Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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. [1]
The geography of the county lends itself to the cultivation of fruit orchards, and it has been nicknamed "the Garden of England". [10] In north-west Kent, industries include aggregate building material extraction, printing, and scientific research. Coal mining has also played its part in the county's industrial heritage.
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 a mere 21 miles across the Strait.
Kent is traditionally divided into East Kent and West Kent by the River Medway. However, some towns, such as the Medway Towns – Rochester , Chatham and Gillingham (although Rainham was annexed from Swale, and is thus considered part of East Kent) and Maidstone – lie on the east / south bank of the river.
Hoo Peninsula. The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in Kent, England, separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway.It is dominated by a line of chalk, clay and sand hills, [2] surrounded by an extensive area of marshland composed of alluvial silt.
A nunnery was founded by Eanswith, granddaughter of Æthelberht of Kent in the 7th century, who is still commemorated as part of the town's culture. During the 13th century, it developed into a seaport , and the harbour developed during the early 19th century to defend against a French invasion.
Sandwich is a town and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England.It lies on the River Stour and has a population of 4,985. [1] Sandwich was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many original medieval buildings, including several listed public houses and gates in the old town walls, churches, almshouses and the White Mill.
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. [2] It is located 18 mi (29 km) south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west.