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Rochester (/ ˈ r ɒ tʃ ɪ s t ər / ROTCH-iss-tər) is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England.It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about 30 miles (50 km) east-southeast of London.
Strood's history has been dominated by the river and facing port-associated towns, particularly its road and rail bridges since the Roman era to Rochester and the two other Medway Towns immediately adjoining and beyond from the north-east quarter of Kent to London and the rest of Britain. It has a mixed retail and leisure area at its heart.
The ME postcode area, also known as the Rochester postcode area, [2] is a group of 20 postcode districts in South East England, within 11 post towns.These cover north central Kent, including the Medway unitary authority and the borough of Swale, plus parts of the boroughs of Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling, and Gravesham.
Rochester is a town and former city in Kent, England. It is located at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (48 km) from London. The town's location is due to the bridge which carries the Roman Watling Street (now the A2 ) over the river.
The corn exchange was commissioned by Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, who was the Member of Parliament for the City of Rochester in the early 18th century. [2] It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in red brick with rusticated quoins and was completed in 1706. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto ...
Kent has three unique vernacular architecture forms: the oast house, the Wealden hall house, and Kentish peg-tiles. Kent has bridge trusts to maintain its bridges, and though the great bridge (1387) at Rochester was replaced there are medieval structures at Aylesford, Yalding and Teston. [61]
The section between Gravesend and Rochester was turnpiked in 1712 and that from Chatham to Canterbury in 1730; the section from there to Dover was only turnpiked in the 19th century by which time it was known as the Great Dover Road. Rochester Bridge was rebuilt in cast iron in 1856 (and rebuilt again in 1914 with a second bridge in 1970).
Rochester railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Rochester, Kent. It is 33 miles 61 chains (54.3 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Sole Street and Chatham .