Hoo St. Werburgh is the largest settlement on the Hoo Peninsula in Medway, England, sitting on a modest ridge above the North Kent Marshes with views out over the Thames Estuary and the River Medway. The surrounding landscape of salt marsh, grazing farmland and nearby reserves such as Northward Hill gives it a distinctly rural, coastal character despite good road links to the towns of the Medway towns and London.
The village has medieval roots and takes its name from the parish church dedicated to St Werburgh, with historic layers from agriculture and brickmaking to twentieth‑century wartime defences. Today it functions largely as a local service centre and commuter community, while industry and energy infrastructure on the adjacent Isle of Grain and along the estuary have long influenced the local economy; the marshes remain important for wildlife and birdwatching, which many residents value alongside village clubs, pubs and schools.
Postcode districts covering Hoo St. Werburgh
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Bexley 18 miles29 km
- Basildon 11 miles17.6 km
- Chelmsford 22 miles35.3 km
- Maidstone 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Gillingham 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Grays 10.6 miles17 km
- Chatham 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Ashford 23.6 miles38 km
- Barking and Dagenham 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Dartford 14.8 miles23.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Hoo St. Werburgh & High Halstow Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Chattenden Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- St. Mary's Island Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Lower Upnor Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kingsnorth Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Gillingham North Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- High Halstow Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Strood Rural Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cooling Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Frindsbury Extra Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Cliffe Woods Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Gillingham South Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Hoo St. Werburgh
ME3 9AJ, ME3 9JD, ME3 9BW, ME3 9BL, ME3 9JB, ME3 9GP, ME3 9DW, ME3 9AL, ME3 9JY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 12 miles19.3 km
- London City Airport 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Gillingham Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Strood Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Hoo St. Werburgh Ad
- King Charles Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Trivelles Rochester 2 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 9 miles14.6 km
- The Gordon House Hotel 2 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Leather Bottle Ltd 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 8 miles12.9 km
- Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
Schools in Hoo St. Werburgh
- Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough Primary
- Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo All ages
Local points of interest
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 1.7 miles2.8 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 1.9 miles3 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 3.1 miles4.9 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 7.4 miles12 km
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 8.1 miles13 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 9.9 miles15.9 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 10.6 miles17.1 km