Crouch is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Platt, in the
Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Kent, England. The council is based at Kings Hill. The borough also includes the towns of Tonbridge an ...
district, in the county of
Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 555.
Location
It is near the large town of
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506, situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parishes in England, civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter South Eastern Main Line, main line railway into Lo ...
, the villages of
Borough Green
Borough Green is a civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. The central area is situated on the A25 road between Maidstone and Sevenoaks, with the M26 motorway running through the centre dividing Wrotham and Borough ...
, Platt and the hamlets of
Comp
Comp, COMP or Comps may refer to:
Places
In England:
* Comp, Kent
In France:
* Comps, Drôme
* Comps, Gard
* Comps, Gironde
* Comps-la-Grand-Ville
* Comps-sur-Artuby
Music
*Accompaniment, especially in jazz
** Comping (jazz)
*Compilatio ...
,
Claygate Cross and
Basted. It is also near the
Mereworth Woods, and the
River Bourne.
Transport
The
A227 and
A20 roads and the
M26 and
M20 motorways pass within of the settlement.
References
Hamlets in Kent
Tonbridge and Malling
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