Rodmersham is a small village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England, sitting on the chalky, rolling countryside a few miles south of Sittingbourne and close to Teynham. The area looks out over orchards and former hop fields toward the North Kent marshes and the Thames Estuary, giving it a pleasantly rural character despite good road links to larger towns.
The heart of the community is around Rodmersham Green, where thatched cottages, a village pond and a small medieval church dedicated to St Nicholas reflect the parish’s long history; a nearby manor house, Rodmersham Court, also marks its past gentry connections. Historically dominated by fruit-growing and hops, the local economy now mixes agriculture with residents who commute to nearby employment centres, while a compact village life and conservation interest preserve much of its historic charm.
Postcode districts covering Rodmersham
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 16.5 miles
- Basildon 21.5 miles
- Maidstone 10.5 miles
- Gillingham 8.5 miles
- Grays 21.5 miles
- Chatham 10 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 24.2 miles
- Folkestone 23.5 miles
- Ashford 13.1 miles
- Dartford 24.8 miles
- Canterbury 14.9 miles
- Gravesend 17.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Highsted Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Broadoak Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Lynsted with Kingsdown Parish 1.1 miles
- Woodstock Ward 1.3 miles
- West Downs Ward 1.4 miles
- Roman Ward 1.4 miles
- Tunstall Parish 1.5 miles
- Milstead Parish 1.5 miles
- Tonge Parish 1.5 miles
- Lynsted Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bapchild Parish 1.5 miles
- Homewood Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Rodmersham
ME9 0QD, ME9 0PU, ME9 0PJ, ME9 0PB, ME9 0QB, ME9 0PY, ME9 0AA, ME9 0QL, ME9 0QP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 17.9 miles
- London City Airport 32.8 miles
- Sittingbourne Railway Station 2 miles
- Teynham Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Rodmersham Ad
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 1.6 miles
- Tonge Barn 4 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 3.5 2.4 miles
- Sittingbourne Kent 3 3.2 miles
- Premier Inn Sittingbourne Kent 3 3.2 miles
- The Judds Folly Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 5.6 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4 7.3 miles
- Travelodge Medway M2 3 6.5 miles
- Cave Hotel & Golf Resort 8.3 miles
Schools in Rodmersham
- Rodmersham School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 8.8 miles
- Central Beach Beach 9.4 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 9.4 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 10.3 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 10.4 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 10.5 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 10.8 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 11.2 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 11.4 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 11.4 miles