ity . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁Med way ▁Unit ary ▁Author ity ▁has ▁applied ▁for ▁City ▁status ▁for ▁Med way ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁rather ▁than ▁merely ▁for ▁Ro chester . ▁Med way ▁applied ▁un success fully ▁for ▁City ▁status ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁Year ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Any ▁future ▁bid ▁to ▁reg ain ▁formal ▁City ▁status ▁has ▁been ▁recommended ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁Ro chester - up on - Med way . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁definition ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁includes ▁St ro od ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁and ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁an ▁urban ▁sub div ision ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 2 , 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Kelly ▁Tol h urst ▁MP ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁parliament ary ▁representative ▁for ▁the ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Ro chester ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁area , ▁known ▁to ▁ge olog ists , ▁as ▁the ▁London ▁Bas in . ▁The ▁low - lying ▁H oo ▁pen ins ula ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁consists ▁of ▁London ▁Clay , ▁and ▁the ▁all u vi um ▁brought ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁rivers — the ▁Th ames ▁and ▁the ▁Med way — wh ose ▁confl u ence ▁is ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁The ▁land ▁r ises ▁from ▁the ▁river , ▁and ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁dip ▁slope ▁of