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 miles38.1 km
- Southend-on-Sea 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Bexley 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Croydon 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Basildon 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Chelmsford 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Maidstone 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Gillingham 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Grays 5 miles8 km
- Chatham 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Barking and Dagenham 14.8 miles23.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Westcourt Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Denton Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Riverview Park Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Gravesend Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Whitehill & Windmill Hill Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Higham & Shorne Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Singlewell Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Woodlands Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Shorne Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Pelham Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Higham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Coldharbour & Perry Street Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Chalk
DA12 2NW, DA12 4TR, DA12 2NQ, DA12 4TB, DA12 2FN, DA12 4TW, DA12 4TG, DA12 4LA, DA12 4XP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 15.8 miles25.4 km
- London City Airport 16 miles25.8 km
- Gravesend Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Higham Railway Station 2.5 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Chalk Ad
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Leather Bottle Ltd 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Inn on the Lake 3 1.8 miles3 km
- Green View Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Stifford Hall Hotel Thurrock 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Trivelles Rochester 2 4.6 miles7.4 km
- King Charles Hotel 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
Local points of interest
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Blue Water Shopping centre 5.9 miles9.5 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 6.3 miles10.2 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Princes Park Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Brands Hatch Recreation 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles16.5 km