Kent
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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 w
White Cliffs of Dover, Kent
Saint Thomas Becket crop
Kent in Strabo's Geographica (1.4.3) from a 10th-century manuscript.
Kent, as it appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle between 11th and 12th centuries
Maidstone
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Maidstone is the largest town in the county of Kent in South East England, of which it is also the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles east-south-east of London. The Riv
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…belonging to the Greater London conurbation and Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester forming a second conurbation around the River Medway; the town of Maidstone is to their south. The remainder of the county is more rural, and its principal settlements include the city of Canterbury in the north-east, the seaside…
From top left: River Medway with Maidstone's historic All Saints Church, County Hall, Leeds Castle, Mote Park, The Mall Maidstone shopping centre.
Archbishop's Palace
Maidstone Museum
Maidstone Town Hall, completed in 1763