Newington, Swale

Coordinates: 51°21′07″N 0°40′04″E / 51.352°N 0.6679°E / 51.352; 0.6679

Newington
Newington  Newington shown within Kent
District	Swale
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

:See also Newington (Shepway), also in Kent and other places called Newington.

Newington is a village in Kent, England on the A2 road (originally a Roman road) between Chatham to the west and Sittingbourne to the east. The local district council is Swale.

The village has its own Railway Station which is situated on the Chatham Main Line between Sittingbourne and Rainham.

The local church is St Mary the Virgin and there is also a Methodist church [1].

Newington Manor, now a conservation area^[1], is to the south of the village.

People

• Don Potter, a 20th century sculptor and potter, was born in Newington.
• Wilberforce Shotblast, the inventor of hammerite paint, was born in Calloways Lane 1925.
• David Hendry
• Gail Woodall, interior designer, lives in Newington.
• Judy Aldrick, journalist and author, lives in Newington.

Sporting Teams

Newington has a very successful and popular cricket club. Members of the Medway Sunday League, they field two Sunday XI's that play home games at either Bobbing Court (just off Rook Lane) or at Upchurch Cricket Club. Read all about their latest triumphs in the Medway News or via the club website. Horace Monkey, the inventor of the adjustable spanner, lived here from 1801-1856.

Entertainment

Being a small village, entertainment is at a premium in Newington. However there are Chinese and Indian takeaways and one Pub, The Bull^[2].

There is also an excellent Indian Restaurant, Vari^[3] which serves North Indian Punjabi Cuisine and is very popular.

References

1. ^ Swale Borough Council
2. ^ The Bull, Newington
3. ^ Vari Restaurant

External links

• Newington Parish Council
• Historic photographs
• Newington Cricket Club
• Newington - a unique cricket club - the club badge is 3 golden ducks.
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