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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.
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.
Rochester Maths, Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, founded in 1701 in Kent, England University Center Rochester , Minnesota, US University of Minnesota Rochester , Minnesota, US
Rochester City Council compulsory purchased the land at Rochester Airfield in September 1933 from the landowner as the site for a municipal airport. One month later Short Brothers, who had started building aircraft in 1909 on the Isle of Sheppey, asked for permission to lease the land for test flying and thus began the privileged relationship between the local authority and the aviation industry.
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]
Ships built in Rochester, Kent (2 P) Pages in category "Rochester, Kent" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The most substantial remains now are the brick gun tower and section of ditch from St Margaret's Street into the public gardens opposite. Below the gardens — donated to the city of Rochester by former mayor Charles Willis in memory of a son killed in the First World War — is a sally port with sealed-up door. This connected with tunnel that ...
People from Rochester, Kent, by occupation (2 C) A. Archdeacons of Rochester (32 P) K. People educated at King's School, Rochester (33 P)