Borough of Medway
Geography
Status:	Unitary, Borough
Region:	South East England
Ceremonial County:	Kent
Area: - Total	Ranked 192nd 192.03 km²
Admin. HQ:	Strood
ONS code:	00LC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 38th 251,100 1,308 / km²
Ethnicity:	94.6% White 2.9% S.Asian
Politics
Medway Council http://www.medway.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Paul Clark, Robert Marshall-Andrews, Jonathan Shaw

Medway is the name given to a conurbation in the north of Kent, England. It was previously known as "The Medway Towns" as the region consists of five towns on the River Medway that have gradually merged together. Because of its strategic location by the major crossing of the River Medway by Watling Street it has made a wide and historically significant contribution to Kent, and to the United Kingdom. Image File history File links EnglandMedway. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Statistics Population: 33182 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ725695 Administration District: Medway Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: ROCHESTER... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Density, or volumic mass (ISO 31), is a measure of mass per given unit volume. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Paul Gordon Clark (born 29 April 1957, ) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Robert Graham Marshall-Andrews (born April 10, 1944) is an English politician and barrister. ... Jonathan Rowland Shaw (born 3 June 1966) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities, towns and villages which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The River Medway in England flows for 112 km from Turners Hill, in West Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, to the River Thames at Sheerness, where it is the latters last tributary. ... The modern Watling Street crossing the Medway at Rochester near the Roman and Celt crossings Watling Street is the name given to a British ancient trackway which was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans. ...

The five main towns involved in the conurbation are (from west to east in terms of geographical position): Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, and Rainham. Many smaller towns and villages such as Frindsbury, Brompton, Walderslade, Luton, Wigmore etc, lie within the conurbation with a few villages outside the main urban area such as Hoo St Werburgh, Cliffe and Grain around the area of the Hoo Peninsula to the north of the main towns and villages such as Cuxton, Halling and Wouldham in the Medway Gap area to the south of Rochester. The towns now form a single borough of Medway, a unitary authority governed by Medway Council in Strood. This administrative area covers several neighbouring towns, some now absorbed into the conurbation, and rural villages (see lists below). It also includes parts of the North Kent Marshes, an environmentally significant wetlands region with several Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Other similar areas of conservation include Ranscombe Farm between Strood and Cuxton with environmentally important rare woodland flowers and orchids. Statistics Population: 33182 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ725695 Administration District: Medway Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: ROCHESTER... Rochester is a small town in Kent, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... Location within the British Isles Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ... Rainham is a town in the Medway unitary authority in South East England. ... Walderslade is a village near Chatham in Kent, now very much part of the built-up area of the Medway Towns. ... Hoo St Werburgh is one of several villages on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England to bear the name Hoo. ... Cliffe-at-Hoo, known as Cliffe, is a village on the Hoo peninsula in Kent, England, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Halling is a village on the North Downs in the Northern part of Kent covering 7. ... Wouldham is a small village on the bank of the River Medway in Kent, Great Britain. ... The Medway Gap is a topographic feature in the English county of Kent near Rochester. ... Rochester is a small town in Kent, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... Statistics Population: 33182 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ725695 Administration District: Medway Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: ROCHESTER... 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... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... Statistics Population: 33182 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ725695 Administration District: Medway Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: ROCHESTER...

History

The Medway area has a long and varied history dominated originally by the city of Rochester and later by the naval and military establishments principally in Chatham and Gilllingham. Rochester is a small town in Kent, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... Location within the British Isles Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ...

Rochester was established by the Romans, who called it Durobrivae (meaning "stronghold by the bridge"), on an Iron Age site to control the point where Watling Street (now the A2) crossed the River Medway. The first cathedral was buillt by Bishop Justus in 604 and was rebuilt under the Normans by Bishop Gundulf, who also built the castle which stands opposite the cathedral. Rochester was also an important point for people travelling the Pilgrims' Way. Pilgrims' Way stretches from Winchester to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury. Pilgrims' Way crossed the Medway near Cuxton. Rochester became a walled town and under later Saxon influence a mint was established here. Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... The modern Watling Street crossing the Medway at Rochester near the Roman and Celt crossings Watling Street is the name given to a British ancient trackway which was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans. ... The River Medway in England flows for 112 km from Turners Hill, in West Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, to the River Thames at Sheerness, where it is the latters last tributary. ... Saint Justus (d. ... Events April 13 - Sabinianus becomes Pope, succeeding Gregory I. September 13 - Pope Sabinianus is consecrated. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Gundulf was a Norman monk who came to England following the Conquest. ... Rochester Castle seen from the cathedral door, showing the four-turreted keep. ... The Pilgrims Way is reputedly the route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas Becket from Winchester in Hampshire to Canterbury in Kent, England. ... Statistics Population: 40,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU485295 Administration District: City of Winchester Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office... St. ... Statistics Population: 42,258 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TR145575 Administration District: City of Canterbury Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and...

