EDENBRIDGE, a parish in the hundred of WESTERHAM,
lathe of SUTTON at HONE, county of KENT,
5 miles (S.) from Westerham, containing 1454 inhabitants.
The living is a vicarage, annexed to the perpetual
curacy of Westerham, in the archdeaconry and diocese
of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Peter
and St. Paul, has a tower surmounted by a spire at the
west end; in it are the remains of a rood loft, in which
was formerly placed the image of our Saviour's Crucifixion,
and the windows exhibit some interesting specimens
of painted glass. There are fairs for cattle and
toys on May 6th and October 16th. The river Eden,
tributary to the Medway, passes through the parish
and is here crossed by a bridge, which in the text is
called Eddelnt'sbrege.