Rochester
town and former city in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, England
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Summary
Rochester is a historic city[1]. Rochester draws 2,236 Wikipedia views per month (historic city category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Medway[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Medway[5]
- Instance of: town[6], unparished area[7], market town[8]
- Commons category: Rochester, Kent[9]
- Local dialing code: 01634[10]
- Has part(s): Rochester Riverside[11]
- OS grid reference: TQ739684[12]
- Coordinate location: 51.38764, 0.50546[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rochester, Kent[14]
- Population: 62,982[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Pauly–Wissowa[20]
- Category for people born here: Q17486112[21]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rochester[22]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rochester, Kent[23]
- Different from: Rochester Riverside[24]
- Historic county: Kent[25]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rochester include Rochester railway station[26], a railway station[27], in United Kingdom[28].
Why It Matters
Rochester has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Rochester is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for Rochester include Rochester railway station[26], a railway station[27], in United Kingdom[28].