Brompton

Brompton is a suburban village situated between the town centres of and , lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in , , . Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Kent, UK
  • Also known as: “Brompton, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Engineers Museum and Medway Park Sports Centre.

Museum
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a military engineering and library in , , . It tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and military engineering in general.

Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
, is a sports facility located in , England. It opened on 14 December 1973 as the Black Lion Leisure Centre. The centre has undergone several renovations, notably a £11 million expansion in 2010 prior to it being reopened as on 28 July 2011.

Archaeological site
Medway Park Sports Centre, is a sports facility located in , England. It opened on 14 December 1973 as the Black Lion Leisure Centre. The centre has undergone several renovations, notably a £11 million expansion in 2010 prior to it being reopened as Medway Park Sports Centre on 28 July 2011.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gillingham and Chatham.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic maritime town in the county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Brompton

Latitude
51.39188° or 51° 23′ 31″ north
Longitude
0.53709° or 0° 32′ 14″ east
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BMP
Open location code
9F329GRP+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 191965657
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654585
Wiki­data ID
Q4973747
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Satellite Map

Discover Brompton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Brompton” goes by many names.
  • French: “Brompton”
  • Irish: “Brompton”
  • Urdu: “برومپٹن، کینٹ”

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Localities in the Area

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