Thesaurus

Located on banks of River Medway; one-time residence of Norman archbishops of Canterbury; the archbishop's palace is a 14th-cen. manor house; Gen. Fairfax took the town after a 5-hour seige during the Civil War; country's largest hop-producing center; industries include brewing, malting, paper and farm equipment; seat of assemblies and local county meetings since 13th cen.