Teynham

Teynham
The A2 London Road, part of the most densely populated area
Teynham is located in Kent
Teynham
Teynham
Location within Kent
Population2,904 (2001)[1]
2,913 (2011)[2]
OS grid referenceTQ952628
Civil parish
  • Teynham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSITTINGBOURNE
Postcode districtME9
Dialling code01795
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°19′52″N 0°48′07″E / 51.331°N 0.802°E / 51.331; 0.802

Teynham (/ˈtɛnəm/ TEN-əm) is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. The parish lies between the towns of Sittingbourne and Faversham, immediately north of the A2 road, and includes the hamlet of Conyer on an inlet of the Swale, the channel that separates mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey. Other hamlets include Deerton Street, Frognal, and Teynham Street.

The village has a railway station, served by Southeastern trains running between London Victoria and Dover.

  1. ^ "Teynham CP: Parish Headcounts, 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 September 2016.