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Strood

town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England

Strood is a town in Medway, North Kent. It has several named areas, the most known areas are Earl Estate and Marlowe Park.

Strood

High Street, Strood
Strood is located in Kent
Strood
Strood
Location within Kent
Population33,182 
OS grid referenceTQ725695
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROCHESTER
Postcode districtME2
Dialling code01634
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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England
Kent
51°23′35″N 0°28′41″E / 51.3930°N 0.4780°E / 51.3930; 0.4780

Retail

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Strood High Street

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Strood has a high street, some of the shops are Sports Direct,[1] Asda,[2] Iceland,[3] and Tesco,[4]

Strood Retail Park

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Strood also has a retail park called Strood Retail Park, It has the following stores: Next,[5] Argos,[5] Poundland,[6] Matalan,[5] KFC,[5]

In 2016, the B&Q store at Strood Retail Park was demolished,[7] and new shops were built there, the new shops were a the Gym Group Gym,[8] Starbucks,[9] B&M Bargains,[10] Maplin[11] and M&S Foodhall.[8][10]

In February 2018, Maplin went into administration,[12] they shut all of their shops. B&M extended their shop into the Maplin shop.

In 2019, a Cancer Research charity shop opened at the Retail Park and in 2021 a Hobby Craft opened at the Retail Park.[13]

Education

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For a full list of schools serving Strood, see List of schools in Medway.

Strood Academy is the only secondary school in Strood. For secondary schools, many pupils from Strood go to schools in different towns.

Sport and leisure

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Strood has a leisure centre called Strood Sports Centre.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Store details - Strood". Sports Direct. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Asda Strood". ASDA. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Iceland Strood". Iceland. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Strood Superstore". Tesco. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Strood Retail Park" (PDF). completelyretail.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Horn, Jenni (2 February 2015). "Strood to get huge Poundland store in old Paul Simon premises". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jordan, Nicola (21 February 2017). "New M&S Foodhall for Medway". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Cox, Lynn (14 July 2017). "Starbucks, the American coffee giant, will soon be opened at Strood Retail Park". Kent Online. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Retail park regeneration gives people more choice". Kent Online. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Maplin collapses as rescue talks fail". BBC News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Hobbycraft reveals new store's opening date". Kent Online. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bar closes as Strood Leisure Centre gets £1.9m revamp". Kent Online. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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