Gravesham

Estimated Population

97,700 based on ONS survey to mid 2007

Overview

Gravesham is a local government district and borough in the north-west of Kent, bordering the River Thames to the north and the city of Medway to the east.

Gravesham Borough comprises the town of Gravesend, a maritime town that nestles on the south bank of the Thames only a few miles from the heart of London.

Some picturesque villages of Gravesham include Chalk, Stone, Higham, Luddesdown, Meopham and Cobham.

Leisure and Retail

Gravesend town centre features modern and traditional stores, 2 shopping complexes and a 6 day market hall.

The centre of the town is pedestrianised offering a pleasant, traffic free environment to enjoy visiting the big stores that are cited there. As well as these you can also enjoy discovering many other quality and special interest shops in the Victorian and regenerated settings of the old High Street, Windmill Street, Queen Street and King Street - all a short walk from the Thames and its history.