Sittingbourne sits in the borough of Swale in north Kent, England, historically a market and coaching town on the old Roman route of Watling Street between London and Canterbury. It lies just inland from the tidal channel of the Swale and the Isle of Sheppey, and the local clay and creeks helped drive large 19th‑ and 20th‑century brickmaking and papermaking industries around places such as Kemsley and Milton Regis.
Today Sittingbourne is a mixed commuter and industrial town with good rail and road links into London, pockets of light manufacturing and logistics, and retail and community amenities that reflect steady post‑war growth. Visitors can still see reminders of its industrial past, notably the preserved Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway, while locally organised events and growing suburbs give the town a practical, down‑to‑earth character.
Postcode districts covering Sittingbourne
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Basildon 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Maidstone 11 miles17.7 km
- Gillingham 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Grays 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Chatham 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Ashford 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Dartford 23.5 miles37.7 km
- Canterbury 16 miles25.8 km
- Gravesend 16.2 miles26 km
- Tonbridge 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Canvey Island 14 miles22.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Milton Regis Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Chalkwell Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Kemsley Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Murston Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Meads Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Homewood Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Roman Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bobbing Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Woodstock Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bapchild Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Iwade Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Sittingbourne
ME10 2XL, ME10 3GA, ME10 2JR, ME10 2NW, ME9 8PZ, ME10 1XU, ME10 4PG, ME10 4TG, ME9 8FQ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 15.3 miles24.6 km
- London City Airport 31.3 miles50.4 km
- Sittingbourne Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Kemsley Railway Station 0.8 miles1.2 km
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Schools in Sittingbourne
- Bapchild and Tonge C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Grammar School Secondary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Fulston Manor School Secondary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Highsted Grammar School Secondary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Meadowfield School Special
- Milton Court Primary Academy Primary
- Minterne Junior School Primary
- South Avenue Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Oaks Infant School Primary
- The Sittingbourne School Secondary
- Tunstall C of E (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Westlands Primary School Primary
- Westlands School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Central Beach Beach 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 8.8 miles14.2 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 9.2 miles14.8 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 9.2 miles14.8 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 11.8 miles19 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 12.5 miles20.1 km