Watling is an electoral ward in Swale, Kent, England, taking its name from the ancient Roman route Watling Street that runs through the area. The ward is largely suburban, with a mix of residential neighbourhoods, pockets of light industry and retail, and strips of green space and parks that break up the built environment.
Its historic link to the Roman road gives the ward a tangible sense of place, while economically it combines local employment in small businesses and industrial estates with many residents commuting by rail or road to London and Canterbury. Socially it reads as a practical, family-oriented part of Swale, served by local schools, community centres and active neighbourhood groups.
Postcode districts covering Watling
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Maidstone 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Gillingham 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Chatham 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Folkestone 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Ashford 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Margate 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Canterbury 9 miles14.4 km
- Gravesend 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Sittingbourne 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Dover 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Ramsgate 22.5 miles36.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Faversham Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Abbey Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- St. Ann's Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Priory Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Ospringe Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sheldwich Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Luddenham Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Graveney with Goodnestone Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Oare Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Norton, Buckland and Stone Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Boughton and Courtenay Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Selling Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Watling
ME13 8QS, ME13 8XR, ME13 8RR, ME13 8SH, ME13 8JL, ME13 8FQ, ME13 8XE, ME13 8QL, ME13 8NW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 20 miles32.2 km
- London City Airport 38.4 miles61.8 km
- Faversham Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Selling Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Watling Ad
- The Quay 0.7 miles1.1 km
- The White Horse 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cave Hotel & Golf Resort 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Judds Folly Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 1.3 miles2 km
- Tonge Barn 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Crescent Turner Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Duke of Cumberland 4 6.9 miles11 km
- Number 8 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Canterbury 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Watling
- Ethelbert Road Primary School Primary
- Ospringe C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Central Beach Beach 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 7.1 miles11.4 km
- University of Kent University 7.5 miles12 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 8.6 miles13.8 km
- IFS School of Finance College 8.7 miles14 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Canterbury College College 8.9 miles14.4 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 9 miles14.5 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 11.3 miles18.1 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 11.7 miles18.9 km