20 Oct
Fireplace
Tonbridge - TN9
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Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a town and also civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. Its name derives from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (significance "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It lies on the Kent/ Surrey approach the upper floodplain of the River Medway as well as offers its name to the latter's tributary, the River Eden. The town has a population of around 9,000. Edenbridge is twinned with Mont-Saint-Aignan in France. The bypass that was constructed in the very early 2000s to ease website traffic pressure on the old, slim High Street is called Mont St Aignan Way. There are 2 financial institutions in the community, a post office beside the church as well as a number of significant retail chains. In spite of being a relatively town, Edenbridge boasts its very own health center - The Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital. Originally a home healthcare facility developed to care for soldiers returning from The First World War, a purpose built structure was developed to the south of the town in 1931. With an Out Patients Department, Physiotherapy facilities and also a Minor Injuries Unit the hospital is a huge part of the fabric of the community. In the last few years the health center has actually been faced with closure many times, on each event it has been conserved by local campaigners and townspeople, who see the hospital as a vital part of the area.
