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Walderslade

Walderslade
Walderslade is located in Kent
Walderslade
Walderslade
Walderslade shown within Kent
Population 9,520 (2011.Ward)
OS grid reference TQ755625
District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHATHAM
Postcode district ME5
Dialling code 01634
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
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51°20′10″N 0°31′18″E / 51.336070°N 0.521660°E / 51.336070; 0.521660Coordinates: 51°20′10″N 0°31′18″E / 51.336070°N 0.521660°E / 51.336070; 0.521660

Walderslade is a large suburb in Medway to the south of Chatham split between the unitary authority of Medway and the boroughs of Maidstone and Tonbridge & Malling in South East England. It was, until 1998, fully part of Kent and is still ceremonially associated via the Lieutenancies Act. It encompasses almost all the ME5 postcode district (except parts of Luton).

Walderslade was formerly a small rural village nestled in the valleys of the North Downs, however development accelerated with the expansion of towns in Medway after the First World War. The urban area developed quickly after the Second World War leading to the current make-up of several large estates surrounding the original village, which is the local centre of commerce.

Walderslade comprises several named areas, notably the Davis Estate (near Rochester Airport), Wayfield, Weeds Wood, Walderslade Woods, Princes Avenue and Lordswood.

An important Bronze Age hoard was found in Walderslade in 1965 during house construction. Comprising two gold penannular bracelets, it is now in the collections of the British Museum. The name Walderslade comes from the Saxon language, and means "wood in a valley".

Walderslade Valley or Bottom – is one of several dry chalk valleys in the area, that were created during past ice ages as a result of melting ice when England was still joined with the continent. During warmer post glacial periods, elephants and hippopotami roamed the valleys.


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