Strood

Strood
High Street, Strood
Strood is located in Kent
Strood
Strood
Location within Kent
Population33,182 
OS grid reference[TQ725695 TQ725695]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROCHESTER
Postcode districtME2
Dialling code01634
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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51°23′35″N 0°28′41″E / 51.3930°N 0.4780°E / 51.3930; 0.4780

Strood is a town in Medway, North Kent. It has several named areas, the most known areas are Earl Estate and Marlowe Park.

Retail

Strood High Street

Strood has a high street, some of the shops there are Tesco, Asda, Poundstretcher, Aldi, Sports Direct, Savers and Iceland,

Strood Retail Park

Strood has a retail park called Strood Retail Park.

In 2016, the B&Q store at Strood Retail Park was demolished, and new shops were built there, the new shops were Gym Group Gym, Starbucks, B&M Bargains, Maplin and M&S Foodhall.

In February 2018, Maplin went into administration and they closed all of their shops. In 2018, B&M extended their shop into the old Maplin shop.

In 2019, a Cancer Research charity shop opened at the Retail Park.

In 2021, a Hobby Craft opened at the Retail Park.

As of January 2025, It has the following shops: the Gym Group Gym, Starbucks, B&M Bargains, M&S Foodhall, Next, Argos, Cancer Research, Hobbycraft, Poundland, Matalan and KFC.

Education

Strood Academy is the only secondary school in Strood. For secondary schools, many pupils from Strood go to schools in different towns.

Sport and leisure

Strood has a leisure centre called Strood Sports Centre.

References

  1. ↑ "Strood Superstore". Tesco. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Asda Strood". ASDA. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bargain hunters queue for hours for Poundstretcher opening". Kent Online. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "ALDI, Strood, Friary Place". stores.aldi.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Store details - Strood". Sports Direct. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Strood". Savers. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Iceland Strood". Iceland. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Horn, Jenni (9 January 2016). "B&Q store at Strood Retail Park shuts ahead of plans for new shops, cafe and The Gym Group 24-hour gym". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Jordan, Nicola (21 February 2017). "New M&S Foodhall for Medway". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. 1 2 Cox, Lynn (14 July 2017). "Starbucks, the American coffee giant, will soon be opened at Strood Retail Park". Kent Online. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Jordan, Nicola (23 June 2017). "M&S Foodhall and B&M opening at Strood Retail Park and Peacocks opening at Dockside Outlet Centre". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Retail park regeneration gives people more choice". Kent Online. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Maplin collapses as rescue talks fail". BBC News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hobbycraft reveals new store's opening date". Kent Online. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Strood Retail Park" (PDF). completelyretail.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "Strood (Superstore)". Cancer Research UK. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Hobbycraft reveals new store's opening date". Kent Online. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  18. ↑ Horn, Jenni (2 February 2015). "Strood to get huge Poundland store in old Paul Simon premises". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Bar closes as Strood Leisure Centre gets £1.9m revamp". Kent Online. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2024.