A report on River Medway

Dusk at Lower Upnor on the Medway Estuary
Frindsbury Church above the former entrance to the Thames and Medway Canal
Lower Saxony arms coat of arms
The Medway flows through Tonbridge in many channels. The South Eastern Main Line crosses the Medway.
The Botany stream forms another channel in Tonbridge.
Tonbridge Castle, a motte-and-bailey castle from 1066.
The River Medway passes Tonbridge Castle and passes under Big Bridge.
Oak Weir Lock
River Bourne enters the Medway
Sluice Weir, on the right is the lock
The sluice at Yalding
Hampstead Lane Lock, Yalding
Bow Bridge, Wateringbury
Teston Lock
Upstream from Teston Bridge
Barges moored on the Medway at Aylesford
Medieval bridge at Aylesford
Grain and Thamesport, from Horrid Hill, Gillingham.
The Grain Tower at low tide.
The mouth of the Medway, looking from Grain to Sheerness.
And into the Thames, youngsters at Grain with Southend beyond.
M2 crossing the Medway.
Isle of Grain and the Medway Estuary from the air
Allington Lock and Sluice gates

River in South East England.

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An early mention of Kent in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle between 11th and 12th centuries

Kent

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County in South East England and one of the home counties.

County in South East England and one of the home counties.

An early mention of Kent in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle between 11th and 12th centuries
The traditional Kent flag
Title page of William Lambarde's Perambulation of Kent (completed in 1570 and published in 1576), a historical description of Kent and the first published county history
The White Cliffs of Dover
View of the White Cliffs of Dover from France
Geological cross-section of Kent, showing how it relates to major towns
Converted oast houses at Frittenden
Canterbury Cathedral
The M2 and High Speed 1 crossing the Medway Valley, south of Rochester
A 300 km/h Eurostar train at km 48 (mile 30) on High Speed 1, near Strood
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
Priestfield Stadium is the home of Gillingham FC, Kent's only Football League team

The traditional border of East and West Kent was the county's main river, the Medway.

Medway

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Unitary authority district and conurbation in Kent, South East England.

Unitary authority district and conurbation in Kent, South East England.

Dutch Attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. 1667. The captured ship is right of centre
The Chatham Naval Memorial commemorates the 18,500 officers, ranks and ratings of the Royal Navy who were lost or buried at sea in the two World Wars. It stands on the Great Lines between Chatham and Gillingham.
Chatham High Street, December 2007
Chatham Bus Interchange Station, October 2011
The Quays, Chatham Dockside, December 2009
A view of the Medway Gate development, June 2009.
A view of former The Black Lion Leisure Centre (Now Medway Park), April 2009.
The A2 crossing the Medway at Rochester on the site of the Roman crossings, the medieval crossing was to the south
Junction Two of the M2 is on the A228, just before the Medway motorway bridge. Alongside is High Speed 1. Both are seen climbing up the Nashenden Valley, towards Bluebell Hill.

Because of its strategic location by the major crossing of the River Medway, it has made a wide and significant contribution to Kent, and to England, dating back thousands of years, as evident in the siting of Watling Street by the Romans and by the Norman Rochester Castle, Rochester Cathedral (the second oldest in Britain) and the Chatham naval dockyard and its associated defences.

Archbishop's Palace

Maidstone

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Largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town.

Largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town.

Archbishop's Palace
Maidstone Museum
Maidstone Town Hall, completed in 1763
A former millpond on the River Len, Mill Street/Palace Avenue Maidstone.
Lower Crisbrook Mill mill pond and Upper Crisbrook Mill, on the Loose Stream.
Fremlin Walk
The Stag, by Edward Bainbridge Copnall, outside the Lockmeadow Centre
All Saints' Church
The Exchange
Maidstone celebrate winning the Kent League title in 2006

The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary.

Eastgate House, Rochester, Kent

Rochester, Kent

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Town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England.

Town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England.

Eastgate House, Rochester, Kent
Rochester Castle from across the Medway (engraving, G.F. Sargent c. 1836)
Arms of diocese of Rochester
The Guildhall, Rochester
Sweeps festival in 2006
Rochester High Street
The old Rochester Station (overground): the rail tracks run along a viaduct.

It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 mi from London.

Looking from the river at Sun Pier along the Great Barrier Ditch, to the Gun Platforms at Fort Amherst

Chatham, Kent

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Town located within the Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent, England.

Town located within the Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent, England.

Looking from the river at Sun Pier along the Great Barrier Ditch, to the Gun Platforms at Fort Amherst
Medway Council Building at Gun Wharf
Chatham Town Hall (opened in 1900) now serves as a theatre.
(1) Chatham Dockyard, seen from Fort Pitt, ca. 1830.
(2) Chatham Town Centre from the Great Lines
(3) Luton Valley, from Darland Banks
Chatham Naval Memorial
The A2 road at Luton Arches. The New Road runs underneath the Luton Arches Footbridge.
Sir John Hawkins Flyover, which was demolished in 2009.
Chatham Waterfront bus station
Ordnance Terrace in October 2007

Chatham is situated where the lower part of the dip slope of the North Downs meets the River Medway which at this point is flowing in a south–north direction.

The motte of Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge

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The motte of Tonbridge Castle
Tonbridge Castle gatehouse
The Wharf on the Medway Navigation, downstream of the Big Bridge.
A map of Tonbridge from 1946
The Oast Theatre
The River Centre
The South Eastern Main Line crossing the River Medway upstream of the Sports Ground

Tonbridge is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, 4 mi north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, 12 mi south west of Maidstone and 29 mi south east of London.

Sheerness beach with the chimney of the Grain Power Station in the distance (since demolished in 2016).

Sheerness

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Sheerness beach with the chimney of the Grain Power Station in the distance (since demolished in 2016).
Terraced houses near the seafront
Great Mill
Sheerness beach
Sheerness steel mill
Garrison point seen from the Isle of Grain
Exterior of Sheerness-on-Sea railway station in 2011
Edward James Reed 1875

Sheerness is a town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England.

Junction 2 of the M2, the roundabout on the A228, showing the motorway crossing the Medway and climbing up the Nashenden Valley. Alongside is High Speed 1.

M2 motorway (Great Britain)

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Motorway in Kent, England.

Motorway in Kent, England.

Junction 2 of the M2, the roundabout on the A228, showing the motorway crossing the Medway and climbing up the Nashenden Valley. Alongside is High Speed 1.
Junction 5 of the M2
The widened section approaching the lane drop at Junction 4

From Junction 1 it has four lanes each way that slope into the Medway Valley south of Rochester.

Detail of the Aylesford Bucket in the British Museum.

Aylesford

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Detail of the Aylesford Bucket in the British Museum.
The Chapel and Altar at ''The Friars
St Peter and St Paul's church sitting above the village

Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, England, 4 miles northwest of Maidstone.

Geology of the South East, chalk is light green (6)

North Downs

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The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent.

The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent.

Geology of the South East, chalk is light green (6)
View from North Downs towards Reigate
The exposed chalk workings of the former Betchworth Quarry on the south-facing scarp slope of Box Hill.
A cross-section, showing the Weald Anticline, and relating it to the towns of Kent
Lady orchids growing in calcaerous woodland and scrub, Denge Wood.
Kit's Coty House, a chambered long barrow near Aylesford, Kent, was constructed circa 4000 BCE.
Looking east across Denbies Wine Estate towards Box Hill near Dorking, Surrey.
The North Downs at the Wye Downs National Nature Reserve
The North Downs above Hollingbourne.
A marker on the North Downs Way, Ranscombe Farm, Cuxton, Kent
Bluebells at Ranscombe Farm
Looking East, typical downland scenery in the Medway Gap, Ranscombe Farm
A dry valley on the dip slope of the North Downs near Hucking
Woodland on the North Downs at the Hucking Estate
Typical chalk downland trail near Hollingbourne
A modern metal trail marker near Harrietsham
A view South across the Kent Weald from the North Downs Way near Detling

East of the Medway Valley the Downs become broader and flatter, extending as far as the Isle of Thanet.