Thesaurus
Term:
Rochester
On the River Medway; important Roman & Saxon town; pilgrimage site on way from London to Canterbury during Middle Ages; site of Gadshill, home of Charles Dickens; Rochester Cathedral begun 1077, finished 13th cen.; Norman Rochester Castle (1127) has the tallest keep in Britain; city is now a major port & industrial & commericial center; historically located in the county of Kent.