River Medway

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river

The River Medway is a major river in South East England that flows through Kent and Sussex, historically important for navigation, trade, and the development of towns such as Maidstone and Rochester.

Aliases (2)

River Medway at Rochester ×1
River Medway valley ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinArea	approximately 1,300 square kilometres →
basinCountry	United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
crossedBy	M2 motorway Medway Bridge → M20 motorway bridges → Rochester Bridge →
dischargesInto	Thames Estuary →
flowsThrough	East Sussex → Kent →
hasEstuary	Medway Estuary →
hasStructure	Allington Lock → East Farleigh Lock → Hampstead Lane Lock → Sluice Weir Lock → Teston Lock → Tonbridge Town Lock →
historicalUse	agricultural produce transport → navigation → timber transport → trade →
importantFor	development of Maidstone → development of Rochester →
length	approximately 113 km → approximately 70 miles →
locatedIn	South East England →
mouthLocation	River Thames estuary → near Sheerness →
navigableFrom	Tonbridge →
navigableTo	Rochester →
near	Medway Towns →
passesThrough	Aylesford → Chatham → Maidstone → Rochester → Snodland → Tonbridge →
region	East Sussex → Kent →
sourceLocation	High Weald → near Turners Hill →
tributary	River Beult → River Bourne (Kent) → River Eden → River Len → River Loose → River Teise →
usedFor	angling → recreational boating → watersports →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kent → historic county of Kent →	contains
Chatham Docks → Gillingham →	locatedOn
North Downs →	crossedBy
Watling Street ("River Medway at Rochester") →	crosses
Thames →	hasMajorTributary
Maidstone ("River Medway valley") →	locatedIn
Tonbridge →	locatedOnRiver
Medway Ports →	locatedOnWaterway
Raid on the Medway →	location
Maidstone →	traversedBy
Sheerness Port →	waterway