Borden & The Meads

Borden & The Meads is a ward in the borough of Swale, occupying land to the west of Sittingbourne in Kent. The area includes the older village of Borden, where the parish church of St Peter and St Paul sits by the village green, and The Meads, a residential area built on former farmland. Housing, allotments and arable fields sit side by side, and a network of footpaths connects the settlement with surrounding countryside. Local facilities include a primary school and a village hall that host community activities and services for residents.

Transport and everyday shopping rely partly on Sittingbourne, while local bus services link the ward with town centre stations and routes. The Meads estate is organised around shared open space and a recreation ground used for informal sport and play. Across the ward you can see field boundaries and hedgerows that reflect agricultural use still present in pockets between housing, and small local enterprises operate from converted buildings and roadside premises.