Hartlip
| Hartlip | |
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Hartlip village sign | |
Location within Kent | |
| Population | 769 746 2011 Census |
| OS grid reference | TQ841642 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sittingbourne |
| Postcode district | ME9 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
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. In 2001 there were 566 registered voters.
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.