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Chattenden
Sign in to saveChattenden is a village within the civil parish of Hoo, which is within the unitary authority of Medway, Kent, England. It was, until 1 April 1998, part of Kent and is still ceremonially associated via the Lieutenancies Act. The A228 goes through the village.
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- Locality
- Chattenden
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 972
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Hoo St Werburgh
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Chattenden is a village within the civil parish of Hoo, which is within the unitary authority of Medway, Kent, England. It was, until 1 April 1998, part of Kent and is still ceremonially associated via the Lieutenancies Act. The A228 goes through the village.
==Etymology== The first datable attestation of the name Chattenden is in October 1281, as Chattindone, alongside other early spellings such as Chetindunam, Chatendune, and Chetyndone. Scholars agree that the final syllable comes from the Old English word ("hill"), but the origin of the rest of the name is debated. A personal name, *Ceatta, followed by the Old English place-name-forming suffix -, has been suggested, in which case the name meant "hill at Ceatta's place". Since the people of nearby Chatham were known as the , * ("the hill of the people of Chatham") is possible.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chattenden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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