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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.
- Kent (Disambiguation)
Kent is a county in South East England. Kent may also refer...
- List of Places in Kent
List of settlements in Kent by population; List of civil...
- Home Counties
Origin. The origin of the term "home counties" is uncertain....
- A Jutish Kingdom
The Kingdom of the Kentish (Old English: Cantwara rīce;...
- Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent is a title that has been created several times...
- Maidstone
Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it...
- History of Kent
Kent is a traditional county in South East England with...
- Jutes
The Jutland Peninsula, possible homeland of the Jutes. The...
- White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English...
- Kent (Disambiguation)
May 3, 2024 · Kent, administrative, geographic, and historic county of England, lying at the southeastern extremity of Great Britain. It is bordered to the southwest by East Sussex, to the west by Surrey, to the northwest by Greater London, to the north by the Thames estuary, to the northeast by the North Sea,
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kent, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, probably geographically coterminous with the modern county, famous as the site of the first landing of Anglo-Saxon settlers in Britain, as the kingdom that received the first Roman mission to the Anglo-Saxons, and for its distinctive social and.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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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.
Kent is a county in England. It is just to the south-east of London and is on the coast. The sea to the East of Kent is the North Sea. The sea south of Kent is the English Channel. France is opposite Kent on the other side of The Channel. At the most narrow point, between Dover, Calais and Cape Gris-Nez, the Channel is only 21 miles (34 km) wide.