| Walderslade | |
|---|---|
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  Walderslade Location within Kent | |
| Population | 9,520 (2011.Ward)[1] |
| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
Walderslade is a large suburb in Kent in Chatham split between the unitary authority of Medway and the boroughs of Maidstone and Tonbridge & Malling in South East England. It was, until 1998,[2] fully part of Kent and is still ceremonially associated via the Lieutenancies Act.[3] 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.
- ^ "Medway ward population 2011". Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Medway in the 20th century 1901 – 2000". Leisure. Medway Council. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.