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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. replacing a former house built for the Osborne family, who had held the manor since the 1400s.

There are the remains of an extensive Roman villa discovered in Danes Field.

Hartlip parish church, named St. Michael and All Angels, is built of flint and has a peal of 6 bells. The oldest bell, number 5, was cast by Robert Burford between 1392 and circa 1418. The church registers go back to 1538. The village also has a Cardiphonia United Methodist church, built in 1821.

Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School is one of the oldest establishments for primary education in North East Kent. It was endowed in 1678 by Mary Gibbon and rebuilt in 1855. It is next to the parish church, with an adjoining gateway.

The only public house is the Rose and Crown. It is at the lower end of Hollow Lane, in Grainey Field. Whose name is reputed to come from a secret tunnel leading to it from the church.

References

  • 1908 description