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Where is Lower Rainham?

Lower Rainham is located in the county of Kent, South East England, two miles east of the major town of Gillingham, and 34 miles east of London. Lower Rainham falls within the unitary authority of Medway. It is in the ME8 postcode district. The post town for Lower Rainham is Gillingham.

Lower Rainham on a map

Map showing extent of Lower Rainham as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Lower Rainham
Map showing location of Lower Rainham within the UK
Location of Lower Rainham within the UK

Which county is Lower Rainham in?

Lower Rainham is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Medway.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyMedway

Where is Lower Rainham in Kent?

Lower Rainham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kent.

Map showing location of Lower Rainham within Kent
Location of Lower Rainham within Kent

What is the postcode for Lower Rainham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Lower Rainham is ME8 7TX.

Where is Lower Rainham in ME8?

Lower Rainham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the ME8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ME8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Lower Rainham within ME8
Location of Lower Rainham within ME8

What is the post town for Lower Rainham?

The post town for Lower Rainham is Gillingham. Lower Rainham is in the ME8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gillingham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Lower Rainham?

The centre of Lower Rainham is located at position 51.376° latitude and 0.61316° longitude.

Latitude51.376°
Longitude0.61316°

What is the easting and northing of Lower Rainham?

The centre of Lower Rainham is located at the grid reference easting 581967 and northing 167345 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting581967
Northing167345

What are the nearest towns to Lower Rainham?

Position of Lower Rainham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lower Rainham to the centre of the town.

east
2m
Lower Rainham is 2 miles east of Gillingham
east
4m
Lower Rainham is 4 miles east of Chatham
east
5m
Lower Rainham is 5 miles east of Rochester
north-west
6m
Lower Rainham is 6 miles north-west of Sittingbourne
south-west
7m
Lower Rainham is 7 miles south-west of Queenborough
south-west
8m
Lower Rainham is 8 miles south-west of Sheerness
north-east
8m
Lower Rainham is 8 miles north-east of Snodland
north-east
8m
Lower Rainham is 8 miles north-east of Maidstone
west
9m
Lower Rainham is 9 miles west of Minster
south
10m
Lower Rainham is 10 miles south of Canvey Island

What are the nearest cities to Lower Rainham?

Position of Lower Rainham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lower Rainham to the centre of the city.

south
12m
Lower Rainham is 12 miles south of Southend-on-Sea
west
21m
Lower Rainham is 21 miles west of Canterbury
south
26m
Lower Rainham is 26 miles south of Chelmsford
east
32m
Lower Rainham is 32 miles east of City of London
east
33m
Lower Rainham is 33 miles east of City of Westminster
east
33m
Lower Rainham is 33 miles east of London
south
38m
Lower Rainham is 38 miles south of Colchester
south-east
49m
Lower Rainham is 49 miles south-east of St Albans
north-east
50m
Lower Rainham is 50 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south
61m
Lower Rainham is 61 miles south of Cambridge

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