Rochester has many fine buildings such as the Guildhall (today a museum) built in 1687, among the finest 17th-century civic buildings in Kent; the Corn Exchange, built in 1698, originally the Butcher's Market; the small Tudor house of Watts Charity endowed by Sir Richard Watts to house "six poor travelers" for one night each; Satis House and Old Hall, both visited by Queen Elizabeth I, built in 1573. In Medway there are 82 scheduled ancient monuments, 832 Listed buildings and 22 conservation areas. Parts of the Roman city wall are still in evidence. Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ... Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... A Scheduled Ancient Monument is defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983 of the United Kingdom government. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ...

William Adams, the first Englishman to reach Japan, was born in Gillingham. The Japanese Emperor made him a Shogun. William Adams (September 24, 1564–May 16, 1620), also known in Japanese as Anjin-sama (按針様: anjin, pilot; sama, a Japanese social title) and Miura Anjin (三浦按針: the pilot of Miura), was an English navigator who went to Japan and is believed to be the first Briton ever to reach Japan. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ...

One of the most famous people with a Medway connection is Charles Dickens, whose museum was in Eastgate House in Rochester until its closure in 2004. A new museum dedicated to him is being built at Chatham Historic Dockyard. Dickens redirects here. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Louis Brennan the inventor of a dirigible torpedo, and who worked on early the early monorail train and helicopter, lived in Gillingham. Louis Brennan (1852 – 1932) was an inventor. ...

Naval and Military History

The Royal Navy opened a dockyard during the reign of Henry VIII; it shut in 1984. It was protected by a series of forts including the Great Lines of Defence, Fort Amherst, Fort Pitt and Fort Borstal. The majority of surviving buildings in the Historic Dockyard are Georgian. It was here that Britain's most famous wooden warship HMS Victory, Admiral Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, was built and launched in 1765. Sir Francis Drake learned his seamanship on the Medway; Sir John Hawkins founded a hospital in Chatham for seamen, and Nelson began his Navy service at Chatham at the age of 12. The river was further protected by such fortifications as Upnor Castle which, in 1667 in varying accounts says it was partly successful in thwarting the Dutch raid on the dockyard, or the commanding officer fled without firing on the Dutch. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... For the play, see Henry VIII (play). ... Fort Amherst was started in 1756 at the Southern end of the Brompton lines protecting Chatham Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, with the last works about 1820, the lower part is now opened to the public by the Fort Amherst and Lines Trust. ... Fort Pitt refers to two forts: Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, and Fort Pitt, Kent. ... An afterthought from the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, Fort Borstal was built between 1875 and 1885 by convict labour to hold the high ground southwest of Rochester, Kent. ... Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway in Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, and thus requiring added defences. ... HMS Victory is a 104-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765. ... Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ... Trafalgar can refer to: Cape Trafalgar in south west Spain The Battle of Trafalgar, fought near the cape. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Francis Drake, c. ... Sir John Hawkins (1532 - November 12, 1595) was an English navigator. ... Upnor is a small village on the western bank of the River Medway in England. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Dutch Attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. ...

Another warship built at Chatham that still exists is HMS Unicorn (a 46-gun "Leda" class frigate) laid down in February 1822, and launched 30 March 1824. She never saw active service and has been restored and is (as of 2005) preserved afloat in Dundee, Scotland. HMS Unicorn and her sister ship, HMS Trincomalee, are surviving sailing frigates of the successful Leda class. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in a leap year). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: ) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland, with a population of 143,090. ...

There has also been other naval disasters in Medway other than the Raid on the Medway. Dutch Attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. ...

