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  2. Kent - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, Kent had the highest number of National Challenge schools in England: schools which are branded 'failing' based on the British Government's floor targets that 30% of pupils achieve at least 5 GCSE grades A* to C. [88] Of the 63 secondary modern schools, 33 missed this target; thus 52% of Kent secondary modern schools (34% out of all 96 ...

  3. History of Kent - Wikipedia

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    West Kent and East Kent each had their own Quarter Sessions until 1814, when the separate administrations of East and West Kent were merged. The West Kent Quarter Sessions Division was based in Maidstone and consisted of the Lathe of Aylesford, the Lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, and the lower division of the Lathe of Scray. [35]

  4. List of places in Kent - Wikipedia

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    List of settlements in Kent by population; List of civil parishes in Kent; Category:Civil parishes in Kent; Category:Towns in Kent; Category:Villages in Kent; Category:Geography of Kent; List of places in England

  5. Portal:Kent - Wikipedia

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    Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.It borders Essex across the entire estuary of the River Thames to the north; the French department of Pas-de-Calais across 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.

  6. Geography of Kent - Wikipedia

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    Geological cross section of Kent, showing how it relates to major towns. Kent is the south-easternmost county in England. It is bounded on the north by the River Thames and the North Sea, and on the south by the Straits of Dover and the English Channel. The continent of Europe is 21 miles across the straits.

  7. Dungeness - Wikipedia

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    Dungeness (UK: / ˌ d ʌ n dʒ ə ˈ n ɛ s /, [1] UK: / ˌ d ʌ n dʒ ˈ n ɛ s /) is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness spans Dungeness Nuclear Power Station, the hamlet of Dungeness, and an ...

  8. Kingdom of Kent - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of the Kentish (Old English: Cantwara rīce; Latin: Regnum Cantuariorum), today referred to as the Kingdom of Kent, was an early medieval kingdom in what is now South East England. It existed from either the fifth or the sixth century AD until it was fully absorbed into the Kingdom of Wessex in the mid-9th century and later into the ...

  9. Canterbury - Wikipedia

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    Canterbury (/ ˈ k æ n t ər b (ə) r i / ⓘ, /-b ɛ r i /) [3] is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climate.