Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a community as well as civil parish in the Sevenoaks area of Kent, England. Its name originates from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (meaning "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It lies on the Kent/ Surrey approach the upper floodplain of the River Medway and gives 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 very early 2000s to eliminate web traffic stress on the old, slim High Street is called Mont St Aignan Way. There are 2 financial institutions in the town, a post office next to the church and a number of significant retail chains. Despite being a relatively small town, Edenbridge flaunts its own medical facility - The Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital. Initially a home medical facility developed to care for soldiers returning from The First World War, an objective constructed building was established to the south of the town in 1931. With an Out Patients Department, Physical rehabilitation centers and a Minor Injuries Unit the hospital is a huge part of the fabric of the community. Over the last few years the health center has actually been confronted with closure often times, on each celebration it has been saved by local campaigners and townspeople, that see the medical facility as a vital part of the area.