On the 26 November 1914 the battleship HMS Bulwark (see HMS Bulwark for other ships of this name) was moored at buoy number 17 at Kethole Reach on the River Medway. She was taking on coal from the airship base at Kingsnorth, on the Isle of Grain when an internal explosion (most likely the result of Cordite charges stored alongside a boiler room bulkhead and failure to follow guidelines on the storage of shells) ripped the ship apart. In all, the explosion killed 745 men and 51 officers. Five of the 14 men who survived died later of their wounds, and almost all of the others were seriously wounded. There are mass and individual graves in Woodlands Cemetery in Gillingham for the Bulwark's dead, who were mostly drawn from the Portsmouth area. The explosion could be heard from up to 20 miles at Southend and Whitstable. In terms of loss of life it remains the second worst explosion in British history. HMS Victory in 1884 Battleship was the name given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built from the mid-16th through the mid-20th centuries. ... HMS Bulwark was a Formidable-class battleship launched in 1899. ... Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bulwark. ... The River Medway in England flows for 112 km from Turners Hill, in West Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, to the River Thames at Sheerness, where it is the latters last tributary. ... Kingsnorth is a village and civil parish near Ashford in Kent, England. ... Grain church The Isle of Grain, (OE Greon meaning gravel) is in north Kent, England at the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula. ... Cordite is a particular family of smokeless propellants made by combining two high explosives: nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin, i. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England. ... Southend is the name of a number of locations: Southend-on-Sea is the name of a town in Essex, UK Southend, Kintyre is the name of a village in Kintyre, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Whitstable is a town in Kent, England with a population of 30,000. ...

Less than six months later there was a second explosion. This time it was the Princess Irene. She was a 1,500-passenger liner built at Dumbarton in 1914 for Canadian Pacific. Before she could leave Britain she was commandeered for war service and became HMS Princess Irene, and was used as a minelayer. After several trips she was back in the Medway for a refit when on the morning of 27 May 1915 another huge internal explosion tore through the vessel, shaking the ground for miles around and showering the surrounding villages with remains of bodies and debris. There was a great mushroom cloud from which the ship disintergrated. 278 died, including 78 workers from nearby towns and villages. In one Sheerness street there were ten who died. Once again sabotage was suspected, but it would seem that the mine charges were unstable and awaiting replacement. Dumbarton (Dùn Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... A minelayer is a naval ship used for deploying sea mines. ... Map sources for Sheerness at grid reference TQ919749 Sheerness is a town on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England. ... Polish wz. ...

For a complete history of the dockyard, including its closure in 1984, see Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway in Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, and thus requiring added defences. ...

The British Army also established barracks here; and the Royal Engineers headquarters is in Gillingham. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ...

The Royal Marines also have a long association with Chatham. The Chatham Division was based in Chatham until the closure of the Dockyard. A small museum dedicated to the Royal Marines can be found at the dockyard. His/Her Majestys Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys Light Infantry, the United Kingdoms amphibious force and specialists in Arctic and Mountain Warfare. ... Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ... Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway in Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, and thus requiring added defences. ...

Leisure and Recreation

The Black Lion Leisure Centre

• The area boasts a sub-regional sports centre (the Black Lion Leisure Centre) with three indoor pools for swimming and SCUBA diving, gym, fitness centre, sports hall and squash courts and includes the Jumpers Rebound Centre for trampolining.

• The Strand Leisure Park has an open-air swimming pool on the banks of the River Medway as well as other leisure attractions including tennis courts and a narrow-gauge railway.

• Rainham has a leisure pool (The Splashes) with a flume and a wave machine.

Local Youth Organisations

• Medway Towns Sea Cadet Unit - T.S. Cornwallis including Field Gun Crew
• 12th Gillingham (Garrison) Scout Group - Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts

Future development

Medway Waterfront

The Medway Waterfront Renaissance Strategy is a 20-year plan for the redevelopment of up to seven miles (11km) of waterfront along the River Medway. This project will create 6,000 to 8,000 homes and 8,500 jobs. There are five main areas designated for development: The River Medway in England flows for 112 km from Turners Hill, in West Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, to the River Thames at Sheerness, where it is the latters last tributary. ...

Gillingham centre

Gillingham will get another 150 parking spaces, as well as a new town square within a new shopping area, a new cultural and leisure venue, improved connections and use of Great Lines and Black Lion open spaces, plus improved pedestrian facilities. Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ...

Rochester Riverside

In Rochester A 74-acre (30-hectare) brownfield site between the river and the railway line is being developed with high-quality high-density housing. Up to 50 homes per hectare will be built. The site has accommodated a wide variety of industrial, commercial and maritime activities since the beginning of the 19th century but has become largely disused in recent years. Rochester is a small city in Kent, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... The River Medway in England flows for 112 km from Turners Hill, in West Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, to the River Thames at Sheerness, where it is the latters last tributary. ...

