Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Swale · Region: South East
Explore Key Street, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Key Street 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 Key Street, 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 | Key Street |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Swale |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.344132 |
| Longitude | 0.701424 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Key Street acts as a quiet threshold where the steady pulse of modern transit meets the ancient, clay-heavy topography of Kent. It lies 1.5 miles west of Sittingbourne (from Sittingbourne: bearing 281°T, OS grid TQ 882 640), and is situated south of Bobbing village. The horizon here is defined by the modest rise of Bobbing Hill, which catches the slanted morning light and casts long, cooling shadows across the passing traffic. Beneath the persistent hum of the A2, the landscape retains a stubborn, pastoral memory in the quietude of Webbend Ditch Pond. Key Street serves as a functional corridor, its architecture a pragmatic blend of residential brickwork and the remnants of older, roadside commerce. Light shifts across the tarmac with a metallic sharpness, reflecting the utilitarian nature of a route that has served travellers since the Roman era. This stretch of road persists as a hinge between the industrious sprawl of Sittingbourne and the open, chalk-flecked fields that roll away towards the North Downs. Through the changing seasons, the air carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and exhaust, grounding the observer in a place that is resolutely present and unpretentious.
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Explore Key Street, 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: 51.344132, 0.701424. 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. |