Edenbridge
Edenbridge is a community and also civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. Its name derives from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (definition "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It lies on the Kent/ Surrey approach the upper floodplain of the River Medway and also 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 built in the early 2000s to eliminate traffic stress on the old, slim High Street is called Mont St Aignan Way. There are 2 banks in the community, a post office alongside the church and also a number of major retail chains. Regardless of being a fairly small town, Edenbridge flaunts its own hospital - The Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital. Originally a cottage hospital constructed to look after soldiers returning from The First World War, a purpose developed structure was developed to the south of the community in 1931. With an Out Patients Department, Physical rehabilitation centers and a Minor Injuries Unit the hospital is a huge part of the textile of the community. In recent times the healthcare facility has actually been confronted with closure sometimes, on each occasion it has been saved by local advocates and also townspeople, who see the hospital as a crucial part of the neighborhood.
