- Swattenden
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Swattenden
latitude=51.082290
longitude= 0.530130
population =
shire_district= Tunbridge Wells
shire_county =Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= CRANBROOK
postcode_district =
postcode_area= TN17
dial_code= 01580
os_grid_reference=Swattenden is a small settlement near
Cranbrook, Kent , UK. It is situated on the B2086 (Swattenden Lane) about a mile from Hartley, where the A229 crosses the settlement. At Swattenden, one can find an agricultural/country shop, a fruit farm and fishing centre, the Swattenden Centre: an outdoor activity centre run byKent County Council .Toponymy
The suffx "-enden" is found in many place names in the Kentish Weald, meaning the pasture or clearing in the forest belonging to the people of a named person. Here the person was called "Swaeðel". In 1240, the Old English "Swaeðeling denn", was written as "Swetlingdenn", in 1260 it was spelled "Swetlyngdenne" and in 1305 "Swethyngden".cite book|last=Glover|first=Judith|title=The place Names of Kent|publisher=Batsford|date=1976|edition=Meresborough Books Edition 1992|pages=186|isbn=0905270 614|accessdate=July 2008]
References
External links
* [http://www.swattenden.org The Swattenden Centre]
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