East Peckham

East Peckham

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= East Peckham
static_

static_image_caption=St Michael's Church: focal point of the original village location
latitude= 51.21
longitude= 0.38
population = 3500
shire_district= Tonbridge and Malling
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Tonbridge & Malling
post_town= Tonbridge
postcode_district = TN12
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01622
os_grid_reference= TQ662482

East Peckham is a village in Kent, England, made up of nine hamlets and situated about five miles (eight kilometers) 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 has the world's largest collection of 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 River Bourne flows through the parish, and formerly powered a watermill (Little Mill) before joining the River Medway. There was another watermill on the River Medway at Branbridges.

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.Fact|date=February 2008

External links

* [http://www.eastpeckham-pc.gov.uk/ East Peckham Parish Council]
* [http://www.tmbc.gov.uk Borough Council Website]
* [http://www.kent.gov.uk/ County Council Website]
* [http://www.tmbc.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=996 East Peckham Flood Relief Partnership]
* [http://www.holytrinityeastpeckham.org Holy Trinity Church Website]
* [http://www.stmichaelseastpeckham.co.uk/ St Michaels Church]
* [http://www.woodlandshealthcentre.org.uk Health Centre Website]
* [http://www.manofkentpub.co.uk/ The Man of Kent Pub]
* [http://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/pubs/pubs.php/bushblackbirdandthrush_eastpeckham Bush Blackbird & Thrush Pub]
* [http://www.eprfc.co.uk/ East Peckham Rugby Football Club]
* [http://www.thefriendsofeastpeckhamschool.org.uk/ Friends of East Peckham Primary School]
* [http://www.spice-cottage.com/ Spice Cottage Indian Restaurant]


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