Gravesend (England)

Wikipedia says: Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Rochester, it is the administrative centre of the borough of Gravesham.
Its geographical situation has given Gravesend strategic importance throughout the maritime and communications history of South East England.