Rainham | |
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Lower Rainham Road | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 6,394 (2001)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ815655 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GILLINGHAM |
Postcode district | ME7, ME8 |
Dialling code | 01634 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
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]