(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Kent · Unitary authority: Medway · Region: South East
Explore Strood, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Strood 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 Strood, 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 | Strood |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| Unitary Authority | Medway |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.395725 |
| Longitude | 0.495269 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Strood commands the western bank of the River Medway, where the river’s grey currents pull relentlessly against the tide-battered piers. It lies 0.5 miles north-west of Rochester (from Rochester: bearing 319°T, OS grid TQ 736 692). The landscape here bears the heavy, soot-stained memory of Victorian industry, where the hulking silhouette of the former Aveling and Porter building still looms over the water like a grounded iron ship. Beyond the rhythmic clatter of the nearby railway, the land rises sharply toward the quiet, grassy expanse of Broom Hill Park, which offers a sudden, verdant reprieve from the low-lying industrial sprawl. Strood retains a stubborn, functional character, its streets shaped by the relentless transit of commuters moving between the chalk hills and the river’s edge. Ancient foundations linger in the shadows, such as the stone-ribbed remains of Temple Manor, which stand as silent sentinels of a medieval past amidst the modern thoroughfares. Light here often fractures against the damp brickwork, turning the evening air into a bruised purple that clings to the chimneys. This corner of Kent demands a sharp eye, for beneath the veneer of constant motion, the earth still holds the weight of centuries of toil.
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Explore Strood, 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: 51.395725, 0.495269. 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. |