Edenbridge, Kent

Edenbridge
The old town
Edenbridge is located in Kent
Edenbridge
Edenbridge
Location within Kent
Population7,808 [1]
8,907 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid referenceTQ445465
• London18 mi (29 km)
Civil parish
  • Edenbridge
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEDENBRIDGE
Postcode districtTN8
Dialling code01732
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°11′49″N 0°03′54″E / 51.197°N 0.065°E / 51.197; 0.065

Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. Its name derives from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (meaning "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It is located on the border of Kent and Surrey, on the upper floodplain of the River Medway and takes its name from that river's tributary, the River Eden. The town had a population of 7,808 in 2011.

  1. ^ National Statistics Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Census 2001
  2. ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.