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Penge was once a small town, which was recorded under the name Penceat in a Saxon deed dating from 957.

Most historians believe the name of the town is derived from the Celtic word Penceat which means " edge of wood " and refers to the fact that the surrounding area was once covered in a dense forest.

The original Celtic words of which the name was composed referred to pen " head ", as in the Welsh pen, and ceat " wood ", similar to the Welsh coed, as in the name of the town of Pencoed in Wales.