast Houses.

The village was originally sited a few miles away towards Mereworth, much closer to the village of West Peckham. Gradually the centre of population of the village moved to be closer to the River Medway, largely abandoning the original site. St Michael's church still stands on high ground near the original village centre but is no longer in use. The River Bourne flows through the parish, and formerly powered a watermill (Little Mill) before joining the River Medway. There was another watermill on the River Medway at Branbridges.

The parish church of the Holy Trinity was built in the new centre around 1840.

Following recent floods to the village, the council have drawn up plans for a small scale dam to be built in the area to increase the village's flood defence, at a cost of just over £1 million.[citation needed]

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