Rainham, Kent
town in Medway, Kent, England
Rainham is a town in Medway, North Kent.
| Rainham | |
|---|---|
 Lower Rainham Road | |
  Rainham | |
| Location within Kent | |
| Population | 6,394 (2001)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ815655 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GILLINGHAM |
| Postcode district | ME7, ME8 |
| Dialling code | 01634 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
It has a small shopping area called Rainham Shopping Centre, As of 2 July 2024 it has the following shops; Tesco,[2] Jordans Snooker Bar,[3] Boyce's bakery,[4] Savers,[5] Ladbrokes, More Sense charity shop,[6] Just Cutts butchers,[7] Micallef Jewellers,[8] and Card Factory,
In March 2022, Iceland closed its store,[9] In December 2022 it was replaced with a Poundland store.[10]
It has a railway station called Rainham railway station.
In 2023, Splashes Leisure Centre was demolished,[11] it was replaced by a new leisure centre called Cozenton Park Sports Centre,[12] it has two swimming pools, a gym and a dance studio.[12]
References
change- ↑ National Statistics Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Census 2001
- ↑ "Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore". Tesco. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Jordans Bar". Jordans Bar. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Family-run bakers opens 12th shop". Kent Online. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Rainham". Savers. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Rainham – More Sense shop". Sense. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Contact - Just Cutts Butchers". Just Cutts Butchers. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "CONTACT". Micallef Jewellers. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Fears over Iceland closure at shopping centre". Kent Online. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Poundland reveals opening date for shopping centre branch". Kent Online. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Work starts on £24m leisure centre". Kent Online. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Opening date revealed for new £24m sports complex". Kent Online. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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