Sittingbourne
Sign in to saveSittingbourne is an industrial town in the Swale district of Kent, southeast England, from Canterbury and from London, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons. In 2021 it had a population of 54,392.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Sittingbourne
- UK place.type
- Industrial town
- UK place.static_image_name
- Sittingbourne in 2007.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Sittingbourne High Street
- UK place.population
- 54,392
- 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
- SITTINGBOURNE
- UK place.postcode_district
- ME9, ME10
- UK place.postcode_area
- ME
- UK place.dial_code
- 01795
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ905635
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Romans
- Middle Age Hostelry
- Railway and Industrial Revolution
- The First World War
- Economy
- Brickmaking
- Bargebuilding and water transport
- Paper
- Education
- Transport
- Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
- Media
- Television
- Radio
- Newspaper
- Notable people
- Sport
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Sittingbourne is an industrial town in the Swale district of Kent, southeast England, from Canterbury and from London, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons. In 2021 it had a population of 54,392.
The town stands next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey. The town became prominent after the death of Thomas Becket in 1170, since it provided a convenient resting point on the road from London to Canterbury and Dover.