Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England. The 12th-century keep or stone tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of the best preserved of its time in England or France.

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  Battle of the Medway ⓘ
  43 battle

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  Battle of Aylesford ⓘ
  battle between Britons and Anglo-Saxons, fought at Aylesford, Kent, England

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  Battle of Crayford ⓘ
  457 battle

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  Battle of Otford ⓘ
  776 battle

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  Battle of Benfleet ⓘ
  894 battle between Vikings and Wessex

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  Battle of Assandun ⓘ
  battle fought in Essex in 1016

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  Battle of Maidstone ⓘ
  1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

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  Raid on the Medway ⓘ
  Dutch naval attack (1667) during the Second Anglo-Dutch War

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  Barton's Point Coastal Park ⓘ
  park in United Kingdom

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  Bostall Heath Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery (ZS4) ⓘ
  WW2 anti-aircraft site in Erith

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  Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road ⓘ
  scheduled monument in England

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  East Tilbury Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Thurrock, Essex, England, UK

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  Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery ⓘ
  ww2 anti aircraft battery in Bexley, London, England, UK

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  Fletcher Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Eastchurch, Swale, Kent, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill ⓘ
  remains of a World War II fortification in Hadleigh, Essex, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent ⓘ
  fortification in Canvey Island, Castle Point, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Canvey Island, Castle Point, England, UK

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Sutton, Rochford, England, UK

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  Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

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  Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft battery in Thurrock, Essex, England, UK

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  Slough Fort and wing batteries ⓘ
  fortifications in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK  

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Cobham, Gravesham, England, UK

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Iwade, Swale, England, UK

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  World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage ⓘ
  anti-aircraft mount in Upchurch, Swale, England, UK

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  Dummy Battery ⓘ
  disused gun battery in Kent, England

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  Grain Wing Battery ⓘ
  fort in United Kingdom

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  Bexley Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Essex, UK

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  Chislehurst South East London Group Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in London, UK

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  Dartford Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Gillingham Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent, UK

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  Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station ⓘ
  scheduled monument in England

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  Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Kent

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  Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Queenborough Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Kent

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  Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  underground factory and air-raid shelter in Rochester, Kent, UK

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  Upminster Report Centre ⓘ
  WW2 civil defence centre in Upminster, London, England, UK

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  Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Gravesend Cold War Bunker ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Eynsford Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Eynsford, Kent, England, UK  

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  Lullingstone Castle ⓘ
  historic manor house in the village of Lullingstone in England  

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  Sutton Valence Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, UK  

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  Tonbridge Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rochester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England  

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  Leeds Castle ⓘ
  castle in Kent, England, UK  

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  Hadleigh Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Castle Point, Essex, England, UK  

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  Allington Castle ⓘ
  stone-built moated castle in Allington, England

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  Cooling Castle ⓘ
  quadrangular castle in Cooling, Medway, Kent, United Kingdom  

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  Upnor Castle ⓘ
  fort located on the River Medway in Kent  

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  Fort Amherst ⓘ
  fort in Chatham, UK  

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  Fort Bridgewoods ⓘ
  former military facility in Medway, England

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  Fort Darland ⓘ
  Chatham Ring Fort in Kent, UK

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  Grange Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  New Tavern Fort ⓘ
  historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Shornemead Fort ⓘ
  fort in Shorne, Kent, England, UK

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  Woodlands Redoubt ⓘ
  

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  Tilbury Fort ⓘ
  bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary  

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  Cockham Wood Fort ⓘ
  fort in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England, UK

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  Fort Pitt ⓘ
  fort in Kent, England, UK

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  Fort Clarence ⓘ
  fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK

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  Cliffe Fort ⓘ
  fortification  

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  Fort Hoo ⓘ
  Disused military installation in Kent, England, UK

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  Garrison Point Fort ⓘ
  fort in Sheerness, Kent, England, UK

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  Grain Fort ⓘ
  fort at the mouth of the Medway, Kent, UK

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  Slough Fort ⓘ
  fort in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK  

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  Fort Darnet ⓘ
  Disused military installation in Kent, England, UK

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  Fort Luton ⓘ
  Medway fort  

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  Coalhouse Fort ⓘ
  artillery fort at Coalhouse Point in Essex, England, UK  

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  Fort Horsted ⓘ
  fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK

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  Fort Borstal ⓘ
  fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK  

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  Fort Farningham ⓘ
  fort in Farningham, Sevenoaks, England, UK

