HM Prison Rochester
HM Prison Rochester is a male Young Offenders Institution, founded in 1874, and located in the Borstal area of Rochester in Kent, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is located next to HMP Cookham Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Prison
- Description: Young Offenders Institution in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Borstal Prison” and “HMP Rochester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Borstal and Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School.
Fort Borstal
Fort
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Fort Borstal was built as an afterthought from the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, by convict labour. Construction started in 1875 but was suspended in 1885. Fort Borstal is situated 1,300 feet northwest of HM Prison Rochester.
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School
School
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School is an all boys' grammar school with academy status in Rochester, Kent, and a co-ed sixth form, also referred to as Rochester Math or The Math School. Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School is situated 1,600 feet northeast of HM Prison Rochester.
Thomas Aveling School and Community Library
Library
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Thomas Aveling School and Community Library is situated 2,500 feet southeast of HM Prison Rochester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borstal and Rochester.
Borstal
Village
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Borstal is a location in the Medway unitary authority of Kent in South East England. Originally a village near Rochester, it has become absorbed by the expansion of that town. The youth prison at Borstal gave its name to the Borstal reform school system.
Rochester
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Rochester is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Chatham and Gillingham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Rochester Riverside
Locality
Rochester Riverside is a large-scale urban regeneration district located on a 74-acre brownfield site between the River Medway and the railway line in Rochester, Kent, England. Rochester Riverside is situated 1½ miles northeast of HM Prison Rochester.
HM Prison Rochester
- Categories: His Majesty’s Young Offender Institution and government building
- Location: Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.36784° or 51° 22′ 4″ northLongitude
0.49303° or 0° 29′ 35″ eastElevation
295 feet (90 metres)Open location code
9F329F9V+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 92124656OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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In Other Languages
“HM Prison Rochester” goes by many names.
- German: “HM Prison Rochester”
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