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Monument record TQ 65 NE 307 - River Medway navigation
Summary
The Medway was improved by Navigation Acts of 1664, 1740, 1792, 1802 and 1824. Connecting Tonbridge to the Thames at Sheerness, there are 10 locks between Tonbridge and Allington Lock, below which the river is tidal. Below Allington, river craft up to 180 feet long with a beam of 20 feet could be accomodated. Above Allington Lock, the maximum craft dimensions were 80 feet long by 18 feet 6 inches.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6673 5861 (20653m by 25064m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ65NE |
| Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BARMING, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | EAST FARLEIGH, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | NETTLESTEAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | TESTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | TOVIL, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WEST FARLEIGH, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | YALDING, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CUXTON, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HALLING, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LEIGH, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BURHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DITTON, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | EAST PECKHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HADLOW, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SNODLAND, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WATERINGBURY, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WOULDHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Michaeol Trueman, 2007, Heritage Audit of the Medway Navigation (Unpublished document). SKE17949.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE17949 Unpublished document: Michaeol Trueman. 2007. Heritage Audit of the Medway Navigation.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Heritage audit of the Medway Navigation (EKE12378)
Record last edited
Jan 16 2024 1:21PM