Chatham centre and waterfront

Chatham town centre is the main commercial centre of Medway but has notorious traffic problems and much of the transport system will be redeveloped. In the early autumn of 2006 the "one way" system was turned into a two way system. In the near future it is planned that the Sir John Hawkins flyover will be demolished. The council believes that this will open up Chatham Waterfront, an area long marked for redevelopment though there is debate as to the new road system actually harming some businesses in Chatham. Chatham waterfront is the area between Rochester railway station and Chatham Dockyard — numerous residential and commercial developments are planned in this run down area. Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ...

Strood Riverside

Redevelopment including new homes and a landscaped play area were completed in the 1990s but now there are plans to extend this further along the river past Strood railway station. Another 500 to 600 homes wil be built, and the waterfront will be developed with new recreational and leisure facilities, improved open public space, better access to the railway station, the town centre and the Medway City Estate industrial area. Strood railway station serves the town of Strood in Medway. ...

Temple Waterfront

This 70-hectare area (formerly a Templar farm) — between the river and Morgan's Timber yard in Strood — is commonly known as "Morgans" or "Morgan's field" and is often used illegally by off-road motorcyclists. Under the plans, 600 homes will be built along with 15,000 square metres of commercial space and a new two-hectare site for Morgan's Timber.

Medway Gate*

This is not under the Medway waterfront scheme, but it is a major development under way in Strood between Medway Valley Park and the M2 junction 2. Much of the development is inside a large unused chalk pit and requires massive landscaping efforts to make building possible. A small field which was hidden from the main road has also been landscaped. Many problems such as new schools and amenities to accommodate the new homes seem to be still unresolved. Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ...

Medway unitary authority

Formation

Throughout the 19th century there had been proposals to join the Medway towns under a single authority. By 1903 moves began to take place: that date saw the creation of the Borough of Gillingham, to which, in 1928, the adjoining parish of Rainham was added.

In 1944 a Medway Towns Joint Amalgamation Committee was formed by the borough corporations of Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester, to discuss the possibility of the towns forming a single county borough. In 1948 the Local Government Boundary Commission recommended that the area become a "most purposes" county borough, but the recommendations were no carried out. In 1956 the Joint Committee decided in favour of the amalgamation and to invite representatives from Strood Rural District council to join the Committee.^[1] In 1960 a proposal was made by Rochester that the merger be effected by the city absorbing the two other towns in order to safeguard its ancient charters and city status. This lead to Gillingham council voting to leave the committee as they believed the three towns should go forward as joint partners.^[2] On March 9 the committee held its last meeting, with the Chatham representatives voting to dissolve the body and those from Rochester voting against. The motion to disband was passed by on the casting vote of the chairman, Alderman Semple from Chatham.^[3] 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Strood Rural District was a rural district with an area of 19,644 hectares in the county of Kent, England. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ...

Under the Local Government Act 1972, the City of Rochester, the Borough of Chatham and part of Strood Rural District were amalgamated to form the Borough of Medway, with Gillingham remaining separate. In 1982 the district was renamed the Rochester-upon-Medway, and Rochester's city status transferred to the district. In 1998, Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway were merged under the local government review, to form the Borough of Medway Towns (soon renamed the Borough of Medway), which became a unitary authority, administratively independent from Kent. Medway applied for city status in the 2000 and 2002 competitions, but was unsuccessful. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Strood Rural District was a rural district with an area of 19,644 hectares in the county of Kent, England. ... The Arms of the City of Rochester-upon-Medway The City of Rochester-upon-Medway was a non-metropolitan district of Kent, England from 1974 to 1998. ... The structure of local government in the United Kingdom underwent large changes in the 1990s. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Cathedral city redirects here. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Because of the abolition of Rochester-upon-Medway in 1998, and the decision not to appoint Charter Trustees, it therefore was removed from the list of official cities. In the United Kingdom, Charter Trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a parish council is established. ... Cathedral city redirects here. ...

The authority

The council comprises 55 councillors representing different wards; there are also 11 parish representatives from the more rural parts of the Council area: A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...

