Crockenhill
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. Etymology Crockenhill is from Old English hyll "hill" . "Crocken" comes from the Old English 'crundel' meaning a 'chalk-pit, quarry' with 'hyll' as a 'hill'; therefore a 'quarry on the hill'.(kentpast.co.uk) 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. Sport and leisure Crockenhill has two Non-League football clubs: Crockenhill F.C. who play at Wested Meadow, and Eltham Palace F.C. who play at Green Court Sports Club. 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 away. Buses Crockenhill is served by Arriva Kent Thameside route 477 to Dartford via Swanley & 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 Villages in Kent