Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Swale · Region: South East
Explore Sittingbourne, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sittingbourne map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sittingbourne, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Sittingbourne |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Swale |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.340052 |
| Longitude | 0.735776 |
| Place Type | Town |
Brick kilns and paper mills once defined the industrial pulse of Sittingbourne, shaping a landscape where the flat, salt-misted marshes meet the robust clay of the Kentish soil. It lies 5.2 miles south of Queenborough (from Queenborough: bearing 187°T, OS grid TQ 906 636), and is situated east-north-east of Borden village. Centuries of maritime trade and brickmaking have left their mark upon the earth, leaving behind a legacy of excavation that now gives way to the quiet, expansive reed beds of Kemsley Marshes. Today, the economy pivots from these heavy foundations toward modern logistics and retail, though the memory of the barges that navigated the Swale remains etched in the local consciousness. The light here is wide and pale, reflecting off the water to illuminate the utilitarian strength of a place built on hard, honest labour. Modern life converges at the Light Cinema Sittingbourne, a bright focal point that offers a sharp contrast to the weathered, ancient stones of the Murston Old Church nearby. Residents often find respite in the verdant, carefully tended paths of Johnson House Gardens, where the air holds a stillness far removed from the bustle of the high street. The town has nurtured notable figures, including the esteemed film director Ken Russell, whose creative intensity perhaps drew something from the dramatic, shifting skies of this coastal corner. Local pride remains tethered to the heritage preserved within the Sittingbourne Heritage Museum, a repository of the stories that bind the inhabitants to their changing environment. It is a place that balances the remnants of its industrious past with a steady, pragmatic gaze toward the future.
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Explore Sittingbourne, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.340052, 0.735776. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |