Medway

:This article is about the Medway towns in England. For others, see Medway (disambiguation)

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The Medway Towns is the name given to a conurbation located to the north of Kent in England: until 1998 it was part of that county (see below). The Towns are located on the River Medway, from whence they get their name, and because of that location have made a wide and historically significant contribution to Kent, and to the United Kingdom. They were formed into one mainly built-up area by the gradual growth of their individual parts: Rochester, Chatham, and Gillingham; together with other smaller towns and villages (see the lists below). Within the boundary of the Towns are an environmentally significant wetlands region (including especially the North Kent Marshes and the largely unpopulated Hoo Peninsula. Medway Council, whose headquarters is located in Strood, governs the Medway Towns.

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England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

Medway (disambiguation): Medway is the name of various places:...

Conurbation: A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. It is thus a polycentric form of agglomeration....

Medway related Images and Photos (experimental)

Dutch Attack on the River Medway 20th and 21st June 1667

Shipping in the Mouth of the Medway Evening

Dutch Fleet Commanded by De Ruiter Sails up the Thames and Burns English Shipping in the Medway