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Kent is the most south-easterly county of . It is popularly known as the "Garden of England" and its coastal areas are popular with visitors.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Canterbury and Dover.

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is a cathedral and university city in Kent, in the South East of . Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of , Primate of All England and hence the Primus inter pares of the primates of each national church in the Anglican Communion and spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England.

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is a major port town in East Kent, facing into the English Channel. At just 21 mi from the French port of , it is the closest port to continental Europe on mainland Britain.

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is the county town in Mid-Kent, in the South East of on the River Medway. Straddling the river Medway, is the economic, administrative and agricultural centre of Kent.

Destinations to Discover

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

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is a seaside town in Kent close to and . 's heyday has long since passed, in common with many seaside towns, but it has a rich history, stunning views and architecture, and a vibrant cafe culture that surprises many who visit the town.

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is a seaside resort on the north Kent coast, with a population in 2021 of more than 64,000. It's suffered the usual decline of English seaside towns but its beach is still thronged on warm summer weekends, and there are several places of interest for cold wet days.

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is a town on the Kent coast, in the South East of . It is known for its artworks around the town and good beaches.

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is a town in Kent on the River Great Stour at the southern or scarp edge of the North Downs in the South East of England. In 2021, it was home to 83,000 people.

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is a commuter town for Greater London in Kent, with a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance town.

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is a town in west Kent on the border with , in the South East of England.

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is in the county of Kent in the South East region of . is a historic town on the river Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Since the late 14th century passengers have been transported to and from London by water on a "Tilt Boat".

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is a historic maritime town in the county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.

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is a town in Kent, in the South East of England. is a fairly traditional market town, although these days, given its proximity to , it is known largely as a commuter town.

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

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is a village in Kent, one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. In the 14th and 15th centuries the harbour silted up and the river changed its course, leaving well inland: so it lost its importance and its attractive medieval centre was preserved.

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is a market town in Kent, England, on the , 4 miles north of , 12 miles south west of and 29 miles south east of .

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is a town in the county of Kent, UK. The history of the town can traced back 2000 years to Roman times. Explosives were a major local industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the and the meet, 8 miles north-east of Dover and 8 miles south of .

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is a town on the north coast of Kent in southeast England. It's famous for its oysters, and grew up in the 18th and 19th centuries as a fishing port, general harbour and seaside resort.

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is in the District of Shepway, in Kent. In medieval times was one of the responsible for England's maritime defence. Then the Kent coast silted up, leaving the village inland.

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is a beach resort on the east coast of Kent. It has sandy beaches, clean bathing water and a variety of pubs and restaurants. In 2021 its population was about 25,000.

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is industrial town in the Swale district, in Kent, southeast England, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient British trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons.

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The is a largely rural island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary. The whole north coast is dotted with caravan parks and holiday homes.

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is a town of 4,500 people in Kent. The River Darent, which flows through the town, used to power three watermills.

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.

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is a town in the civil parish of and Sissinghurst, in the Weald of Kent in . It lies roughly half-way between and , about 38 miles southeast of central London.

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is a town in the heart of Kent, which straggles north to include the village of St Michael's; the main attraction is its well-preserved Georgian / Victorian high street.

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is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of , , and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns. There is also a town of in .

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is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and in the south-east of England. It covers about 100 square miles.

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is a village of 1,800 people in Kent. The village is near Brands Hatch – a race track in Kent, most famous for its circuit. It has grown from a modest natural amphitheatre used for local races in the 1920s into one of the UK’s major motor racing circuits.

