13 Facts About Gillingham Kent

Gillingham Kent became an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894, gaining municipal borough status in 1903.

Gillingham Kent was a notable man in Kent history as he led his warriors into battle screaming and shouting.

At the time of the Norman Conquest, Gillingham Kent was given to the half-brother of William I of England, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, who rebuilt the parish church at Gillingham Kent and constructed an Archbishop's Palace on land bordered by Grange Road, the ruins of which could still be seen in the last century.

At the time Gillingham Kent itself was a small hamlet, built around the parish church and surrounded by large farm-holdings, of which St Mark's Parish formed part, being part of Brittain Farm.

In medieval times the part of Gillingham Kent known as Grange was a limb of the Cinque Ports and the maritime importance of the area continued until the late 1940s.

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Gillingham Kent was still only a small village; eventually it, too, was swallowed up, and the name of the whole settlement changed to Gillingham Kent.

The business park is one of the most popular business locations in North Gillingham Kent and is located about two miles north of the M2 motorway.

Gillingham Kent is an important retail centre serving a substantial part of Medway.

Services improved significantly when in July 1939, Gillingham Kent became the terminus of the electrified system of the Southern Railway.

Gillingham Kent was served by an electric tram system operated by the Chatham and District Light Railways Company from 1902 to 1930.

Local newspapers for Gillingham Kent include the Medway Messenger, published by the KM Group.

In Gillingham Kent itself are St Mary's, Barnsole Road, Woodlands, Byron, and Napier Community Primary Schools.

Our Lady of Gillingham Kent was built on the town of New Brompton, as Gillingham Kent was then called, to mainly cater for the new workforce – those employed at Chatham Dockyard.