Chattenden
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| Chattenden | |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Hoo |
| Unitary authority | Medway |
| Ceremonial county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROCHESTER |
| Postcode district | ME3 |
| Dial code | 01634 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | Medway to be replaced 2007 by Rochester and Strood |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Chattenden is a small village in Hoo parish, in Medway in Kent, UK. It lies to the north of the A228, at the top of Four Elms Hill.
Chattenden means forest settlement from the elements ceto and ham dun. It is recorded in 1100 as Chetindunam, and Chatindone in 1281.[1]
Chattenden was the host to the Royal Engineers, though now Chattenden barracks have been vacated. [2]The Military Land is designated as brown fields housing land ( 2007). The Royal Engineers connected Chattenden to the base at Upnor using a narrow gauge military railway.
Chattenden was mentioned in a BBC Radio4 program 'The cost of Housing' on the mismatch of housing stock, 20 Mar 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ The Place Names of Kent,Judith Glover,1976,Batsford. ISBN 0905270 614
- ^ Brian Matthews, the History of Strood Rural District, 1971, Strood Rural District Council
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