St Mary's Island, Kent
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  St Mary's Island shown within Kent |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Unitary authority | Medway |
| Ceremonial county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROCHESTER |
| Postcode district | ME |
| Dialling code | 01634 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Gillingham though soon to be Rochester and Strood |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
St Mary's Island, Kent, is part of the Chatham Maritime development area, located at the northern end of Chatham, adjacent to Brompton and Gillingham. Once part of the Royal Dockyard, Chatham, the area had consisted of a mixture of sports fields and warehousing during the later years of the Royal Navy's time in occupation.
It is locally believed that, during the Napoleonic Wars, St. Mary's Island was used as a burial ground for the French POW's who died on the prison hulks moored in the Medway.
In the late 1990s, government agency English Partnerships and housing developer Countryside, came together to build homes on the island, under the development name Countryside Maritime. In due course, some parcels of land were allowed to be developed by other builders, including Redrow.
As well as several hundred new homes, there is a primary school (recently expanded), a community centre, and a doctor's surgery. A pharmacy is due to open in around 2007. There is extensive open space between housing parcels, as well as sports fields and play areas.
There are riverside walks and cycle paths on the island, and many of the paths in the middle of the Island give views of the surrounding area.
A number of restaurants and other amenities will soon be opening. Chimichangas, Nando's, Pizza Hut, Dickens' World, and the Dockside Outlet Centre preceinct are all within a ten minute walk.
New developments include a large Hotel and two apartment blocks situated on the Marina. This will also house a gym and restaurants[citation needed].
There is permanent road access onto the island, with good local security, making the island safer than the average new housing development[citation needed].
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