Swanley Heritage No 5 - Allotments in Swanley

Swanley has a long history of allotments - there are at least four sites in and near Swanley, Swanley Village and Hextable.

Two are of recent establishment, namely:

• 1  The relatively new allotments in Swanley Park - installed by the Swanley Town Council.
• 2  The very new allotments in Hextable Gardens, near the Heritage Centre - installed by Hextable Parish Council.

Two others are in Swanley and Swanley Village respectively.

• 3  A site to be devoted to allotments was given to the "poor men of Swanley" (or some such words) by the head of the Hart-Dyke family of Lullingstone Castle many years ago. It later became part of the St Georges Estate and the allotments use was transferred to another site.
• 4 Swanley Village has the fourth allotments site.

Questions:

Are there any other sites or former sites?
Did the allotment site (No 3) stand on the site of a former bottle factory (see Swanley Heritage No4)?
Is there more information available about any of the allotment sites (Nos 1, 2, 3, and 4)?