Hoo St Werburgh

Hoo St Werburgh, commonly known as Hoo, is a large village and civil parish in the Medway district of Kent, England. It is one of several villages on the Hoo Peninsula to bear the name Hoo, a Saxon word believed to mean "spur of land" or to refer to the "distinct heel-shape of the ridge of hills" through the settlement. Hoo features in Domesday Book, and had a population of 7,356 at the 2001 census, rising to 8,945 at the 2011 census. The civil parish includes Chattenden to the west.

This article is about Hoo in Kent, England. For the village in Suffolk, see Hoo, Suffolk.

Hoo St Werburgh
View of Hoo from the Saxon Shore Way
Hoo St Werburgh
Location within Kent
Population8,945 (2011)
OS grid referenceTQ779725
Civil parish
  • Hoo St Werburgh
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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