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As an indication of the area's military importance, the first Ordnance Survey map ever drawn was a one-inch map of Kent, published in 1801. [31] Many of the Georgian naval buildings still stand. In the early 19th century, smugglers were very active on the Kent coastline.
Geological cross section of Kent, showing how it relates to major towns. Kent is the south-easternmost county in England. It is bounded on the north by the River Thames and the North Sea, and on the south by the Straits of Dover and the English Channel. The continent of Europe is 21 miles across the straits.
East Kent's average maximum and minimum temperatures are around 1/2 °C higher than the national average. [45] Whitstable is sometimes warmer than other parts of Kent due to it being backed by the North Downs to the south. [46] East Kent's average annual rainfall is about 613 mm (24.1 in); October to January being the wettest months. [45]
The River Medway is a river in South East England.It rises in the High Weald, West Sussex and flows through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway conurbation in Kent, before emptying into the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, a total distance of 70 miles (113 km).
The A28 near Rolvenden The commemorative plaque for Simone Weil Avenue, a section of the A28 as it runs through Ashford. The A28 is a trunk road in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in south east England, connecting Margate, Canterbury, Ashford and Hastings.
Ashford is a town in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England.It lies on the River Great Stour at the southern or scarp edge of the North Downs, about 61 miles (98 km) by road southeast of central London [2] and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Folkestone by road.
Birchington-on-Sea is a village in the Thanet district in Kent, England, with a population of 9,961.. The village forms part of the civil parish of Birchington. It lies on the coast facing the North Sea, east of the Thames Estuary, between the seaside resorts of Herne Bay and Margate.
The M2 is a 26-mile-long (42 km) long motorway in Kent, England, and was built to bypass a section of the A2 road in Kent, which goes through the Medway Towns, Sittingbourne, and Faversham. It provides an alternative route to the Port of Dover, which supplements the M20 motorway located further to the south.