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As London developed over time, especially during the 19th century, it expanded into north-west Kent. Settlements in this area became urbanised and increasingly regarded as suburbs of London. This view became stronger as local government areas in the region were created that were more closely aligned with London than with Kent.
Kent's geographical location between the Straits of Dover and London has influenced its architecture, as has its Cretaceous geology and its good farming land and fine building clays. Kent's countryside pattern was determined by a gavelkind inheritance system that generated a
The term is sometimes understood to mean those counties which, on their borders closest to London, have been partly subsumed into London. Indeed, the former county of Middlesex has been almost wholly within London since 1965 as have parts of Kent, Hertfordshire and Surrey, [7] although the county continues to exist as a cultural and historic ...
The Britons then fled Kent for their London stronghold. [13] A similar account is provided in Bede's Ecclesiastical History: that the people of Kent and Isle of Wight were descended from Jutish settlers, and that Horsa was killed in battle against the Britons, adding that his body was buried in east Kent. [14]
The Centre explains the history of Greenwich as a royal residence and a maritime centre. Exhibits include: The history of the Palace of Placentia. Models of Christopher Wren's original designs for Greenwich Hospital. Six of the carved heads originally intended to decorate the exterior of the college's Painted Hall.
Up until 1750, London Bridge was the only crossing over the Thames, but in that year Westminster Bridge was opened and, for the first time in history, London Bridge, in a sense, had a rival. In 1798, Frankfurt banker Nathan Mayer Rothschild arrived in London and set up a banking house in the city, with a large sum of money given to him by his ...
History of the London Borough of Lewisham (7 C, 28 P) M. Manors in Kent (3 P) ... Pages in category "History of Kent" The following 140 pages are in this category ...
Old Kent Road is the first property square on the British Monopoly board, priced at £60 and forming the brown set along with the similarly working-class Whitechapel Road. It is the only square on the board in South London and south of the Thames. [24] [50] The road makes several appearances in literature.