Hartlip

Hartlip
Hartlip village sign
Hartlip Location within Kent
Population	769 [1] 746 2011 Census[2]
OS grid reference	TQ841642
District	Swale
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sittingbourne
Postcode district	ME9
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
List of places UK England Kent 51°20′52″N 0°38′36″E / 51.3477°N 0.6432°E / 51.3477; 0.6432

Hartlip is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swale, Kent, England.

Parish estimated population in 1991 was 680, and in 2011, 746.^[2] In 2001 there were 566 registered voters.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}