Borough of Swale
| Borough of Swale | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kent |
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| status | Borough |
| region | South East England |
| Administration County | Kent |
| Administrative headquarters | Sittingbourne |
| surface | 373.40 km² (126.) |
| Residents | 130,300 (149.) |
| ONS code | 29UM |
| Website | www.swale.gov.uk |
Swale is an administrative district with borough status in Kent in England . It is named after the narrow Swale Canal that separates the Isle of Sheppey from the rest of Kent. Most of the district is on the island. The administrative seat is Sittingbourne ; other significant places are Bobbing , Eastchurch , Faversham , Queenborough and Sheerness .
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was created from the merger of the boroughs Sittingbourne and Queenborough-in-Sheppey, the Urban District Sittingbourne and Milton and the Rural District Swale.
Ashford | Canterbury | Dartford | Dover | Folkestone and Hythe | Gravesham | Maidstone | Sevenoaks | Swale | Thanet | Tonbridge and Malling | Tunbridge Wells
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 44 ′ E