Chalk is a ward and former village in the borough of Gravesham in north‑west Kent, sitting close to the northern bank of the River Thames between Gravesend and Northfleet. The area blends suburban streets with the industrial and estuarial edges of the North Kent Marshes, and its history is shaped by agriculture and riverside industry - chalk pits, brick and cement works once dotted the landscape.
Today Chalk functions largely as a residential, commuter area within easy reach of London, with local shops, a long‑standing parish church and pockets of open marsh and green space that hint at its rural past. Community life tends to be quiet and local rather than commercial, while good transport links into the wider Gravesham area keep it tied into the regional economy.
Postcode districts covering Chalk
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 23.7 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 15.7 miles
- Bexley 11.6 miles
- Croydon 21.6 miles
- Basildon 9.8 miles
- Chelmsford 21.3 miles
- Maidstone 11.9 miles
- Gillingham 8.3 miles
- Grays 5 miles
- Chatham 7.1 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21.1 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Westcourt Ward 0.7 miles
- Denton Ward 0.8 miles
- Riverview Park Ward 1 mile
- Gravesend Built-up area 1 mile
- Whitehill & Windmill Hill Ward 1.3 miles
- Higham & Shorne Ward 1.5 miles
- Singlewell Ward 1.5 miles
- Woodlands Ward 1.8 miles
- Shorne Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Pelham Ward 2 miles
- Higham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Coldharbour & Perry Street Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Chalk
DA12 4LD, DA12 4XL, DA12 2LY, DA12 2NZ, DA12 4UR, DA12 4TH, DA12 2NY, DA12 2JJ, DA12 4XJ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 15.8 miles
- London City Airport 16 miles
- Gravesend Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Higham Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Chalk Ad
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 3.9 miles
- The Leather Bottle 4 2.7 miles
- Inn On The Lake 3 1.8 miles
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 1.6 miles
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Gravesend Central 3 1.9 miles
- The Darnley Arms 4 2.7 miles
- The Horseshoe and Castle 4 5.6 miles
- Host & Stay | Roach Street 4.3 miles
- Hotel Trivelles Rochester 4.6 miles
Local points of interest
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 5.7 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 5.9 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 6.1 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 6.3 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 6.4 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 7.6 miles
- Brands Hatch Recreation 7.8 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 8.2 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 9.2 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 9.7 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles