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River Medway

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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Created: Tue, 17 Nov 2009, Updated: Sun, 10 Jan 2021


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TQ7670 : Boat on the Medway by Oast House Archive
TQ6247 : Dredging barge on the River Medway by Oast House Archive
TQ7670 : River Medway outside Chatham Maritime Marina by Oast House Archive
TQ5342 : Bridleway bridge over the River Medway by David Anstiss
TQ5038 : River Medway - looking upstream by David Anstiss
TQ5240 : River Medway - flowing towards Spring Hill by David Anstiss
TQ7770 : Short Reach on River Medway by David Anstiss
TQ5241 : River Medway flowing downstream (2) by David Anstiss
TQ7258 : Aylesford Bridge by Oast House Archive
TQ7469 : Shopping trolley in the River Medway, Strood  by David Anstiss
TQ5946 : High Street Bridge by DS Pugh
TQ5241 : Pipebridge and Pill Box near Saint's Hill by David Anstiss
TQ7368 : River Medway towards Temple Marsh by David Anstiss
TQ7668 : Panorama of Chatham by David Anstiss
TQ7368 : River Medway, Rochester by Stephen McKay
TQ7166 : River Medway and Cuxton Marina by David Anstiss
TQ6849 : Parsonage Oasts, Hampstead Lane, Yalding, Kent by Oast House Archive
TQ7166 : Cuxton Marina by David Anstiss
TQ5242 : Pillbox overlooking the River Medway by David Anstiss
TQ5746 : River Medway seen from Lucifer Bridge (2) by David Anstiss
TQ7568 : By The Medway by Oast House Archive
TQ7970 : River Medway marker buoy and Fort Hoo by David Anstiss
TQ7367 : Rochester Esplanade by Stephen McKay
TQ5444 : River Medway looking up stream by David Anstiss
TQ7555 : Kentish Lady on the River Medway, Maidstone by David Anstiss

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