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Kent is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Greater London to the north-west. The county town is Maidstone.

The county has an area of 3,544 square kilometres (1,368 sq mi) and had population of 1,875,893 in 2022, making it the fifth most populous county in England. The north of the county contains a conurbation which includes the towns of Chatham, Gillingham, and Rochester. Other large towns are Maidstone and Ashford, and the borough of Canterbury holds city status. For local government purposes Kent consists of a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and the unitary authority area of Medway. The county historically included south-west Greater London, and is one of the home counties. (Full article...)

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Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of Kent, England. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate. Its two sandy beaches have remained a popular tourist attraction since the town's development in the 1860s from a small farming community. The town had a population of 7,517 at the 2021 Census.

The town is notable for once being the location of a Royal Naval Air Service seaplane base at St Mildred's Bay, which defended the Thames Estuary coastal towns during World War I. The town is the subject of Sir John Betjeman's poem, "Westgate-on-Sea". Residents have included the 19th-century surgeon Sir Erasmus Wilson and former archbishop of Canterbury William Temple. The artist Sir William Quiller Orchardson painted several of his best-known pictures whilst living in Westgate-on-Sea. The British artist Louis Wain and his family. The British composer Arnold Cooke attended the town's Streete Preparatory School in the early 20th century, and Eton headmaster Anthony Chenevix-Trench spent the earliest few years of his education in the town. (Full article...)

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Chartwell, located two miles south of Westerham, Kent, England, was the home of Sir Winston Churchill.
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St Lawrence Ground is the home of Kent County Cricket Club and is notable as a first-class cricket ground that has a tree within the boundary.
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Rochester is a large town in Kent, England, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London.
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Image 4Credit: James ArmitageHever Castle, in Kent, England (in the village of Hever), was the seat of the Boleyn family, later bestowed to Anne of Cleves following her divorce from King Henry VIII of England.
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Dover is a major channel port in the English county of Kent
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The Swale refers to the strip of water separating North Kent from the Isle of Sheppey.
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Scotney Castle is a country house with gardens in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England.
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.Leeds Castle dates back to 1119, though a manor house stood on the same site from the 9th century.
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Brockhill Country Park is dominated by a large grassy valley, bisected by the Brockhill Stream as it makes its way to the Royal Military Canal at Hythe.
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Dover Castle is situated at Dover, Kent and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history.
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Canterbury Cathedral is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
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Ramsgate Harbour constructed between 1749 and 1850, has the unique distinction of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.
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Rochester is a large town in Kent, England, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. Construction of Rochester Cathedral, shown, began in about 1080.
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Hops are a flower used primarily as a flavouring and stability agent in beer. The principal production centres for the UK are in Kent.
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The Kent & East Sussex Railway was opened by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer, in 1900. At its fullest extent, it ran nearly 22 miles[35km] from Robertsbridge on the Tonbridge to Hastings main line to Headcorn on the main line between Tonbridge and Ashford, Kent.
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The Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton near Folkestone in Kent, from the Pilgrims' Way on the escarpment on the southern edge of Cheriton Hill, part of the North Downs.
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The Channel Tunnel is a 31 mile long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel connecting England to France.
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Eastwell Park was a British stately home at Ashford, Kent, that for a time served as a royal residence.
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Around AD 50 the Romans built a lighthouse which still stands to its full height in the grounds of Dover Castle.
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The Pilgrims' Way is the route supposed to have been taken by pilgrims from Winchester in Hampshire, England, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury in Kent.
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Howletts Wild Animal Park was set up as a private zoo in 1958 by John Aspinall in Canterbury, Kent.
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St Mary in Castro (or St Mary de Castro) is the church at Dover Castle.
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A Eurostar on High Speed 1 going through the Medway Towns
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Brockhill Country Park is dominated by a large grassy valley, bisected by the Brockhill Stream as it makes its way to the Royal Military Canal at Hythe.
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Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Forsyth in 2003

Frederick McCarthy Forsyth CBE (born 25 August 1938) is an English novelist and journalist. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List. Forsyth's works frequently appear on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. By 2006, he had sold more than 70 million books in more than 30 languages. (Full article...)

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Districts in Kent

Kent is divided into 12 local authority districts and Medway Unitary Authority.

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Did you know...

... that the present town of Ashford in Kent, England, originates from an original settlement established in 893 AD by inhabitants escaping a Danish Viking raid?
...that Charles Davis Lucas, the first person to be awarded the Victoria Cross, is buried in the churchyard of St Lawrence's Church in Mereworth, Kent?
...that the village of Chiddingstone near Sevenoaks is unique in that with the exception of church and castle it is entirely owned by the National Trust?
...that Matthew Webb, the very first person to swim the English Channel, left from Dover in 1875 ?
... that the world’s first aircraft factory was opened at Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey by the Short Brothers in 1909?
... that there were 36 Kings of Kent?
... that Herne Bay Pier was the setting for the opening sequence of Ken Russell's first feature film French Dressing?"

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The County

At the time of the 1831 census, Kent was the 10th largest county, covering 972,240 acres (3,934.5 km²), however by 1871 it had grown to 995,344 acres (4,028.01 km²) and became the 9th largest.

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