Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a community as well as civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. Its name derives from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (definition "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It is located on the Kent/ Surrey verge on the upper floodplain of the River Medway and also 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 built in the very early 2000s to soothe web traffic pressure on the old, narrow High Street is called Mont St Aignan Way. There are two financial institutions in the town, a post office beside the church and also a number of major retail chains. Despite being a relatively village, Edenbridge boasts its very own hospital - The Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital. Originally a home medical facility built to take care of soldiers returning from The First World War, an objective built building was developed to the south of the town in 1931. With an Out Patients Department, Physiotherapy centers and a Minor Injuries Unit the hospital is a huge part of the textile of the town. In recent times the hospital has been faced with closure lot of times, on each occasion it has actually been saved by neighborhood campaigners and townspeople, that see the healthcare facility as a vital part of the area.
