Sandwich
Sandwich is a historic community and also civil church in the Dover Area of Kent, south-east England. It pushes the River Stour and also has a population of 4,985. Sandwich was among the Cinque Ports as well as still has many original middle ages buildings, including numerous provided hostelries and also gateways in the old town walls, churches, almshouses and the White Mill. While as soon as a major port, it is now 2 miles from the sea as a result of the loss of the Wantsum Channel. Its historic centre has actually been protected. Sandwich Bay is home to nature reserves and also 2 first-rate fairway, Royal St George's and also Prince's. The community is likewise residence to lots of educational and also cultural events. Sandwich likewise provided its name to the food using John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and also the word sandwich is now located in several languages. The local economic climate has actually gained from considerable investment by Pfizer UK, the British subsidiary of the multinational drugs firm Pfizer, which has actually developed a research and development centre near Sandwich, using over 3,000 people. Research laboratory experiments at the site have actually aroused unfavorable remark by animal rights lobbyists. On 18 June 2007 Pfizer revealed it will relocate the Sandwich Animal Health Research (VMRD) department to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Numerous essential medications consisting of Viagra, Pfizer's treatment for erectile dysfunction and also Maraviroc, a drug used for therapy of HIV, were created right here. On 1 February 2011 Pfizer introduced that the whole r & d facility at Sandwich would certainly be closed within 18-- 24 months, with a loss of 2,400 tasks, though it later introduced up to 650 work would certainly stay. The University of Kent was taking into consideration use the university design site. The UK Government stepped in to develop an 'Enterprise Zone' on the site, which is now run as a company park called Discovery Park Enterprise Zone.
