Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Gravesham · Region: South East
Explore Chalk, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chalk map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chalk, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Chalk |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Gravesham |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.431663 |
| Longitude | 0.402758 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Chalk retains a quiet presence where the Kentish landscape softens toward the wide, grey expanse of the Thames estuary. It lies 1.6 miles east-south-east of Gravesend (from Gravesend: bearing 118°T, OS grid TQ 671 730). Salt-bitten winds often drift inland from the nearby Westcourt Marshes, carrying the sharp, briny scent of tidal mud and shifting reeds. To the east, the Great Clane Lane Marshes offer a flat, expansive horizon where the sky appears vast and heavy against the low-lying fields. Charles Dickens once walked these paths, finding inspiration in the stark, lonely beauty of the river marshes that define the northern edge of Chalk. The architecture here holds the sturdy, unpretentious character of a place that has long served as a gateway between the bustling docks of the river and the rolling hills of the North Downs. Ancient flint walls often border the lanes, their pale, knapped surfaces reflecting the pale, watery light that characterises this stretch of the Thames. Even as suburban lanes branch out, Chalk maintains a distinct atmosphere defined by the rhythmic movement of the tides and the distant, low hum of maritime industry.
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Explore Chalk, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.431663, 0.402758. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |