The site of an ancient settlement on the southern bank of the River Medway and a strategically important crossing point on the even more ancient route of Watling Street from the south east ports of Kent to Canterbury, London and (under the Romans) onwards to Holyhead, Chester and Scotland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Watling_Street_route.jpgRochester boasts a magnificent Norman motte and bailey castle and a cathedral where much of the original Norman architecture still remains.
