Newington is a compact village and civil parish just west of Sittingbourne in the borough of Swale, Kent. It sits along the old Roman route now used by the A2, giving it a long history as a transport-linked settlement between London and Canterbury, and a mix of older houses clustered around a medieval parish church and more recent residential development.
Today the community feels quietly rural yet connected: local life centres on the village hall, pub and church, while many residents commute to nearby towns or to London. Historically tied to agriculture and the wider Sittingbourne area's brick and papermaking trades, Newington retains a sense of local identity with small-scale events and active village groups.
Postcode districts covering Newington
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 14.2 miles
- Bexley 23.9 miles
- Basildon 17.5 miles
- Maidstone 8.4 miles
- Gillingham 4.2 miles
- Grays 17.2 miles
- Chatham 5.9 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 22.6 miles
- Ashford 16.9 miles
- Dartford 20.6 miles
- Canterbury 18.9 miles
- Gravesend 13.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newington Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Keycol Built-up area 1 mile
- Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch Ward 1.2 miles
- Hartlip Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Borden and Grove Park Ward 1.5 miles
- Lower Halstow Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bobbing Parish 1.8 miles
- Borden Built-up area 2 miles
- Upchurch Built-up area 2.1 miles
- The Meads Ward 2.1 miles
- Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow Ward 2.2 miles
- Rainham South East Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Newington
ME9 7JD, ME9 7LN, ME9 7SD, ME9 8NA, ME9 7FD, ME9 7LU, ME9 7JS, ME9 7JE, ME9 7BX … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 15.4 miles
- London City Airport 28.5 miles
- Newington Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Rainham Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Newington Ad
- Tonge Barn 4 4.7 miles
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 4.7 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 4 2.4 miles
- The Plough Inn 4 9.3 miles
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 8.7 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 6.6 miles
- King Charles Hotel 3 6.4 miles
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 8 miles
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 6.9 miles
Schools in Newington
- Newington C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 6.1 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 6.3 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 6.3 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 6.5 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 6.9 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 7 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 8.5 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 9.1 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 10.9 miles
- Central Beach Beach 11.4 miles