Wainscott

Wainscott is a small village in Rochester, in , England. It is in the civil parish of , in the Unitary Authority, that is Medway Council.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Wainscot” and “Wainscott, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Upnor Castle and Strood railway station.

Castle
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is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the in . It is in the village of Upnor, opposite and a short distance downriver from the Chatham Dockyard, at one time a key naval facility.

Railway station
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serves the town of in , England. It is on the North Kent Line and is also a terminus of the Medway Valley Line. It is 31 miles 11 chains down the line from London Charing Cross.

Church
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All Saints, Frindsbury, is a parish church serving the combined parish of Frindsbury with Upnor and Chattenden. The church dates from 1075 and lies in the north-west corner of the Medway Towns, historically part of Kent, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strood and Rochester.

Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

Village
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is a suburban village situated between the town centres of and , lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in , , . Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub. is situated 2 miles southeast of Wainscott.

Wainscott

Latitude
51.41123° or 51° 24′ 40″ north
Longitude
0.51053° or 0° 30′ 38″ east
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
9F32CG66+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254396257
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634911
Wiki­data ID
Q7960185
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Wainscott” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Wainscott, Kent”
  • French: “Wainscott”
  • Irish: “Wainscott, Kent”
  • Polish: “Wainscott (Kent)”
  • Polish: “Wainscott”
  • Welsh: “Wainscott, Caint”
  • Welsh: “Wainscott”

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