Municipal Borough of Rochester
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Rochester was a local government district with the status of borough and city in Kent
, England, from 1835 to 1974.
Rochester held city status from an early time and was an ancient borough. The municipal corporation was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835
.
It included the following civil parishes:
In 1934 all parts of the city formed a civil parish of Rochester. Parts of Frindsbury Extra
and the abolished Strood Extra parishes from Strood Rural District
were gained by the new civil parish and the city.
It was abolished in 1974 and became part of the larger district of Medway
. Initially city status was maintained by charter trustees
for the former area of the borough. Following the renaming of the new district to Rochester-upon-Medway in 1979, city status was conferred on the entire district in 1982.
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England, from 1835 to 1974.
Rochester held city status from an early time and was an ancient borough. The municipal corporation was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835
Municipal Corporations Act 1835
The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 – sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales...
.
It included the following civil parishes:
- Part of Chatham
- Part of Frinsbury (became Frinsbury Intra in 1894)
- Rochester Castle Precincts
- Part of Rochester St Margaret (became part of St Margaret Intra in 1894)
- Rochester St Nicholas
- Part of StroodStroodStrood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. It lies on the north west bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town....
(became Strood Intra in 1894) - Part of WouldhamWouldhamWouldham is a small village on the bank of the River Medway in Kent, Great Britain. As of 2006 its population is approximately 1000 people, with the 11th century church, one school, one village shop, and three public houses....
(became part of St Margaret Intra in 1894)
In 1934 all parts of the city formed a civil parish of Rochester. Parts of Frindsbury Extra
Frindsbury Extra
Frindsbury Extra is a civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England. It is conjoined to Strood to the south west, is bounded by Cliffe and Cliffe Woods to the north, Hoo to the east, and the River Medway to the south....
and the abolished Strood Extra parishes from Strood Rural District
Strood Rural District
Strood Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England.It was subject to boundary reforms in 1934 and 1935.It consisted of the following civil parishes:*Allhallows...
were gained by the new civil parish and the city.
It was abolished in 1974 and became part of the larger district of Medway
City of Rochester-upon-Medway
Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998.The district was formed as the District of Medway under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the municipal borough and city of Rochester, the borough of Chatham and most of Strood...
. Initially city status was maintained by charter trustees
Charter Trustees
In England and Wales, charter trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a parish council is established...
for the former area of the borough. Following the renaming of the new district to Rochester-upon-Medway in 1979, city status was conferred on the entire district in 1982.