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 miles
- Basildon 18.7 miles
- Maidstone 11.7 miles
- Gillingham 7.2 miles
- Grays 19.6 miles
- Chatham 9.2 miles
- Ashford 16.3 miles
- Dartford 23.5 miles
- Canterbury 16 miles
- Gravesend 16.2 miles
- Sittingbourne 0.9 miles
- Tonbridge 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sittingbourne Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Milton Regis Ward 0.9 miles
- Iwade Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Murston Ward 1.3 miles
- The Meads Ward 1.5 miles
- Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow Ward 1.6 miles
- Chalkwell Ward 1.6 miles
- Bobbing Parish 1.8 miles
- Roman Ward 2 miles
- Homewood Ward 2 miles
- Bapchild Parish 2.2 miles
- Woodstock Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Kemsley
ME10 2QZ, ME10 2TB, ME10 2DE, ME10 2RT, ME10 2UB, ME10 2RE, ME10 2TW, ME10 2NJ, ME10 2GD … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 14.5 miles
- London City Airport 31.3 miles
- Kemsley Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Sittingbourne Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Kemsley Ad
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 2.4 miles
- Sittingbourne Kent 3 1.9 miles
- Premier Inn Sittingbourne Kent 3 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 3.5 1.8 miles
- Tonge Barn 4 2.1 miles
- The Abbey Hotel and conference centre 3 4.9 miles
- The Judds Folly Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Travelodge Medway M2 3 6.3 miles
- Shurland Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- Premier Inn Rainham 3 6.1 miles
Schools in Kemsley
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 5.5 miles
- Central Beach Beach 7.9 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 8.1 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 8.9 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 9.2 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 9.3 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 9.8 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 11.9 miles
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 12.1 miles