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Crockenhill is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 1 mile south of Swanley and 4.5 miles north east of Orpington, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London.

Crockenhill
Crockenhill
Crockenhill Location within Kent
Population	1,654 (2011 Census)[1]
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
UK Parliament	Sevenoaks
List of places UK England Kent 51.383°N 0.162°E / 51.383; 0.162

Etymology

Crockenhill is from Old English hyll "hill" with an unknown first element. There is also a village named Crockham Hill near Westerham.

Buildings

The main church in the village is the grade-II listed All Souls Church, built in 1851 by the architect Edwin Nash.[2]

Sport and leisure

Crockenhill has two Non-League football clubs: Crockenhill F.C. who play at Wested Meadow,[3] and Eltham Palace F.C. who play at Green Court Sports Club.[4] Both teams play in the Kent Invicta Football League at level 10 of the English football league system.

Transport

Rail

The nearest National Rail station is Swanley, located 1 mile to the north.

Buses

Crockenhill is served by Arriva route 477 to Bluewater via Swanley & Dartford and to Orpington.

Nearby areas

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.

See also

• List of places of worship in Sevenoaks (district)

References

Further reading

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

External links

• Crockenhill parish council site

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