Edenbridge is a community and also civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. Its name originates from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (meaning "Eadhelm's Bridge"). It lies on the Kent/ Surrey approach the top floodplain of the River Medway and 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 very early 2000s to soothe traffic pressure on the old, narrow High Street is named Mont St Aignan Way. There are 2 financial institutions in the community, a post office beside the church and a number of significant retail chains. Despite being a relatively small town, Edenbridge flaunts its very own hospital - The Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital. Initially a home hospital constructed to look after soldiers returning from The First World War, a function developed building was established to the south of the community in 1931. With an Out Patients Department, Physical rehabilitation centers and also a Minor Injuries Unit the hospital is a major part of the textile of the town. Recently the healthcare facility has actually been confronted with closure many times, on each occasion it has been saved by local campaigners and townspeople, that see the health center as an important part of the community.