Tovil is a suburb and electoral ward just to the south‑east of Maidstone in Kent, lying on the eastern bank of the River Medway and close to the wooded Loose Valley. The ward occupies low‑lying riverside land and benefits from riverside walks and green corridors that link into the surrounding countryside while remaining only a short distance from the town centre.
Historically the area grew up around water‑powered mills and a strong paper‑making industry, and many former industrial sites have since been converted to light industrial estates, homes and small businesses. Today it’s a mixed residential and commercial community with local shops and community groups, decent transport links into Maidstone and an ongoing pattern of regeneration that echoes its industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Tovil
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 22 miles35.4 km
- Bexley 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Basildon 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Maidstone 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Gillingham 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Grays 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Chatham 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Ashford 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Dartford 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Canterbury 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Gravesend 13 miles20.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Tovil Parish 0.2 miles0.4 km
- High Street Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Maidstone Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Fant & Oakwood Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Shepway Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- East Farleigh Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Loose Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Allington & Bridge Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Park Wood & Mangravet Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Boughton Monchelsea Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Palace Wood Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Loose & Linton Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Tovil
ME15 6YN, ME15 6SQ, ME15 6UQ, ME15 6UH, ME15 6EQ, ME15 6UU, ME15 6FY, ME15 6TQ, ME15 6AB … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- London City Airport 26.2 miles42.2 km
- Maidstone West Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Maidstone Barracks Railway Station 1.3 miles2 km
Hotels near Tovil Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Village Hotel Maidstone 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Weald of Kent 3 6.2 miles10 km
- The Farm House 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Days Inn Maidstone 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
Schools in Tovil
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Boughton Place Estate 3 miles4.8 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 8.4 miles13.4 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 9.5 miles15.2 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Hale Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 10.8 miles17.3 km