Hoo Peninsula

The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in Kent, England, separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway. It is dominated by a line of chalk, clay and sand hills, surrounded by an extensive area of marshland composed of alluvial silt. The name Hoo is a Saxon word believed to mean 'spur of land' or refers to the 'distinct heel-shape of the ridge of hills' through Hoo. Hoo features in the Domesday Book. The peninsula is home to internationally and nationally protected wildlife sites as well as industrial facilities and energy industries.

For the Isle of Grain, which the Hoo Peninsula is sometimes referred to as, see Isle of Grain.

Hoo Peninsula
Stoke Marshes, Hoo Peninsula
Hoo Peninsula
Location within Kent
Population31,050 
OS grid referenceTQ7675
Unitary authority
  • Medway
Ceremonial county
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROCHESTER
Postcode districtME3
Dialling code01634
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
  • Rochester and Strood
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