Strood
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Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England. Strood forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham. It lies on the northwest bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Strood
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.unitary_england
- Medway
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Aerial view of Strood, Kent, and its surrounding areas.png
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Aerial view of Strood
- UK place.population
- 39,000
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Rochester and Strood
- UK place.post_town
- ROCHESTER
- UK place.postcode_area
- ME
- UK place.postcode_district
- ME2
- UK place.dial_code
- 01634
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ725695
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 40000
- Elevation
- 32
- Image
- MerrallM2OverStrood9931.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01634
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- Commons category
- Strood, Kent
- OS grid reference
- TQ725695
- postal code
- ME2
- P12749
- Dorothea Tieck
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32 sectionsContents
- History
- Pre-Conquest
- Medieval
- Early Modern
- Nineteenth century
- Twentieth century
- Geography
- Strood Fair
- Newark Hospital
- Politics
- Strood Rural District
- Strood representation
- Economy
- Engineering
- Commerce
- Transport
- River
- Road
- Canal
- Rail
- River and the Strood Basin
- Mills
- Horticulture
- Housing
- Education
- Churches
- Media
- Sport and leisure
- People
- See also
- References
- External links
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England. Strood forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham. It lies on the northwest bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point.
Strood began as a manor then chapelry of Frindsbury until gaining its own parish status in 1193. Today Frindsbury is effectively, in all but a few associations such as in the Church of England, the northern part of Strood. The history of Strood has been dominated by the River Medway and facing port-associated towns, particularly its road and rail bridges since the Roman era to Rochester and the two other Medway Towns immediately adjoining and beyond from the north-east quarter of Kent to London and the rest of Britain. It has a mixed retail and leisure area at its heart.
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