Kent

Latitude of center
51.2475° or 51° 14′ 51″ north
Longitude of center
0.7105° or 0° 42′ 38″ east
Population
1,820,000
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 88851319
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
11609038
Wiki­data ID
Q23298
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Kent” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kent”
  • Arabic: “كنت”
  • Armenian: “Քենթ”
  • Asturian: “Kent”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kent qraflığı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kent”
  • Balinese: “Kent”
  • Bashkir: “Кент”
  • Basque: “Kent”
  • Belarusian: “Кент”
  • Bengali: “কেন্ট”
  • Bosnian: “Kent”
  • Breton: “Kontelezh Kent”
  • Bulgarian: “Кент”
  • Catalan: “Kent”
  • Cebuano: “Kent”
  • Central Kurdish: “کێنت”
  • Chinese: “Kent”
  • Chinese: “根德郡”
  • Chinese: “肯特郡”
  • Chuvash: “Кент”
  • Cornish: “Kint”
  • Croatian: “Kent, grofovija”
  • Croatian: “Kent”
  • Czech: “Kent”
  • Danish: “Kent”
  • Dutch: “Kent”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كينت”
  • Esperanto: “Kent”
  • Estonian: “Kent”
  • Finnish: “Kent”
  • French: “comté du Kent”
  • French: “Kent”
  • Galician: “Kent, Inglaterra”
  • Galician: “Kent”
  • Georgian: “კენტი”
  • Georgian: “კენტის საგრაფო”
  • German: “Kent”
  • German: “Zeremonielle Grafschaft Kent”
  • Gothic: “𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌹𐍃”
  • Gothic: “𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 𐌺𐌴𐌽𐍄𐌹𐍃”
  • Greek: “Κεντ”
  • Gujarati: “કેન્ટ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Kent”
  • Hebrew: “קנט”
  • Hindi: “केंट”
  • Hungarian: “Kent”
  • Icelandic: “Kent”
  • Ido: “Kent”
  • Indonesian: “Kent”
  • Interlingua: “Kent”
  • Irish: “Kent”
  • Italian: “Kent”
  • Japanese: “ケント”
  • Kannada: “ಕೆಂಟ್”
  • Korean: “켄트주”
  • Kurdish: “Kent”
  • Ladin: “Kent”
  • Latin: “Cantia”
  • Latin: “Cantium”
  • Latvian: “Kenta”
  • Lithuanian: “Kentas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kent”
  • Macedonian: “Кент”
  • Malagasy: “Kent”
  • Maltese: “Kent”
  • Manx: “Kent”
  • Maori: “Kent”
  • Marathi: “केंट”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kent”
  • Narom: “Caint”
  • Nepali: “केन्ट”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kent”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kent”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kent”
  • Norwegian: “Kent”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Kent”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cent”
  • Ossetian: “Кент”
  • Persian: “کنت”
  • Polish: “Kent”
  • Portuguese: “Kent”
  • Quechua: “Kent”
  • Romanian: “Kent”
  • Russian: “Кент”
  • Scots: “Kent”
  • Serbian: “Кент”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kent”
  • Sicilian: “Kent”
  • Slovak: “Kent”
  • Slovenian: “Kent”
  • Spanish: “Kent”
  • Swedish: “Kent”
  • Tagalog: “Kent”
  • Tajik: “Кент”
  • Tamil: “கென்ட்”
  • Telugu: “కెంట్”
  • Thai: “เคนต์”
  • Turkish: “Kent, İngiltere”
  • Turkish: “Kent”
  • Turkish: “Törensel Kent Kontluğu”
  • Uighur: “Ként”
  • Ukrainian: “графство Кент”
  • Ukrainian: “Кент”
  • Ukrainian: “церемоніальне графство Кент”
  • Urdu: “کینٹ”
  • Uzbek: “Kent”
  • Venetian: “Kent”
  • Vietnamese: “Kent”
  • Volapük: “Kent”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kent”
  • Welsh: “Caint”
  • Western Frisian: “Kent”
  • Western Panjabi: “کینٹ، انگلینڈ”
  • Western Panjabi: “کینٹ”
  • Wu Chinese: “肯特郡”
  • Yiddish: “קענט”
  • Yue Chinese: “根德郡”
  • Yue Chinese: “肯特郡”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Kent”. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.