Mud Row in the borough of Swale, Kent, England is a small roadside locality set against the tidal creeks and salt marshes that define the Swale estuary. The name is literal - the immediate landscape is dominated by mudflats, reedbeds and drainage channels, making the area important for wading birds and seasonal wildlife and giving it a very different character to the nearby market towns of Sittingbourne and Faversham.
Historically the hamlets and lanes around Mud Row were tied to marshland livelihoods such as fishing, shellfishing, grazing and occasional smuggling, and the legacy of that working landscape still shapes local culture. Today it’s largely rural and residential, valued for birdwatching, salt-marsh scenery and a quieter pace of life, while many residents commute to larger centres such as Canterbury or the nearby coastal settlements for work. Coastal change and flood management remain ongoing local concerns.
Postcode districts covering Mud Row
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Basildon 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Maidstone 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Gillingham 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Grays 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Chatham 15 miles24.1 km
- Ashford 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Margate 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Canterbury 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Gravesend 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Sittingbourne 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Ramsgate 23.8 miles38.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Eastchurch Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Warden Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sheppey East Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Minster Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Leysdown-on-Sea Built-up area 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Minster-on-Sea Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Minster Cliffs Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Sheppey Central Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Leysdown Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Halfway Houses Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Queenborough and Halfway Ward 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Sheerness Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
Example postcodes in Mud Row
ME12 4JP, ME12 4EW, ME12 4JN, ME12 4ET, ME12 4EN, ME12 4JL, ME12 4JW, ME12 4JR, ME12 4ES … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 13.1 miles21 km
- London City Airport 35.5 miles57.2 km
- Sheerness-on-Sea Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
- Queenborough Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
Hotels near Mud Row Ad
- Tonge Barn 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Duke of Cumberland 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 9.5 miles15.2 km
- The Crescent Turner Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Quay 6.8 miles11 km
- Hotel Continental 3 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The White Horse 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Marine 3 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Camelia Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Central Beach Beach 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 10.9 miles17.6 km
- University of Kent University 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Roots Hall Stadium 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 13.3 miles21.4 km
- IFS School of Finance College 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Canterbury College College 13.6 miles21.9 km