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Gillingham

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Gillingham , city (1991 pop. 92,531) and district, Kent, SE England, on the Medway River. Some of the Chatham dockyards (repair and supply facilities) are in Gillingham. Naval and military establishments (notably the Royal School of Military Engineering) are there, in addition to resort facilities. Manufactures include clothing, chemicals, furniture, and electrical components.

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Gillingham

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Gillingham, England/UK Gelingeham (Dorset), Gyllingeham, Gelingeham (Kent) ‘Homestead of Gylla's People’ from an Old English personal name, ‐inga‐, and hām. The town in Dorset is pronounced with a hard g while the one in Kent has a soft g. In the Domesday Book (1086) both were called Gelingeham.

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Gillingham

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Gillingham, ‘homestead of the family or followers of a man called *Gylla’, OE pers. name + -inga- + hām: Gillingham Dorset. Gelingeham 1086 (DB). Gillingham Medway. Gyllingeham 10th cent., Gelingeham 1086 (DB). Gillingham Norfolk. Kildincham [sic] 1086 (DB), Gelingeham 12th cent.

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Gillingham

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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