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12 Facts About Maidstone

1.

Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town.

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Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles east-south-east of London.

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3.

Maidstone played a key role during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.

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4.

Maidstone Prison is north of the town centre and was completed in 1819.

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5.

Two railway routes are not principal ones, in spite of Maidstone being the county town, due to an accident of history.

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6.

Maidstone was at one time a centre of industry, brewing and paper making being among the most important.

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7.

Jubilee Church is an independent Maidstone-based Christian church which forms partnerships not only in Kent, but in Canada and Ukraine.

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8.

Maidstone is mentioned several times in Ian Fleming's 1955 James Bond novel, Moonraker.

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9.

Maidstone finds lodgings with a "Sea Wife" living in the poor quarter of Maidstone, and persuades her and her husband to let him stay in their front room.

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10.

Maidstone United currently play in the National League, the highest non-league division and the fifth tier of English football.

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11.

The Lashings World XI exhibition cricket team is based in Maidstone and has included a number of high-profile professional cricketers.

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12.

Maidstone has a rowing club, a martial arts school, a tennis club, an athletics club, an American football team and a basketball club.

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