Rochester, Monroe County, New York (this is the largest city called Rochester)
Rochester, Ulster County, New York
Rochester, Ohio
Rochester, Pennsylvania
Rochester, Texas
Rochester, Vermont
Rochester, Washington
Rochester, Wisconsin
Rochester (town), Wisconsin
There are also
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Rochester Township, Minnesota
Rochester Township, Pennsylvania
East Rochester, New York
East Rochester, Pennsylvania
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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.
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.