2014

TQ8667 : River Medway at Lower Halstow

taken 10 years ago, near to Lower Halstow, Kent, England

River Medway at Lower Halstow
River Medway at Lower Halstow
The 70 mile long river starts at Turners Hill, at the West Sussex border, and through Kent to meet the Thames Estuary. It travels through many major towns, including Tonbridge, Maidstone, Strood and Rochester. The river has many locks from Tonbridge to Allington, where the river becomes tidal. Boats can navigate the river up to Tonbridge. At Yalding there is a short diversion along the Hampstead Road Canal, whilst the river goes over sluices and below the Twyford Bridge.
After floods devastated Tonbridge in 1968 a substantial flood barrier was built in 1981 on the Medway at nearby Leigh, to protect the town.
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TQ8667, 81 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 3 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 January, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 860 675 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.5912N 0:40.2952E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 859 674
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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