En 1979, l'arrondissement de Medway est rebaptisé Rochester-upon-Medway et, en 1982, d'autres lettres patentes transfèrent le statut de ville à l'ensemble du quartier.
Correspondance Patent dated March 18, 1974, text retrieved from Medway Council archives website In 1979 Medway was renamed Rochester-upon-Medway and new letters patent made the whole of the new area a city.