Hartlip
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Hartlip is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swale, Kent, England.
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Hartlip | |
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Hartlip village sign | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 769 [1] 746 2011 Census[2] |
OS grid reference | TQ841642 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Sittingbourne |
Postcode district | ME9 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.3477°N 0.6432°E / 51.3477; 0.6432 |
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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]