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The county of Kent is frequently referenced as the Garden of England and is bordered by the counties of Sussex, Surrey, Greater London and Essex. The Countie’s population is over 1.6 million, making it the seventh most populated region in the United Kingdom.
Kent’s main town is Maidstone and there are, historically, also 2 cities in the region – Canterbury and Rochester. Canterbury is where the chief Bishop of the Church of England is based – the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was first given office in 597 by Pope Gregory the First. The Archbishop is at present Dr Rowan Williams.
The county of Kent is bordered by three major stretches of water – The River Thames, The North Sea and the English Channel. The most recognizable landmarks in the United Kingdom is in Kent – the White Cliffs of Dover, which stunningly over look the Straits of Dover in the English Channel.
This stretch of water has constantly been used by ships to transport people over the channel, and since 1994, it has also been possible to make the journey by train. On the 6th May 1994 was the opening date of the Channel Tunnel. Construction work had begun on the project in 1974, but the Labour Government pulled the plug on the idea in 1975. The project then started up when the Conservative government came into power in 1979.
The major station used by the Eurostar, which travels through the Channel Tunnel, is Ashford, which is also in Kent. Ashford also lies next to the M20 Motorway and the River Great Stour.
Other major towns in Kent include Sevenoaks, Folkestone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Dartford and Gravesend. Sevenoaks is a commuter town that is very close to London. Close to the town is Knole Park – which is home to several million trees.
Tunbridge Wells is officially called Royal Tunbridge Wells, though the word Royal is normally dropped from its title. Tunbridge Wells was voted the third best area to live in the United Kingdom in 2006 on a Channel 4 TV programme called “Best and Worst Places to live” in 2006.
Folkestone is a seaside resort in Kent, which took in over 100,000 Belgium refugees during the Second World War and is now planning to remodel its harbour as a marina.
Dartford is home to the Dartford Crossing – two tunnels beneath the River Thames and 1 huge bridge over it, called the Queen Elizabeth the 2nd Bridge. The crossing is on the border of Kent and Essex and creates part of the M25. The 1st tunnel began during World War 2 and opened in 1963; the bridge was opened in 1991. The bridge deals with southbound traffic, into Kent and the tunnels provides for the northbound traffic, out of Kent.
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