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Kent

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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English maritime county in the extreme SE.; lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover, with Surrey and Sussex on the W.; it is hilly, with marshes in the SE. and on the Thames shore; is watered by the Medway, Stour, and Darent; has beautiful scenery, rich pasturage, and fine agricultural land, largely under hops and market-gardens; a large part of London is in Kent; Maidstone is the county town; Rochester and Canterbury are cathedral cities; Woolwich, Gravesend, and Dover are seaports, and Margate and Ramsgate watering-places.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Kent'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​k/kent.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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