GILLINGHAM, a parish of Kent, three miles below Chatham, and on the same side of the Medway. Part of Chatham dock is in this parish; and here is a castle well furnished with guns that commands the river, there being no less than 170 embrasures for cannon; which would stop the progress of any enemy that should happen to make way by Sheerness fort, before they could reach Chatham. Here are also copperas works. At this place 600 Norman gentlemen, who came over in the retinue of the two princes Alfred and Edward, were all barbarously murdered by Earl Godwin. It was in remote times the property of the archbishop of Canterbury, who had here an elegant palace, the old hall of which is now converted into a barn; it is built principally of flint, but the windows are filled up with brick. Near it are the remains of the chapel, &c. and a great part of the whole of its original outer walls may be traced.