Swattenden

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Swattenden
Swattenden shown within Kent
District	Tunbridge Wells
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CRANBROOK
Postcode district	[[TN17 postcode area|]]
Dialling code	01580
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°04′56″N 0°31′49″E / 51.08229, 0.53013

Swattenden is a small settlement near Cranbrook, Kent, UK. It is situated on the B2086 (Swattenden Lane) about a mile from Hartley, where the A229 crosses the settlement. At Swattenden, one can find an agricultural/country shop, a fruit farm and fishing centre, the Swattenden Centre: an outdoor activity centre run by Kent County Council.

The name has three distinct elements:

• swatt refers to the pigs who were brought here by monks.
• ten refers to the monks from Thanet who brought them here to graze.
• den refers to a clearing in the woods. Many years ago the surrounding area was covered by forest.

[edit] External links

• The Swattenden Centre

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