East Peckham
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| East Peckham | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 3500 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | TQ662482 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Tonbridge & Malling | |
| Shire county: | Kent | |
| Region: | South East England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Kent | |
| Historic county: | Kent | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Kent Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | South East Coast | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | Tonbridge | |
| Postal district: | TN12 | |
| Dialling code: | 01622 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Tonbridge & Malling | |
| European Parliament: | South East England | |
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East Peckham is a village in Kent, England, made up of nine hamlets and situated about five miles 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 reputedly has the world's largest collection of Victorian 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 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.
[edit] External links
- Parish Council Website
- Borough Council Website
- County Council Website
- Holy Trinity Church Website
- St Michael's Church
- Health Centre Website
- The Man of Kent Pub
- Bush Blackbird & Thrush Pub
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Addington • Aylesford • Beltring • Birling • Blue Bell Hill • Borough Green • Burham • Ditton • East Malling • East Malling and Larkfield • East Peckham • Eccles • Golden Green • Hadlow • Hildenborough • Ightham • Kings Hill • Larkfield • Lenham• Leybourne • Mereworth • Offham • Platt • Plaxtol • Ryarsh • Shipbourne • Snodland • Stansted • Tonbridge • Trottiscliffe • Walderslade • Wateringbury • West Malling • West Peckham • Wrotham • Wrotham Heath |
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| The borough of Tonbridge and Malling List of places in Kent |
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