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Chatham: is one of the Medway towns
located within the Midway unitary authority, in North Kent, in South East
England. ♥♥♥
Chatham Royal Dockyard closed in 1984, but major naval buildings remain
as the focus for a flourishing tourist industry. Following closure, part of the
site became a commercial port, other parts were redeveloped for business and
residential use, and part became the Chatham Historic Dockyard museum, which
features the submarine HMS Ocelot among a good many other attractions. Chatham
also has military connections; several Army barracks were located here,
together with 19th-century forts which provided a defensive shield for the
dockyard. Brompton Barracks, located in the town, remains the headquarters of
the Corps of Royal Engineers.
The town has important road links and the railway and bus stations are
the main interchanges for the area. It is the administrative headquarters of
Medway unitary authority, as well as its principal shopping centre.
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