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A fleet is a saline waterway within the North Kent Marshes, on the Hoo Peninsula between Rochester and Gravesend and on the Isle of Sheppey. It also has the meaning creek or inlet. The word comes from the Old English FlĂ«ot 798, Fletes 1086. The North Kent Marshes is one of 22 Environmentally Sensitive Areas recognised by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The north of Kent has historically been a marshland area, since before even the Roman invasion of 55 BC and that part which still survives, stretching from Whitstable to... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Rochester is a small town in Kent, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... Gravesend can refer to: Gravesend, Kent, England Gravesend, New York, USA This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent in the Thames Estuary, some 38 miles (62km) to the east of central London. ...