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Rochester, Kent history
Neolithic remains have been found in the vicinity of Rochester. Over time it has been variously occupied by Celts, Romans, Jutes and/or Saxons. During the Celtic period it was one of the two administrative centres of the Cantiaci tribe. In AD 604 the bishopric and cathedral were founded. The medieval period saw the building of the current cathedral.
Military history
Rochester has for centuries been of great strategic importance through its position near the confluence of the Thames and the Medway. In 1667, the city was raided by the Dutch fleet as part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The Royal Navy Dockyard’s establishment at Chatham witnessed the beginning of the Royal Navy’s long period of supremacy.
Civic history and traditions
Rochester was recognised as a City from 1211 to 1998. It had no formal council or Charter Trustees nor a Mayor, instead having the office of Admiral of the River Medway. Since Norman times Rochester had always governed land on the other side of the Medway in Strood, which was known as Strood Intra.
Ecclesiastical parishes
Rochester’s pre-1537 diocese covered a vast area extending into East Anglia and included all of Essex. There were three medieval parishes: St Nicholas’, St Margaret’s and St Clement’s. St Nicholas’ Church was built in 1421 beside the cathedral to serve as a parish church for the citizens of Rochester.
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