Strood
town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Strood is a town in Medway, North Kent. It has several named areas, the most known areas are Earl Estate and Marlowe Park.
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Retail
Strood High Street
Strood has a high street, some of the shops there are Tesco,[1] Asda,[2] Poundstretcher,[3] Aldi,[4] Sports Direct,[5] Savers[6] and Iceland,[7]
Strood Retail Park
Strood has a retail park called Strood Retail Park.
In 2016, the B&Q store at Strood Retail Park was demolished,[8] and new shops were built there, the new shops were Gym Group Gym,[9] Starbucks,[10] B&M Bargains,[11] Maplin[12] and M&S Foodhall.[9][11]
In February 2018, Maplin went into administration[13] and they closed all of their shops. In 2018, B&M extended their shop into the old Maplin shop.
In 2019, a Cancer Research charity shop opened at the Retail Park.
In 2021, a Hobby Craft opened at the Retail Park.[14]
As of January 2025, It has the following shops: the Gym Group Gym,[9] Starbucks,[10] B&M Bargains,[11] M&S Foodhall,[9][11] Next,[15] Argos,[15] Cancer Research,[16] Hobbycraft,[17] Poundland,[18] Matalan[15] and KFC.[15]
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Education
Strood Academy is the only secondary school in Strood. For secondary schools, many pupils from Strood go to schools in different towns.
Sport and leisure
Strood has a leisure centre called Strood Sports Centre.[19]
References
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