| Iden Green | |
|---|---|
  Iden Green Location within Kent | |
| OS grid reference | TQ795373 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRANBROOK |
| Postcode district | TN17 |
| Dialling code | 01580 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Iden Green is a small village, near Benenden, in the county of Kent. It belongs to the civil parish of Benenden and the Tunbridge Wells Borough District of Kent, in the South East of England.[1]
In Old English 'Iden' refers to a 'pasture by the yew trees' (from ig 'yew' + denn 'pasture'). Hence the village's name means 'a pasture of green by the yew trees'.[2]
The village of Iden Green should not be confused with the nearby hamlet named Iden Green[3] between Goudhurst and Cranbrook.
- ^ Martin, W Stanley (1896). A Glimpse at Cranbrook – The Town of the Weald. Cranbrook: E. J. Holmes. p. 78.
- ^ "Ancestry and ancient language of place names".
- ^ 51°06′36″N 0°29′16″E / 51.1099972°N 0.4877286°E
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