Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks area of Kent, England. Its name stems from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (meaning "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It lies on the Kent/ Surrey approach the upper floodplain of the River Medway as well as provides 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 integrated in the early 2000s to relieve website traffic stress on the old, slim High Street is named Mont St Aignan Way. There are 2 financial institutions in the community, a post office next to the church and also a number of significant retail chains. In spite of being a reasonably small town, Edenbridge boasts its very own hospital - The Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital. Initially a cottage healthcare facility constructed to care for soldiers returning from The First World War, a function developed building was developed to the south of the community in 1931. With an Out Patients Department, Physical rehabilitation facilities and a Minor Injuries Unit the hospital is a huge part of the fabric of the town. In the last few years the healthcare facility has been confronted with closure many times, on each occasion it has been saved by local campaigners as well as townspeople, who see the health center as an important part of the neighborhood.
