Hartlip
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| Hartlip | |
  Hartlip shown within Kent |
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| Population | 769[1] (Parish) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Swale |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | ME9 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Sittingbourne and Sheppey |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Hartlip is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swale, in the county of Kent, England. The population estimate was 680 in 1991, and in 2001 there were 566 registered voters. The village covers 1422.547 acres (5.8 km²) and is in an agricultural region of high quality fruit farming, hops and grain.
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[edit] Location
Hartlip is situated between the M2 motorway (Strood to Canterbury) and the A2 main road from London to Canterbury. It is at Hartlip Hill, between Rainham and Newington on Watling Street, the old Roman road. It stands about 50m above sea level.
Ordnance Survey grid reference: TQ 838 642 GB. See map.
[edit] Name
The name Hartlip derives from the Old English hliep, which meant a gate or fence. In combination with heorot (hart or stag), the name therefore means a "gate over which harts leap". The first recorded version of the name was Heordlyp in the 11th century.
[edit] Buildings
There are the remains of an extensive Roman villa discovered in Danes Field.
Hartlip parish church, named St. Michael and All Angels, is built of flint and has a peal of 6 bells. The oldest bell, number 5, was cast by Robert Burford between 1392 and 1418 ? see here for more details. The church registers go back to 1538. The village also has a Cardiphonia United Methodist church, built in 1821.
Hartlip's school is one of the oldest establishments for primary education in North East Kent. It was endowed in 1678 by Mary Gibbon and rebuilt in 1855. It is situated next to the parish church, with an adjoining gateway.
The only public house is the Rose and Crown. It is situated at the lower end of Hollow Lane, whose name is reputed to come from a secret tunnel leading to it from the church.
[edit] External links
- For more general information on Hartlip, see here.
[edit] References
- ^ National Statistics Census 2001
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