• Allhallows
• Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
• Cooling
• Cuxton
• Frindsbury Extra
• Halling
• High Halstow
• Hoo St Werburgh
• St James Isle of Grain
• St Mary Hoo
• Stoke

Allhallows is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England. ... Cliffe-at-Hoo, known as Cliffe, is a village on the Hoo peninsula in Kent, England, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000. ... Cooling is a village and civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula, overlooking the North Kent Marshes. ... Frindsbury is a parish and Manor in Kent, on the opposite side of the River Medway to Rochester. ... Halling is a village on the North Downs in the Northern part of Kent covering 7. ... Originally Hagelstowe, Hagelsto or Agelstow, the Parish of High Halstow on the Hoo_Peninsula in north Kent, England was named from the Saxon word denoting holy place. ... Hoo St Werburgh is one of several villages on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England to bear the name Hoo. ... Grain church The Isle of Grain, (OE Greon meaning gravel) is in north Kent, England at the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula. ... St Mary Hoo is a village and civil parish in Kent, England. ...

Demographics

• Population: the population of Medway as measured in the 2001 Census was 249,488, of which 49% are male and 51% female. Most of the population live in the Chatham and Gillingham areas: 70,540 in Chatham and 99,773 in Gillingham.
• Unemployment: The closure of Chatham Dockyard cost some 20,000 jobs. In June 2005 local unemployment stood at 2.3% of the workforce, a total of 3,678 people. Many of the employed population of 160,000 people now work outside the district — especially in London, which has many transport links from Medway.

Settlements

Apart from the parishes above, the following settlements are within the borough. Around the perimeter (especially to the south) there are also many large estates built mainly after the Second World War.

• Borstal
• Brompton
• Chatham
• Chattenden
• Frindsbury
• Gillingham
• Hempstead
• Lordswood
• Luton
• Rochester
• Rainham
• St Mary's Island
• Strood
• Twydall
• Wainscott
• Walderslade
• Wigmore

Borstal is a village in Kent, England. ... Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ... Frindsbury is a parish and Manor in Kent, on the opposite side of the River Medway to Rochester. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ... Hempstead is a village near Gillingham in Kent, part of the built-up area of the Medway Towns. ... Rochester is a small city in Kent, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... Rainham is a town in the Medway unitary authority in South East England. ... St Marys Island, Kent, is part of the Chatham Maritime development area, located at the northern end of Chatham, adjacent to Brompton and Gillingham. ... Statistics Population: 33182 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ725695 Administration District: Medway Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: ROCHESTER... Wainscott is a small village bordering the Hoo Peninsula, in Kent, between Gravesend and Rochester. ... Walderslade is a village near Chatham in Kent, now very much part of the built-up area of the Medway Towns. ...

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Medway at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of pounds Sterling.

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Transport

Road

The A2 crossing the Medway at Rochester on the site of the Roman crossings, the medieval crossing was to the south

4 of Medway's five towns are located upon Watling Street (the A2), the Roman road between the Channel port (eg Dover) and London. This route became particularly congested and lead to the building of the M2 to bypass the Medway Towns to the south in the 1960s and was subsequently widened extensively at the turn of the centaury. The A2 through the Medway Towns varies from single carriageway to dual carriageway to "one way" systems. In places it deviates from the original route of Watling Street. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1121x654, 88 KB) Summary Author: User:SilkTork. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1121x654, 88 KB) Summary Author: User:SilkTork. ... The A2 is a major road in the United Kingdom, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. ... There are also M2 motorways in Northern Ireland and Australia The M2 motorway is a motorway in England. ...

