Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Swale · Region: South East
Explore Queenborough, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Queenborough 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 Queenborough, 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 | Queenborough |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Swale |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.415307 |
| Longitude | 0.751013 |
| Place Type | Town |
Queenborough, a place where the sea's breath still whispers on the breeze, has long been shaped by its maritime position and the ebb and flow of history. It lies 2.8 km south-south-west of Sheerness (from Sheerness: bearing 196°T, OS grid TQ 913 720), and is situated west-south-west of Halfway Houses village. Historically, Queenborough's fortunes were intrinsically linked to its strategic importance, famously fortified by King Richard II to guard against French invasion, a memory that still seems to linger in the salt-tinged air. The economy, once reliant on shipbuilding and oyster dredging, now finds its sustenance in a more varied, though still connected, interplay with the sea and the surrounding agricultural lands that stretch out under the wide Kentish skies. Beyond its strategic past, Queenborough carries a distinct character, a quiet resilience that speaks of generations who lived and worked by the water's edge. The remnants of its royal past, particularly the earthworks of the castle that once commanded the Swale, stand as enduring landmarks, silent witnesses to the passage of centuries. The rhythm of life here is marked by the tides, and the spirit of the place is perhaps best captured in the open faces of its people, whose connection to the sea is an unbroken thread running through their shared heritage.
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Explore Queenborough, 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: 51.415307, 0.751013. 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. |