Is strood east or west Kent?

Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England.

Is Strood Kent safe?

Although Rochester and Strood saw less crime overall than other places, the area actually witnessed the most violent and sexual crimes in Medway during the period. This figure stood at 3,739 crimes, while in Gillingham and Chatham there were 3,725 and 3,701 violent and sexual crimes recorded respectively.

What does strood mean?

Strood comes from the Old English word ‘strōd’ meaning ‘marshy land overgrown with brushwood’. The Textus Roffensis records Strood as Strodes.

When was Darnley Road Strood built?

History. This area developed as a residential expansion of the town, built on former market gardens which in 1830 separated the popular resort of Windmill Hill from the town. The buildings date largely from 1840 to 1860, with Darnley Road by 1880 forming an important residential thoroughfare.

Where is Strood in the county of Kent?

Strood is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns. Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY 2.5.

Where is Strood on the River Medway?

The town stands on the river Medway, at the junction of the S.E.R. and the L.C. & D.R., opposite Rochester, forms practically one town with Rochester and Chatham, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Rochester. The parish consists of Strood Intra and Media within Rochester borough, and Strood Extra without the borough.

What’s the population of the suburb of Strood?

Although Strood is a town in its own right with a population in 2019 estimated at 40,000, it is also officially a suburb of Rochester, albeit a very large suburb. Strangely, Strood the suburb is more heavily populated than its post town Rochester on the east side of the River Medway, the total population being around 68,000.

When did Frindsbury become part of Strood Parish?

Strood began as a manor then chapelry of Frindsbury until gaining its own parish status in 1193. Today Frindsbury is effectively, in all but a few associations such as in the Church of England, the northern part of Strood.