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In medieval times the part of Gillingham known as Grange was a limb of the Cinque Ports, and the maritime importance of the area continued for centuries afterwards. The title Chatham Dockyard is something of a misnomer, since a large part of it lay within Gillingham. The dockyard was founded by Queen Elizabeth I on the site of the present gun wharf, the establishment being transferred to the present site about 1622.
In 1667 a Dutch fleet sailed up the River Medway and having landed at Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, and laying siege to the fort at Sheerness, invaded Gillingham in what became known as the raid on the Medway. The Dutch, after some consternation and panic from royalty, were eventually driven out, but the incident caused great humiliation to the Royal Navy.
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