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The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred 42 miles (68 km) from central London. It has an area of 36 square miles (93 km 2 ). The island forms part of the local government district of Swale .
Sheerness (/ ʃ ɪər ˈ n ɛ s /) is a port town and civil parish [2] [3] beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 16,738.
Queenborough is a town on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in South East England. Queenborough is two miles (3 km) south of Sheerness. It grew as a port near the Thames Estuary at the westward entrance to the Swale where it joins the River Medway. It is in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency.
In the 1970s a bird reserve was established on the marshes, the centrepiece of the Elmley National Nature Reserve, owned and managed by Elmley Conservation Trust. [8] It covers 3,250 acres (13.2 km 2), more than the easily traceable area of the former isle and is one of the largest bird reserves in England.
Minster is a town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, south-east England. It is in the Swale administrative district, and within that, in the parish of Minster-on-Sea . According to the 2021 Census , the population of Minster was 17,389.
Location Newark Island [1] River Trent: Alney Island: River Severn: Big Island: Carsington Water: Bird Island: Stocks Reservoir, Lancashire [2] Bridgemarsh Island: River Crouch, Essex: Denny Island: Chew Valley Lake: Flat Island: Carsington Water: Haddiscoe Island (or Chedgrave Island or simply 'The Island') Between River Waveney, River Yare ...
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station The Kingsferry Bridge. The Sheerness line is located in Kent, England, and connects Sheerness-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains towards London, Ramsgate or Dover Priory.
In 2011, a large children’s Adventure Play Area was opened. It was designed by children from The Isle of Sheppey Academy and built with funding (£87,000) from the Big Lottery. [15] In May, a funfair was in the park, in June, the Harmony Folk Festival took place. [16] Then in July, Minster Rotary Club managed the Island raft race. [7]