Medway VTS
Cultivating General Practice in the Garden of England
Area information
Rochester Castle
The towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham, which surround the river Medway as it meets the Thames, have merged over time to become collectively known as the Medway Towns. They have a population of 250,000 people.
They are bordered by the rural areas of Hoo, Cliffe and the Isle of Grain to the west, and the area to the east known as Swale which includes Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppy. In total these surrounding areas have a population of over 100,000, and this can swell by further 30,000 people, holidaying or visiting the Isle of Sheppey, during the summer months.