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Rainham (/ ˈ r eɪ n ə m / RAY-nəm) is a town in the unitary authority area of Medway, in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham , Rochester , Strood and Gillingham .
Gillingham and Rainham is a constituency [n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Naushabah Khan of the Labour Party. [2] [n 2] It was previously represented since its 2010 creation by Rehman Chishti of the Conservative Party and replaced the previous constituency of Gillingham.
Rainham (/ ˈ r eɪ n ə m / RAY-nəm) is a suburb of East London, England, in the London Borough of Havering. [2] Historically an ancient parish in the county of Essex, Rainham is 13.6 miles (21.9 km) east of Charing Cross [2] and is surrounded by a residential area, which has grown from the historic village, to the north and a commercial area, fronting the River Thames, to the south.
Medway is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Kent in South East England. It was formed in 1998 by merging the boroughs of Rochester-upon-Medway and Gillingham, and is administered by Medway Council, which is independent from Kent County Council. The borough had a population of 278,016 in 2019. [2]
Much of Kent, especially the Medway area, saw post-war migration from London. This was partly because of the heavy damage and destruction sustained by London in World War II. In 1998, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham left the administrative county of Kent to form the Unitary Authority of Medway, but remain in the ceremonial county of ...
Rainham may refer to: Rainham, Kent, Medway, England Rainham railway station (Kent) Rainham, London, London Borough of Havering, England
Gillingham (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ l ɪ ŋ əm / ⓘ JIL-ing-əm) is a town in Kent, England, which forms a conurbation with neighbouring Chatham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. It is the largest town in the borough of Medway and in 2020 had a population of 108,785.
Postcode area Postcode districts Post town Former postal county; AB: AB10, AB11, AB12, AB15, AB16, AB21, AB22, AB23, AB24, AB25, AB99 non-geo: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire ...