Rochester, Kent, England

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Rochester, Kent, England is a historic cathedral city on the River Medway in southeast England, noted for its medieval architecture and strong associations with Charles Dickens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
settlement
cathedralDiocese Diocese of Rochester
ceremonialCounty Kent
country United Kingdom
distanceFrom about 30 miles east-southeast of London
formerStatus city
governedBy Medway unitary authority
hasAssociationWith Charles Dickens
hasCastle Rochester Castle
hasConservationArea Rochester High Street and historic core
surface form: Rochester city centre conservation area
hasCulturalAttraction Huguenot Museum, Rochester
Six Poor Travellers House
hasDialCode 01634
hasEconomySector retail
tourism
hasEducationalInstitution King's School, Rochester
surface form: The King’s School, Rochester
hasEvent Broadstairs Dickens Festival
surface form: Dickens Festival
hasFeature medieval architecture
hasHeritage historic city
hasHistoricFunction important river crossing on the Medway
hasLandmark Eastgate House
surface form: Eastgate House, Rochester

Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Restoration House, Rochester
Rochester Bridge
Rochester Castle
Rochester Cathedral
hasLiterarySignificance featured in works of Charles Dickens
hasNearbyTown Chatham, Kent
surface form: Chatham, Kent, England

Gillingham, Kent
surface form: Gillingham, Kent, England

Strood, Kent, England
hasNormanCastle Rochester Castle keep
hasOldTown Rochester High Street
hasPostcodeArea ME
hasReligiousBuilding Rochester Cathedral
hasRomanHistory site of Roman settlement Durobrivae
hasTransport Rochester station
surface form: Rochester railway station
hasTwinTown Cuoio, Italy
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
historicalCounty Kent
locatedIn South East England
locatedOnRiver River Medway
partOf Kent
railwayLine Chatham Main Line
region South East England
timezone GMT
timezoneDST BST

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John Stevens Henslow birthPlace Rochester, Kent, England
Archbishop Charles Longley birthPlace Rochester, Kent, England
subject surface form: Charles Longley
Short Brothers locationHistory Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
siege of Rochester Castle hasLocation Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Bishop of Rochester associatedWithCity Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Bishop of Rochester hasSeatIn Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Chatham, Kent near Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Rochester Cathedral locatedIn Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Medway formedFrom Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester-upon-Medway City Council area
Enid Bagnold placeOfBirth Rochester, Kent, England
Walter de Merton placeOfDeath Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Rochester Bridge locatedIn Rochester, Kent, England
Gillingham Docks locatedDownstreamFrom Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester on Medway
Gillingham, Kent locatedNear Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Dean of Rochester cathedralCity Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Frindsbury shipyard locatedNear Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Arthur Gouge workLocation Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Earl of Rochester namedAfter Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Montereau-Fault-Yonne twinnedWith Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, United Kingdom
Thomas Plume basedIn Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Eustace Short workLocation Rochester, Kent, England
this entity surface form: Rochester, Kent
Rochester Castle location Rochester, Kent, England