Medway unitary authority

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Medway unitary authority is a self-governing local government district in Kent, England, centered on the Medway Towns conurbation including Chatham, Gillingham, and Rochester.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf local government district
unitary authority
borderedBy Gravesham
Maidstone
Swale
linked to: The Swale

Tonbridge and Malling
contains Chatham
Gillingham
Medway Towns conurbation
linked to: Medway

Rainham
linked to: Rainham (Kent)

Rochester
Strood
country United Kingdom
createdOn 1998
elects Medway Council councillors
formedByMergerOf Gillingham Borough Council
linked to: Gillingham

Rochester-upon-Medway City Council
governingBody Medway Council
hasAdministrativeCentre Gun Wharf, Chatham
linked to: Chatham Dockyard
hasCeremonialCounty Kent
hasGovernmentType unitary authority
hasHigherEducationInstitution Canterbury Christ Church University (Medway campus)
University of Greenwich (Medway campus)
University of Kent (Medway campus)
linked to: University of Kent
hasHistoricSite Historic Dockyard Chatham
linked to: Chatham Dockyard

Rochester Castle
Rochester Cathedral
hasLegislativeBody Medway Council
hasMajorIndustry dockyards
light manufacturing
logistics
hasOfficialName Medway
hasPort Chatham Docks
hasPostalArea ME postcode area
hasRailService High Speed 1 domestic services at Strood and Rochester
hasRiver River Medway
hasSettlementType urban area
hasStatus self-governing
hasTransportInfrastructure A2 road
M2 motorway NERFINISHED
locatedIn South East England
namedAfter River Medway
partOf Kent
replaced Gillingham non-metropolitan district
linked to: Gillingham, Kent

Rochester-upon-Medway non-metropolitan district
timeZone GMT
timeZoneInSummer BST

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Gillingham partOf Medway unitary authority
Gillingham governingBody Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Medway Ports governingJurisdiction Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Chatham Docks governedBy Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Chatham Docks locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Medway unitary authority
Tonbridge and Malling Borough borderedBy Medway unitary authority
Rochester governedBy Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Chatham, Kent governingBody Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Medway governingBody Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Rainham (Kent) partOf Medway unitary authority
Rochester, Kent, England governedBy Medway unitary authority
Kent, England contains Medway (unitary authority)
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Grain partOf Medway district
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Medway unitary authority governingBody Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Medway unitary authority hasLegislativeBody Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Strood hasLocalGovernment Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Great Lines Heritage Park managedBy Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Brompton partOf Medway unitary authority
Brompton hasCountrySubdivision Medway unitary authority
Twydall partOf Medway unitary authority
Twydall hasLocalGovernment Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Medway Park Sports Centre operatedBy Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Medway Park Sports Centre ownedBy Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Borough of Gravesham adjacentTo Borough of Medway
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Chatham town centre governedBy Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Isle of Grain locatedIn Medway unitary authority
Isle of Grain governedBy Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Gillingham Docks locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Medway unitary authority
Chatham administrativeCentreOf Medway (unitary authority)
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Kent Fire and Rescue Service operatesInJurisdiction Medway unitary authority area
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Gillingham, Kent governingBody Medway Council
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Medway Viaducts locatedInAdministrativeArea Medway unitary authority
Hempstead partOf Borough of Medway
linked to: Medway unitary authority
Hempstead administrativeArea Medway unitary authority