Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a town as well as civil parish in the Sevenoaks area of Kent, England. Its name derives from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (meaning "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It lies on the Kent/ Surrey border on the upper floodplain of the River Medway as well as gives its name to the latter's tributary, the River Eden. The community has a population of around 9,000. Edenbridge is twinned with Mont-Saint-Aignan in France. The bypass that was constructed in the early 2000s to relieve traffic stress on the old, slim High Street is named Mont St Aignan Way. There are two banks in the town, a post office next to the church and a number of major retail chains. Regardless of being a fairly small town, Edenbridge flaunts its very own healthcare facility - The Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital. Originally a home healthcare facility constructed to take care of soldiers returning from The First World War, an objective developed structure was established to the south of the town in 1931. With an Out Patients Department, Physiotherapy centers and also a Minor Injuries Unit the hospital is a huge part of the fabric of the town. Recently the healthcare facility has been confronted with closure sometimes, on each event it has actually been conserved by local campaigners as well as townspeople, who see the healthcare facility as an important part of the area.