The A2 leaves the main route (which bypasses Medway by either the Northern Relief Road — The A289 or the M2) at the Three Crutches junction. The road descends through Strood towards the river. During the Decent the road to Gravesend, the A226 joins. In Strood the High Street is bypassed by the one-way system to the north and south encircling the High Street. The A2 crosses the Medway via two bridges in a dual carriageway (see Rochester Bridge). One bridge is Victorian and in the position of the original Roman bridge. The second bridge is more recent and build upon the piers of the original LCDR main line railway bridge (the Chatham Main Line uses the SER's) branch line's bridge). In Rochester the High street is bypassed to the north by the duelled Corporation Street. The A2 then crosses the high street, climbs Star Hill and follows New road by Fort Pitt / Jackson's Field to bypass Chatham to the south (by the Station, via a flyover known as New Cut). As it approaches Luton it is a dual carriageway for a short stretch, where a major junction lies with the railway (Chatham Main line) passes overhead — this is known as Luton Arches. It then climbs Chatham Hill (to Gillingham) now has a separate bus lane. The A2 / Watling street traditionally bypasses central Gillingham which lies to the North. From the main road to Gillingham (Canterbury Street), the A2 is dual carriageway. Here the Northern Relief Road (A289) rejoins at the Will Adams roundabout. This is swiftly followed by the Bowwaters roundabout where the A278 Hoath Way lead to the M2 to the South, this is so named and distinctive because of the former paper mill(?) at this location that left a giant water tower. A large Tescos currently inhabits the site. As the road progresses into Rainham it becomes single carriageway again. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ... Statistics Population: 33182 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ725695 Administration District: Medway Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: ROCHESTER... The 1970 Rochester Bridge forms the east-bound lanes of the A2 across the River Medway Rochester Bridge was for centuries the lowest fixed crossing of the River Medway in Kent, southern England. ... Crest of the LCDR on the first Blackfriars Railway Bridge The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) was a railway company that operated in south-eastern England between 1859 and 1923 before grouping with three other companies to form the Southern Railway. ... The Chatham Main Line runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name). ... The London and Greenwich Railway (LGR) and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway (CWR) in East Kent were the earliest railways to serve the then county of Kent: eventually both became parts of the South Eastern Railway (SER). ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ... Tesco plc is a United Kingdom-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...

Connecting Medway with neighbouring Gravesend is the A226. The leaves the A2 on the hill above Strood. It is a single carriageway A road. 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 numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ...

The A228 runs along the west bank of the Medway, through Strood. Intersecting the M2 at its second junction, crossing the A2 through the centre of Strood and meeting (and encompassing for a short stretch) the Northern Relief Road (A289). The road then carries on to the Isle of Grain. Through out it passage through Strood it is single carriageway, but the stretches to the North are duelled partially toward Grain. The road to Grain was an accident black spot, this and increased traffic from the major port of Thamesport which is located to the north-west along the Medway Estuary prompted the construciton of a new dual-carriageway. The A228 Main Road to Ropers Lane project was provisionally approved by the government in December 2001. Design work started in March 2000 and in February 2004, contractors got under way with moving services such as water, gas and fuel pipes. This work was vital, as the pipes actually supply the Hoo Peninsula and the power station at Grain. The largest water main that was moved was 24 inches (610mm) in diameter and the largest gas main 36 inches (914mm). The road cost £19 million and is approximately 2.5 miles (4km) long. The A228 road is an important transport artery in Kent, England. ... Grain church The Isle of Grain, (OE Greon meaning gravel) is in north Kent, England at the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula. ... Thamesport is a seaport on the North Sea. ... A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land, known as a central reservation or median. ...

The A229 starts from the A2 at the junction at the top of Star Hill alongside Jackson's Field / Fort Pitt, it follows City Way to the South where at Fort Horstead / Rochester Airport / Mid Kent Collage it meets the branch from Chatham (the A230 which starts at Chatham Station / New Cut). From here in continues south, becoming dual carriageway and meeting the M2 at its third junction, which also provides access with Walderslade. This road then proceeds down Blue Bell Hill (from the summit of the North Downs) to the county town of Maidstone and the M20. The A229 is a major road running through the centre of Kent. ... Rochester Airport (IATA: RCS, ICAO: EGTO) is a small airfield located 1. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ... Walderslade is a village near Chatham in Kent, now very much part of the built-up area of the Medway Towns. ... The M20 motorway is a major road in England. ...

The A278 Hoath Way links the A2 at Gillingham to its southern suburbs (Hempstead, Wigmore and Parkwood) to the M2's fourth junction. It is dual carriageway throughout. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ... Gillingham is a town in Kent in the United Kingdom, forming part of the Medway conurbation; it is a constituent of Medway unitary authority. ...

The A289 was built in the 1990s as the Medway Towns Northern Relief Road. Constructed in three stages, firstly it bypasses strood with a dual carriageway from Three Crutches (M2 J1) to the A226 and the A228 (The Wainscott Northern Bypass). It then joins the A228 (as The Wainscott Eastern Bypass) — these two part are dualled. A dualled link road leads to the Medway Tunnel to the Chatham Dockyard. Here it meets Dock Road (A231) that leads to Chatham. The A289 continues between northern Gillingham and the river, and then turns southwards through Gillingham Golf Course to rejoin the A2 at the Will Adams roundabout. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ...

