Kemsley is an urban ward in the borough of Swale, in Kent, sitting just to the north of Sittingbourne. The area has a recognisable industrial heritage, having grown up around a large paper mill and the planned workers' village that accompanied it, so you can still see traces of that early 20th‑century workplace community alongside later housing and light industrial estates.
Geographically it lies on the edge of the north Kent marshes near the Swale estuary, giving a mix of semi‑rural surroundings, greenbelt and urban fringe. Today it is a mixed social area with local shops, schools and sports clubs, an economy that blends remaining manufacturing and distribution with many residents commuting to nearby towns and London, and a community identity rooted in its industrial past and village-style neighbourhoods.
Postcode districts covering Kemsley
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Basildon 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Maidstone 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Gillingham 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Grays 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Chatham 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Ashford 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Dartford 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Canterbury 16 miles25.8 km
- Gravesend 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Sittingbourne 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Tonbridge 23.1 miles37.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Sittingbourne Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Milton Regis Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Iwade Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Murston Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Meads Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Chalkwell Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bobbing Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Roman Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Homewood Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Bapchild Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Woodstock Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Kemsley
ME10 2UF, ME10 2SD, ME10 2GF, ME10 2GQ, ME10 2TG, ME10 2FE, ME10 2UL, ME10 2NL, ME10 2SY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 14.5 miles23.4 km
- London City Airport 31.3 miles50.4 km
- Kemsley Railway Station 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Sittingbourne Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
Hotels near Kemsley Ad
- Tonge Barn 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Quay 7 miles11.3 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Judds Folly Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The White Horse 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Cave Hotel & Golf Resort 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
Schools in Kemsley
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Central Beach Beach 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 8.1 miles13.1 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 8.9 miles14.3 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 9.3 miles15 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 9.8 miles15.7 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10 miles16.2 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 12.1 miles19.5 km