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  Fort Halstead ⓘ
  army mobilisation centre in Kent that became a military research centre

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  Nore Fort ⓘ
  Maunsell army fort

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  Chatham Dockyard ⓘ
  former Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent, United Kingdom

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  Chatham Historic Dockyard ⓘ
  maritime museum in Chatham, Kent, England

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  HMS Gannet ⓘ
  1878 Doterel-class screw sloop

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  PS Medway Queen ⓘ
  1924 paddle steamer

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  HMS Cavalier ⓘ
  1944 C-class destroyer

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  HMS Ocelot ⓘ
  1962 Oberon-class submarine

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  Shoreham Aircraft Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kent, England

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  Royal Engineers Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK  

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  Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre ⓘ
  museum in Purfleet, Essex, UK

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  HMS Princess Irene ⓘ
  1914 ocean liner converted to minelayer

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  HMS London ⓘ
  1656 second-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Royal James ⓘ
  1658 second-rate ship of the line

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  St Leonards Tower ⓘ
  Grade I listed tower in West Malling, Kent, England, UK  

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  Grain Tower ⓘ
  tower in Isle of Grain, Medway, Kent, England, UK

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457 Battle of Crayford

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776 Battle of Otford

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894 Battle of Benfleet

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1648 Battle of Maidstone

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1667 Raid on the Medway

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1867 Dummy Battery

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1890 Grain Wing Battery

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1954 Gravesend Cold War Bunker

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1119 Leeds Castle

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1230 Hadleigh Castle

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1279 Allington Castle

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1380 Cooling Castle

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1567 Upnor Castle

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1539 Tilbury Fort

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1669 Cockham Wood Fort

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1805 Fort Pitt

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1808 Fort Clarence

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1861 Cliffe Fort

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1861 Fort Hoo

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1861 Garrison Point Fort

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1861 Grain Fort

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1867 Slough Fort

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1870 Fort Darnet

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1876 Fort Luton

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1877 Coalhouse Fort

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1880 Fort Horsted

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1885 Fort Borstal

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1890 Fort Farningham

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1895 Fort Halstead

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1943 Nore Fort

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1567 — 1984 Chatham Dockyard

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1878 HMS Gannet

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1924 — 1964 PS Medway Queen

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1944 — 1972 HMS Cavalier

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1964 HMS Ocelot

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1978 Shoreham Aircraft Museum

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1987 Royal Engineers Museum

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1995 Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre

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1656 HMS London

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1658 HMS Royal James

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1848 Grain Tower

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Rochester Castle (a keep castle)

Rochester Castle, September 2020

Member of the Pether family (active c.1780-1865) (after) - Rochester Castle and Bridge by Moonlight - 1411118 - National Trust

Rochester - KMB - 16001000134926

William Adolphus Knell (1802-1875) - Rochester, Kent, a Misty Morning - A2641 - Guildhall Museum, Rochester

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British School - Rochester Castle from a Farmyard - 515518.9 - National Trust

Rochester Castle edited-2

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Rochester Castle engraved by H.Adlard after G.F.Sargent. c1836 edited

• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood edition, English, 1851, online
• Refortification at Rochester in the 1220s: a public/private partnership - scientific article published in 2004, online
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - 1851 novel by George Marcus Viner, English, online
• King John, Stephen Langton and Rochester Castle, 1213-15 - chapter published in 1989, online
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood, English, 1851, online
• Rochester Castle - chapter published 2016
• Rochester Castle, 1976 - article published in 1978
• Rochester Castle - guidebook published in 1984
• Rochester Castle - scientific article published in January 1863
• Historical Sketch of Rochester Castle - , 1853
• The Great Tower of Rochester Castle - chapter published in 2006
• Rochester Castle - guidebook published in 1951
• The siege of Rochester - article published in 2015
• Rochester Castle - guidebook published in 2012
• Fabric Roll of Rochester Castle - scientific article, 1859
• William D'Albini: Or, the Second Siege of Rochester Castle - book published in 1901
• The Siege of Rochester: hard pressed and strongly resisted - article published in 2017
• The reparation of Rochester Castle - article published in 1905
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood edition, English, 1851
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood, English, 1851
• Rochester Castle - painting by Charles Spencelayh, 1969
• Rochester Castle - guide book published in 1969, 1782
• Observations on Rochester Castle, by the Rev. Mr. Samuel Denne. In a Letter to Mr. Gough - scientific article, 1875
• Rochester Castle - scientific article published in January 1875, 2006
• The medieval buildings and topography of Rochester Castle - chapter published in 2006