The A2045 is the A289's counterpart, however it is largely unbuilt. The Medway Towns Southern Relief Road was proposed to link the (then) new developments to the south of Chatham (Walderslade) and Gillingham (Hemstead, Wigmore and Parkwood) with M2's J3 and the A229 to the east and the M2's J4 and A278 in the west. A single carriageway road was built south of Walderslade to access the Walderslade Woods and Lordswood developments. At the other end a small section was built to access the Hemstead development and its shopping centre. However, the key middle stretch was left unbuilt, a link road to central Chatham via Luton, the B2156 North Dane Way was also left incomplete with no road to link to. The removal of Medway from Kent (which the incomplete section would lay in) and the recent widening of M2 leaves the proposed project with little chance of completion in the foreseeable future. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ...

Bus

The vast majority of local bus routes throughout Medway are centred upon the Chatham Bus Station located within the Pentagon shopping centre. The majority of bus routes are run by Arriva Southern Counties, which took over the local bus company, Maidstone and District in the 1990s. Other companies have run a few services but appear to have encountered difficulties, these include ASD, Amberlee and Mercury. A park and ride service is run from a car park constructed on Rochester Airport to the Pentagon — this is run by Nu Venture for the council. Bus links to London and other parts of the south east can be achieved via Bluewater shopping centre, near Greenhithe, which has extensive bus routes to London. An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... Bluewater interior Bluewater is a super-regional shopping centre, opened on March 16, 1999. ... Greenhithe is a village in Dartford District of Kent, England. ...

Commuter coaches runs from various parts of Medway to a selection of London destinations utilising the M2/A2. Operating companies include Kings Ferry and Chalkwell.

Rail

See also

• Strood railway station
• Rochester railway station
• Chatham railway station
• Gillingham (Kent) railway station
• Rainham (Kent) railway station
• Cuxton Station
• Halling Station

Medway has 5 stations in each of the 5 towns along with 2 rural sations in outlying villages in the area of Medway council. Strood railway station serves the town of Strood in Medway. ... Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in Medway, north Kent, England. ... The platforms at Chatham Chatham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in Medway, north Kent, between Rochester and Gillingham, and is 34. ... Gillingham (Kent) railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in Medway, north Kent, between Chatham and Rainham. ... The station building at Rainham Rainham (Kent) railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, between Gillingham and Newington. ... Cuxton railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in north Kent, and serves the village of Cuxton. ... Halling railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in north Kent, and serves the village of Halling. ...

Rochester station building. The railway passes at first floor level on a viaduct.

The owners of the Thames and Medway Canal tunnel that linked Medway (specifically Strood) with Gravesend, turned half their canal into a railway bringing the first rails to Medway. They were soon absorbed by the South Eastern Railway who's North Kent Line linked Strood with Gravesend, Dartford, and then London (London Bridge). Subsequently SER extended their branch from their London to Dover (via Ashford) main line to Maidstone to Strood — the Medway Valley Line. Station were constructed on the Medway Valley line for the outlying villages in the Medway area of Cuxton and Halling. Image File history File linksMetadata Rochesterrear. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Rochesterrear. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... The Thames and Medway Canal is a now-disused canal in the south east of England, in Kent. ... The London and Greenwich Railway (LGR) and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway (CWR) in East Kent were the earliest railways to serve the then county of Kent: eventually both became parts of the South Eastern Railway (SER). ... The North Kent Line is a railway line which connects central and south east London with Dartford and Medway. ... London Bridge station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark, which occupies a large area on two levels, immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1. ... The London-Ashford-Dover Line is one of two long-distance routes serving the coast of Kent, England; the other being the Kent Coast Line, which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate. ... The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking Strood and the Medway Towns with Maidstone West and onward to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge. ...

A rival company The LCDR built a railway between Chatham and East Kent. Unable to secure a connection and running rights over the SER's North Kent line they built their own main line to Bromley where they connected with the West End of London & Crystal Palace Railway to gain access to London Victoria. This railway became known as the Chatham Main Line and it encompassed stations in all five of the Medway Towns, extending from the Kent Coast (Thannet and Dover). Crest of the LCDR on the first Blackfriars Railway Bridge The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) was a railway company that operated in south-eastern England between 1859 and 1923 before grouping with three other companies to form the Southern Railway. ... Victoria station in London is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of Westminster. ... The Chatham Main Line runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name). ...

In reaction to this strong rival the SER built a small branch alongside the LCDR over the Medway to Rochester and a terminus called Chatham although it failed to reach Chatham.

