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Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham and Rainham. It lies on the northwest bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point. Strood began as a manor then chapelry of Frindsbury until
The cemetery included a female bed burial, which contained cabochon pendants and a gold shield-shaped pendant. [42] Stretton-on-Fosse Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickshire: Late fifth to sixth centuries CE 53 1968—1970 excavation The cemetery included a variety of brooches in different styles, amber and glass beads, spears, and shield bosses [43 ...
Its population is included in Strood's approximate 40,000 residents. Although Frindsbury is considered part of Strood, the parish of Frindsbury Extra lies outside the borders of Strood and comes under Rochester. The parish includes Upnor, Wainscott, Chattenden and various other small hamlets which are situated north of the main town Strood.
It ran from Gravesend on the Thames to Frindsbury near Strood on the Medway. Although seven miles long, it had only two locks, each 94 ft (29 m) by 22 ft (6.7 m) in size, one at each end. Its most notable feature was the tunnel near Strood, which was 3,946 yd (3,608 m) long, the second longest canal tunnel ever built in the UK.
One of the best known Anglo-Saxon buildings. It is on the site of an early pagan Saxon cemetery. In 669 Saint Chad founded a monastery in the town. An Anglo-Saxon charter dated 971 suggests that Barton became a grange for it. Tattershall College: School: 1454–1460 Ruins A grammar school established in 1439.
Temple Manor is a scheduled ancient monument (number 1011805) and grade I listed building (number 1120910) in Strood, Kent. [1] [2] The Manor has been owned by various religious, national and farming owners over 600 years.
Strood Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England. It was subject to boundary reforms in 1934 and 1935. It consisted of the following civil parishes: [1] Allhallows (1935–1974; gained from Hoo Rural District) Chalk (1894–1935; abolished and transferred to the Municipal Borough of Gravesend) Cliffe; Cobham
In the south chapel there is a commemorative brass plaque to William Strood and his wife Agnes, both of whom died in 1448. [13] Also are three marble tablets to the Gregory family. One has an ogee-arched head with cinquefoil and bosses surmounted by a foliate cross, with square columns either side each topped with a crocketted pinnacle. The ...