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Sheerness () is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 16,738.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Sheerness
UK place.static_image_name
Sheerness Clock Tower.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Sheerness clock tower
UK place.population
13,249
UK place.population_ref
(2021 census)
UK place.shire_district
Swale
UK place.shire_county
Kent
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
UK place.post_town
SHEERNESS
UK place.postcode_district
ME12
UK place.postcode_area
ME
UK place.dial_code
01795
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ919749
UK place.london_distance
W

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
civil parish
Located in
Swale
Population
13252
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Capital of
Isle of Sheppey
Image
Sheerness Clock Tower.jpg
Dialing code
01795
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OS grid reference
TQ919749
postal code
ME12
Commons category
Sheerness
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