Swattenden is a small settlement near Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook is a small town in Kent in South East England which was granted a charter in 1290 by Archbishop Peckham, allowing it to hold a market in the High Street. Located on the Maidstone to Hastings road, it is five miles north of Hawkhurst. The smaller settlements of Swattenden, Colliers...

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. It is situated on the B2086 (Swattenden Lane) about a mile from Hartley

Hartley, Cranbrook

Hartley is a village one mile southwest of Cranbrook in Kent, England. The only retailer in the area is a local farmshop. Hartley lies on the A229. It also has a delightful lake, used frequently for fishing and a well kept retirement home. George is a just one of many happy adolescents whom enjoys...

, where the A229 crosses the settlement. At Swattenden, one can find an agricultural/country shop, a fruit farm, fishing centre, and the Swattenden Centre, an outdoor activity centre run by Kent County Council

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Toponymy

The suffx -enden is found in many place names in the Kentish Weald, meaning the pasture or clearing in the forest belonging to the people of a named person. Here the person was called Swaeðel. In 1240, the Old English Swaeðeling denn, was written as Swetlingdenn, in 1260 it was spelled Swetlyngdenne and in 1305 Swethyngden.

External links

• The Swattenden Centre