Sandwich is a historical town and also civil church in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England. It lies on the River Stour as well as has a population of 4,985. Sandwich was among the Cinque Ports and also still has lots of initial medieval structures, including a number of provided hostelries and gateways in the old town walls, churches, almshouses and the White Mill. While once a significant port, it is currently 2 miles from the sea because of the disappearance of the Wantsum Channel. Its historic centre has actually been maintained. Sandwich Bay is home to nature books as well as two first-rate golf courses, Royal St George's and Prince's. The community is likewise home to numerous academic and also cultural events. Sandwich also offered its name to the food by way of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and also words sandwich is now found in a number of languages. The local economic situation has actually taken advantage of substantial financial investment by Pfizer UK, the British subsidiary of the international drugs firm Pfizer, which has actually constructed a research and development centre near Sandwich, employing over 3,000 individuals. Lab experiments at the site have actually excited adverse comment by pet rights lobbyists. On 18 June 2007 Pfizer introduced it will certainly relocate the Sandwich Animal Health Research (VMRD) department to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Numerous important medications including Viagra, Pfizer's treatment for impotence and Maraviroc, a drug used for therapy of HIV, were created below. On 1 February 2011 Pfizer introduced that the entire research and development center at Sandwich would certainly be closed within 18-- 24 months, with a loss of 2,400 jobs, though it later on revealed approximately 650 work would certainly stay. The College of Kent was considering use of the campus design site. The UK Government interfered to establish an 'Enterprise Zone' on the site, which is now run as a service park called Discovery Park Enterprise Zone.