Borstal, Rochester

Borstal
Borstal from the M2 bridge in mid-May 2008.
Borstal is located in Kent
Borstal
Borstal
Location within Kent
OS grid referenceTQ731668
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRochester
Postcode districtME1
Dialling code01634
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°22′27″N 0°29′11″E / 51.374098°N 0.486304°E / 51.374098; 0.486304

Borstal is a place in the Medway unitary authority of Kent in South East England. Originally a village near Rochester, it has become absorbed by the expansion of Rochester. The youth prison at Borstal gave its name to the Borstal reform school system.