The strenuous competition between the two companies resulted in their merger into the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899. Subsequent rationalisation saw the closure of the LCDR's station in Strood and the SER's branch to Rochester and Chatham (although the bridge was retained and is used to this day). Coat of Arms. ...

Post World War I saw the big four grouping and the SECR was merged into Southern in 1923. This lead to electrification of suburban services (750v DC third rail) which by World War II had seen electric traction reach Gillingham on the Chatham Main Line and Maidstone West (via Strood and the North Kent Line) on the Medway Valley Line. The Southern Railway in the United Kingdom was geographically the smallest of the four railway systems created in the Grouping ordered by the Railways Act 1921. ... 40% (3,062 miles / 4,928 km) of the British rail network is electrified and 60% of all rail journeys are by electric traction (both by locomotives and Multiple Units). ...

Post war (1948) saw nationalisation into British Rail, which under its 1955 modernisation part saw the completion of Southern's electrification efforts in Kent as a key target. Thus Rainham was reached as part of this programme. It also saw the extension of platforms on the Chatham Main Line to 12 cars, leading to the closure to 2 of 4 of Chatham's platforms. Rochester retained 4 platforms, while Strood and Gillingham kept 3. Rainham has only had two platforms. Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...

Extensive goods yards existed at Strood, Rochester and Gillingham. Strood had engine sheds, while Gillingham still has carriage depots. A freight branch to Chatham Dockyard also exists, although the network within the dockyard has been extensively curtailed since the dockyards closure.

Rail services generally consist of North Kent Line services (to London Bridge and Beyond — Charing Cross and Cannon Street) starting from Gillingham. The Medway Valley line receives a shuttle service up and down terminating at Strood for transfers to the North Kent Line, although some services run through to Tonbridge and even Gatwick. The main services are on the Chatham Main line, with stopper services from Faversham (ie they stop at local stations, running fast from Bromley) and Fast services from Kent Coast (ie they run fast from Medway to London). Services are currently operated by Southeastern. Southeastern is a train operating company that began operations in south-east England on 1 April 2006, replacing the former publicly-owned operator South Eastern Trains. ...

The construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link phase two will see domestic services operate on the rail link, which is anticipated to include a stopping service starting at Rochester going to Ebbsfleet and then fast to London and a Kent Coast (ie Thannet) service running fast from Chatham. A Eurostar train on the CTRL, near Ashford Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the new extension to the barrel-vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ...

The rail service while much maligned is extensively used by the resident of Medway to commute into various destinations in London.

Water

The river Medway is not used for local transport purposes (it is extensively used for leisure) however ships still sail to the cement works to the South at Halling/Cuxton. Part of the closed Royal Navy base is now used as a freight port, but this only occupies one of the three main basins. Thamesport handles the shipping of containers and fossil fuels, located on the edge of the Medway Estuary on the Isle of Grain. Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway in Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, and thus requiring added defences. ... Thamesport is a seaport on the North Sea. ... Grain church The Isle of Grain, (OE Greon meaning gravel) is in north Kent, England at the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula. ...

Air

There is one small airport, Rochester Airport, but this is a "grass strip" and used for leisure purposes. For air travel, Medway residents must use Kent's main airports Kent International (Manston) or Lydd but these lack extensive passenger facilities or routes, thus the London Airports are used the vast majority of the time (mainly Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stanstead) Rochester Airport (IATA: RCS, ICAO: EGTO) is a small airfield located 1. ... Kent International Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH) is an airport in Kent, England. ... London Ashford Airport or Lydd Airport (IATA: LYX, ICAO: EGMD) is located 1. ... London Airport is the name of several airports: London, England London Biggin Hill Airport London City Airport London Gatwick Airport London Heathrow Airport London Luton Airport London Stansted Airport see also Airports of the London region London, Canada London International Airport London, Connecticut Groton-New London Airport This is a... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), often referred to as Heathrow, is the third busiest airport in the world, after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago OHare. ... London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) (previously called Luton International Airport) is an airport about 35 miles north of London just east of the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. ... Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is a large passenger airport with a single runway and hub for a number of major European low-cost airlines. ...

Twin towns

Medway is twinned with:^[4] Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• — Valenciennes (France) (existing since 1955 making it the 2nd oldest such twinning in the UK)
• — Yokosuka and Itō (Japan)
• — Cadiz (Spain)

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References

External links

• Medway Council
• Detailed history of the Medway Towns
• The Medway Portal

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