Swattenden is a small settlement in the parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst in England. It is situated on the B2086 (Swattenden Lane) about a mile from Hartley, where the A229 crosses the settlement. At Swattenden, one can find an agricultural/country shop, a fruit farm, fishing centre, and the Swattenden Centre.

Swattenden House

Swattenden House is a mansion built in 1860. It was the site of Swattenden Secondary School for Boys which moved to Angley School in 1972. It then became the "Swattenden Centre", a Kent County Council residential education centre, in 1976.BBC Domesday, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-576000-132000/page/7

Toponymy

The suffix ''-enden'' is found in many place names in the Kentish Weald, meaning the pasture or clearing in the forest belonging to the people of a named person. Here the person was called ''Swaeðel''. In 1240, the Old English ''Swaeðeling denn'', was written as ''Swetlingdenn'', in 1260 it was spelled ''Swetlyngdenne'' and in 1305 ''Swethyngden''.

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External links

The Swattenden Centre
Villages in Kent {{Kent-geo-stub