Kent, a county of England, forming the SE. extremity of Great Britain and adjoining the counties of Essex (from which it is separated by the Thames), Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex. The Strait of Dover bounds it on the SE. Area, 1570 sq. m. Two principal ranges of hills, a continuation of the North Downs of Surrey and Hants, extend through the county from W. to E. (terminating in the cliffs of Dover, Folkstone, and Hythe), which is elsewhere diversified with many minor ranges. Tn the S. are Romney Marshes and the tract termed the " Weald," formerly a part of extensive forests and still interspersed with numerous oak woods. In the N. are the islands of Sheppey and Thanet and the mouths of the Medway, Stour, and Darent rivers. The products are very varied and generally superior in quality. The cultivation of fruit is an important industry. The stock of sheep is large, and the Romney breed is noted for its long wool. The manufacturing industries include Saper-makrng, the making of tiles, pottery, gunpowder, op-bags, tobacco-pipes, etc. Capital, Maidstone. In this county are the extensive dock-yards and arsenals of Woolwich, Chatham, and Sheerness, the famous cathedral of Canterbury, the ports of Dover and Folkstone, and the watering-places of Margate, Ramsgate, and Tunbridge Wells (in part). Kent was the country of the Cantii and was the first established kingdom of the Saxon Heptarchy. It has 8 parliamentary divisions, apart from the parliamentary boroughs. Pop. in 1901, 1,351,849.
Kent, a county of England, forming the SE. extremity of Great Britain and adjoining the counties of Essex (from which it is separated by the Thames), Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex. The Strait of Dover bounds it on the SE. Area, 1570 sq. m. Two principal ranges of hills, a continuation of the North Downs of Surrey and Hants, extend through the county from W. to E. (terminating in the cliffs of Dover, Folkstone, and Hythe), which is elsewhere diversified with many minor ranges. Tn the S. are Romney Marshes and the tract termed the " Weald," formerly a part of extensive forests and still interspersed with numerous oak woods. In the N. are the islands of Sheppey and Thanet and the mouths of the Medway, Stour, and Darent rivers. The products are very varied and generally superior in quality. The cultivation of fruit is an important industry. The stock of sheep is large, and the Romney breed is noted for its long wool. The manufacturing industries include Saper-makrng, the making of tiles, pottery, gunpowder, op-bags, tobacco-pipes, etc. Capital, Maidstone. In this county are the extensive dock-yards and arsenals of Woolwich, Chatham, and Sheerness, the famous cathedral of Canterbury, the ports of Dover and Folkstone, and the watering-places of Margate, Ramsgate, and Tunbridge Wells (in part). Kent was the country of the Cantii and was the first established kingdom of the Saxon Heptarchy. It has 8 parliamentary divisions, apart from the parliamentary boroughs. Pop. in 1901, 1,351,849.
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