Talk:Chatham, Kent
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[edit] extent of town
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As always, it would be nice to include geographical and demographic data to match entries on US towns, assuming anyone can find it....
is Luton, Walderslade, Lordswoods, etc not part of Chatham? (as ME5, not just ME4)
is Wayfield not part of Chatham either (again ME5) --C18 16:41, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
- the mere fact that today the post office sees fit to lump together places under postcodes does not necessarily qualify for inclusion in an article purporting to be about a specific place. With the build-up of the conurbation many places which were never within Chatham as an entity get "Chatham" as part of their postal address. For that reason I have stated that Brompton is not "part of Chatham" as was originally stated: indeed New Brompton was the name given to Gillingham railway station when it was first opened in 1858 as a small country station! I guess that part of the article "Chatham today" which I have not completed might well include those facts, but with caution, since they may not all have been within the original boundary of Chatham itself.
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- Wayfield, Luton, Walderslade and Lordswood are all areas within chatham. Though I believe they use to be small villages, prior to developments in the 20th century. Jatos 09:40, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Yes they are (well IMHO especailly Luton) in these secne which of the 3 (or 5) main towns/city of Medway they are in. Pickle 12:46, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Jonathon R Thompson
I have omitted the third of the "famous people" - Jonathon R Thompson - since I cannot find him in Google and there is no article about him. Of course Percy Whitlock doesn't have one either, but I have said that he was a composer ... Peter Shearan 07:09, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Removed from article
From 1832 to 1918 Chatham was represented by a Member of Parliament; after the latter date the constituency was subsumed into one, for the Medway Towns. ***NEEDS CHECKING****
In 1999 *needs checking* Chatham, along with the other Medway Towns, broke away from the control of Kent County Council and is now run by Medway Council. Gary Kirk
I removed this as unverified facts do not belong in any article Mrsteviec 15:42, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
Fort Borstal has not been demolished. It is, however, being converted into a home --Cunningham 15:28, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
