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Kent in southeast England is one of the Home Counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary. Kent has a nominal border with France halfway through the Channel Tunnel. Maidstone is its county town and Canterbury has been accorded city status. Large parts of Kent are within the London commuter belt. Kent's location between London and the continent has led to its being in the front line of several conflicts, including the Battle of Britain during World War II. The county's ports were of particular importance to the country's security.
Kent is one of the warmest parts of Britain. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom was in the hamlet of Brogdale near Faversham a temperature of 38.5°C (101.3°F), On 10 August 2003. Because of its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is widely known as "The Garden of England". The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word Cantus meaning "rim" or "border". This describes the eastern part of the current county area as a border land or coastal district. Julius Caesar had described the area as Cantium, or home of the Cantiaci in 51 BC.
In 1889, the County of London was created and the townships of Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich, Lee, Eltham, Charlton, Kidbrooke and Lewisham were transferred out of Kent and in 1900 the area of Penge was gained. Some of Kent, notably Dartford, is contiguous with Greater London. After the Second World War, Kent's borders changed several times. In 1965 the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley were created from nine towns formerly in Kent. In 1998, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, and Rainham left the administrative county of Kent to form the Unitary Authority of Medway.
Kents 12 district councils are: Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Dover, Gravesham, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Shepway, Swale, Thanet, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells.
North Kent is heavily industrialised with cement-making at Northfleet and Cuxton, brickmaking at Sittingbourne, shipbuilding on the Medway and Swale, engineering and aircraft design and construction at Rochester, chemicals at Dartford and papermaking at Swanley, and oil refining at Grain. A steel mini mill in Sheerness and a rolling mill in Queenborough. Many of these traditional industries are now in decline. South and East Kent rely mainly on tourism and agriculture.
With the Roman invasion, road networks were constructed connecting London to the Channel ports of Dover, Lympne and Richborough. Notably, the A2 runs through Dartford, Gravesend, Rochester, Canterbury and Dover while the A20 runs through Eltham, Wroxham, Maidstone, Charing and Ashford. In the 1960s, two motorways were built; the M2 from Medway to Faversham, and the M20 from Swanley to Folkestone. Part of the M25 runs through Kent, from Westerham to the Kent and Essex tunnel at Dartford.
Most of Kent’s passenger services are franchised to Southeastern Rail offering excellent links to Ashford, Ramsgate, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, and the Medway towns. Major London termini are London Bridge, Charing Cross, and Cannon Street. The Channel Tunnel was completed in 1994 with a London terminus at St Pancras. A new station, Ebbsfleet International, opened between Dartford and Gravesend, serving northern Kent. The high speed lines also provide a faster train service to coastal towns like Ramsgate and Folkestone. Container ports are located at Ramsgate and Thamesport.
Kent has provided inspiration for several notable writers and artists. Canterbury's religious role gave rise to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Explore Kent is a brand created by the Kent County Council Countryside Access Service to promote the Kent countryside. Explore Kent provides information to the public on public rights of way; walking; cycling; horse riding; and country parks and open spaces.
With its beautiful landscapes and many quaint and historic towns, Kent offers a wide selection of traditional leasehold offices and flexible serviced offices to let, as well as virtual office space. For competitive prices deal on office space to rent in Kent contact your Kent commercial property expert via http://freeofficesearch.co.uk or call us free on 0800 0710 710.
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