Strood
town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England
Strood is a town in Medway, North Kent.
| Strood | |
|---|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_714438.jpg) High Street, Strood | |
  Strood | |
| Location within Kent | |
| Population | 33,182 |
| OS grid reference | TQ725695 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROCHESTER |
| Postcode district | ME2 |
| Dialling code | 01634 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
It has a high street which has the following stores: Sports Direct [1] Asda,[2] Wilko,[3] Iceland[4] and Tesco[5]
It also has a retail park which has the following stores: Next,[6] Argos[6] Poundland[7] Matalan [6] KFC,[6]
In 2016, the B&Q store at Strood Retail Park was demolished,[8] and new shops were built which include M&S Foodhall,[9][10] B&M Bargains,[10] Starbucks,[11] and a Gym.[9]
Strood also has a leisure centre, Strood Leisure Centre. Strood includes several named areas, notably Earl Estate and Marlowe Park.
References change
- ↑ "Store details - Strood". Sports Direct. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Asda Strood". ASDA. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Wilko Strood". Wilko. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Iceland Strood". Iceland. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Strood Superstore". Tesco. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Strood Retail Park" (PDF). completelyretail.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ↑ Horn, Jenni (2 February 2015). "Strood to get huge Poundland store in old Paul Simon premises". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ Horn, Jenni (9 January 2016). "B&Q store at Strood Retail Park shuts ahead of plans for new shops, cafe and The Gym Group 24-hour gym". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jordan, Nicola (21 February 2017). "New M&S Foodhall for Medway". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jordan, Nicola (23 June 2017). "M&S Foodhall and B&M opening at Strood Retail Park and Peacocks opening at Dockside Outlet Centre". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ Cox, Lynn (14 July 2017). "Starbucks, the American coffee giant, will soon be opened at Strood Retail Park". Kent Online. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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