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Rainham, Kent

Coordinates: 51°21′34″N 0°36′29″E / 51.359465°N 0.607947°E / 51.359465; 0.607947
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Rainham

Lower Rainham Road
Rainham is located in Kent
Rainham
Rainham
Location within Kent
Population6,394 (2001)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ815655
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGILLINGHAM
Postcode districtME7, ME8
Dialling code01634
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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51°21′34″N 0°36′29″E / 51.359465°N 0.607947°E / 51.359465; 0.607947

Rainham is a town in Medway, North Kent.

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 | change source]

  1. National Statistics Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Census 2001
  2. "Rainham Shopping Centre Superstore". Tesco. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. "Jordans Bar". Jordans Bar. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. "Family-run bakers opens 12th shop". Kent Online. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. "Rainham". Savers. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. "Rainham – More Sense shop". Sense. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. "Contact - Just Cutts Butchers". Just Cutts Butchers. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. "CONTACT". Micallef Jewellers. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. "Fears over Iceland closure at shopping centre". Kent Online. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  10. "Poundland reveals opening date for shopping centre branch". Kent Online. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. "Work starts on £24m leisure centre". Kent Online. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Opening date revealed for new £24m sports complex". Kent Online. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.