23 Facts About Kent England

Kent England was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans.

Kent England relied on the county's ports to provide warships through much of its history; the Cinque Ports in the 10th–14th centuries and Chatham Dockyard in the 16th–20th centuries were of particular importance.

Kent England's economy is diversified: agriculture, haulage, logistics and tourism are various industries.

In northwest Kent England, industries include extraction of aggregate building materials, printing and scientific research.

Large parts of Kent England are within the London commuter belt and its strong transport connections to the capital and the nearby continent make Kent England a high-income county.

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Caesar wrote that the people of Kent England were 'by far the most civilised inhabitants of Britain'.

Kent England was traditionally partitioned into East and West Kent England, and into lathes and hundreds.

Some of Kent England is contiguous with the Greater London sprawl, notably parts of Dartford.

Coastline of Kent England is continuously changing, due to tectonic uplift and coastal erosion.

At the national level, Kent England is represented in Parliament by 17 MPs, all of whom are Conservative except Rosie Duffield, Labour MP for Canterbury since 2017.

Kent England is the main area for hazelnut production in the UK.

North Kent England 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, papermaking at Swanley, and oil refining at Grain.

The Kent England Coalfield was mined during the 20th century at several collieries, including Chislet, Tilmanstone, Betteshanger, and the Snowdown Colliery, which ran from 1908 to 1986.

Kent England has bridge trusts to maintain its bridges, and though the great bridge at Rochester was replaced there are medieval structures at Aylesford, Yalding and Teston.

Kent England has provided inspiration for several notable writers and artists.

The East Kent England coast inspired many of his works, including some of his most famous seascapes.

Kent England has been the home to artists including Frank Auerbach, Tracey Emin and Stass Paraskos.

Kent England was the location of the largest number of art schools in the country during the nineteenth century, estimated by the art historian David Haste, to approach two hundred.

Music festivals that take place in Kent England include Chilled in a Field Festival, Electric Gardens, Hop Farm Festival, In the Woods Festival, Lounge On The Farm and the annual Smugglers Festival near Deal.

Cricket has traditionally been a popular sport in the county and Kent England is considered one of the locations in which the game first developed.

Kent England is home to two National League netball clubs, both based in northwest Kent England: Telstars and KCNC .

Much of Kent England is served by the BBC's South East region, which is based in Tunbridge Wells and provides local news for the county and East Sussex.

Kent England has two county-wide stations – BBC Radio Kent England, based in Tunbridge Wells; and the commercial station KMFM, owned by the KM Group.