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	43	Battle of the Medway	Vespasian, battle, Galba, Aulus Plautius, Caratacus, Togodumnus, Gnaeus Hosidius Geta, Ancient Rome, Titus Flavius Sabinus	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	455	Battle of Aylesford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	457	Battle of Crayford	Saxons, Celtic Britons, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	776	Battle of Otford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	894	Battle of Benfleet	Vikings, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Assandun	Denmark, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Maidstone	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1667	Raid on the Medway	Kingdom of England, naval battle, raid, Dutch Republic	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-122	Type UB III submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-144	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-145	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-150	U-boat, Type UB III submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-6	Type UC I submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1973	HMS Wilton	minesweeper	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Barton's Point Coastal Park	artillery battery, Kent County Council, park	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Bostall Heath Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery (ZS4)	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		East Tilbury Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Fletcher Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Proof And Experimental Establishment, Shoebury Garrison, Old Ranges, Former Light Quick Firing Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Slough Fort and wing batteries	artillery battery, fort	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS3) at Wetham Green, 460m north of Red Brick Cottage	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1867	Dummy Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1890	Grain Wing Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bexley Emergency Centre	civil defense center, London Borough of Bexley	Wikidata
site	bunker		Castlepoint Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Chislehurst South East London Group Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Dartford Emergency Centre	Dartford Borough Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gillingham Borough Control	civil defense center, Gillingham Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station	underground structure, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Maidstone Springfields Kent County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Kent County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Queenborough Sub Control	civil defense center, Kent County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rochester Short Brothers Factory and Public Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter, Short Brothers, factory	Wikidata
site	bunker		Upminster Report Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Vange Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1954	Gravesend Cold War Bunker	military museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Eynsford Castle	English Heritage, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Lullingstone Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sutton Valence Castle	castle, English Heritage	Wikidata
site	castle		Tonbridge Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Rochester Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1119	Leeds Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1230	Hadleigh Castle	ruins, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1279	Allington Castle	English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1380	Cooling Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1567	Upnor Castle	military museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amherst	independent museum, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Bridgewoods	fort, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Darland	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Grange Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort		New Tavern Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Shornemead Fort	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, archaeological site, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Woodlands Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1539	Tilbury Fort	military museum, fort, English Heritage	Wikidata
site	fort	1669	Cockham Wood Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1805	Fort Pitt	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1808	Fort Clarence	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Cliffe Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Hoo	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Garrison Point Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Grain Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1867	Slough Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1870	Fort Darnet	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1876	Fort Luton	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1877	Coalhouse Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1880	Fort Horsted	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1885	Fort Borstal	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1890	Fort Farningham	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1895	Fort Halstead	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Nore Fort	Maunsell fort, British Army	Wikidata
site	military base	1567	Chatham Dockyard	shipbuilding, Royal Navy Dockyard	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatham Historic Dockyard	independent museum, military museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1878	HMS Gannet	screw sloop, composite ship, preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1924	PS Medway Queen	preserved watercraft, museum ship, paddle steamer, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1944	HMS Cavalier	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	HMS Ocelot	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Shoreham Aircraft Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Royal Engineers Museum	charitable organization, independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre	heritage center, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Princess Irene	ocean liner, shipwreck, minelayer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1656	HMS London	second-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1658	HMS Royal James	second-rate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	tower		St Leonards Tower	English Heritage, keep, tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1848	Grain Tower	battery tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Rochester Castle (a keep castle)		Commons
commons	image		Rochester Castle, September 2020		Commons
commons	image		Member of the Pether family (active c.1780-1865) (after) - Rochester Castle and Bridge by Moonlight - 1411118 - National Trust		Commons
commons	image		Rochester - KMB - 16001000134926		Commons
commons	image		William Adolphus Knell (1802-1875) - Rochester, Kent, a Misty Morning - A2641 - Guildhall Museum, Rochester		Commons
commons	image		2006SweepsKeep1		Commons
commons	image		British School - Rochester Castle from a Farmyard - 515518.9 - National Trust		Commons
commons	image		Rochester Castle edited-2		Commons
commons	image		ChathamAmherst6614		Commons
commons	image		Rochester Castle engraved by H.Adlard after G.F.Sargent. c1836 edited		Commons