| Towns in Kent |
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Addington
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Aldington
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Alkham
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Allhallows
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Allington
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Ash
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Ashford
Ashford is a busy market town which still has many medieval houses for you to admire. It is a convient central point to tour from, to visit the numerous attractive villages. |
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Aylesford
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Badlesmere
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Bapchild
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Barfreston
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Bearsted
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Bekesbourne
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Beltinge
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Benenden
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Bethersden
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Bicknor
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Bidborough
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Biddenden
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Bilsington
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Birchington
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Birling
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Bishopstone
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Blean
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Bobbing
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Borden
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Borough Green
Borough Green is a quiet village in Kent. Around the chapel in the centre of the village are a number of varied shops, eating places, banks and not far away the railway station with regular direct access to London. |
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Boughton Aulph
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Boughton Malherbe
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Boughton Monchelsea
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Boughton Street
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Boxley
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Brabourne
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Brasted
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Bredgar
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Bredhurst
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Brenchley
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Brenzett
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Bridge
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Broadstairs
Broadstairs has an old world charm all of its own. There are winding streets, and fishermen's cottages cluster round the harbour. Viking bay is the town's main beach, but there are six other bays for you to enjoy. |
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Bromfield
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Brompton
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Brook
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Brookland
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Broomfield
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Burham
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Burmarsh
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Canterbury
This beautiful city with cobbled lanes and streets, is the seat of the Anglican Communion and Kent's premier tourist destination. |
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Charing
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Chartham
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Chatham
Chatham is a large town to the south west of Gillingham in Kent. It is on the banks of the River Medway and is rich in naval dockyard history. |
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Chattenden
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Chestfield
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Chevening
A peaceful spot at the end of a quiet country lane, Chevening is essentially a great mansion and its estate, with a church and a small group of cottages. |
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Chiddingstone
Chiddingstone is a beautiful Kentish village with a perfect row of Tudor houses. Their half-timbered gables, mullions and casement windows, picturesque red-tiled roofs and projecting upper storeys have provided a setting for many films. |
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Chilham
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Chillenden
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Chislet
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Cliffe
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Cliftonville
Cliftonville is a suburb of East Margate in Kent. Its long sandy beach at the foot of the cliffs has been a popular holiday destination since Victorians first took to sea bathing. |
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Cobham
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Coldred
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Cooling
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Cowden
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Cranbrook
Cranbrook is a small unspoilt town, which has retained its medieval feel, through the layout of streets and alleys. Buildings date from 15th to the 19th century. |
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Crockham Hill
Crockham Hill is a small village which can be found on the way from Oxted to Edenbridge. |
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Crundale
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Cuxton
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Darenth
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Dartford
Dartford is an important town in Kent, about 16 miles east of London. |
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Deal
Deal is eight miles north east of Dover on the coast of Kent. Once the busiest port in England, its quaint streets are lined with history. |
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Denton
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Detling
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Doddington
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Dover
Dover, the closest town in Kent to the continent, is the gateway to England. Now the world's busiest ferry port, it is famed for its range of defences and military architecture. |
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Dunkirk
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Dymchurch
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East Barming
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East Farleigh
East Farleigh is a wide spread, but small village, with a lively and close knit community. |
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East Malling
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East Peckham
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East Stourmouth
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Eastchurch
Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey was itself once the home of the early pioneers of aviation. Lord Brabazon of Tara, holder of Pilot's Licence No.1, and the late Sir Winston Churchill were both taught to fly at the old Eastchurch aerodrome. |
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Eastling
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Eastry
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Eastwell
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Edenbridge
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Egerton
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Elham
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Elmley
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Elmsted
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Elmstone
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Elvington
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Eynsford
Eynsford is a pretty Kentish village in the lovely Darenth valley. Its ancient ford and a hump-backed mediaeval bridge across the river are still in use. |
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Eythorne
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Farningham
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Faversham
Faversham is a picturesque medieval market town. Many of the buildings, which were built in the 18th century, have been restored and are on view today. |
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Fawham Green
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Fawkham
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Folkestone
Folkestone has recently become famous as the town adjacent to the Channel Tunnel entrance, it is one of England's most elegant Edwardian resorts. |
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Folkestone Harbour
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Ford
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Fordwich
The historic Town of Fordwich lies on the Great Stour river, about two miles east of Canterbury. Its history traces from Roman times. |
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Frittenden
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Garlinge
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Gillingham
Gillingham is situated in Kent, 35 miles southeast of London. It was first referred to in the 10th century as Gyllingeham |
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Godmersham
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Goodnestone
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Goodnestone
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Goudhurst
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Grain
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Graveney
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Gravesend
Gravesend is on the south bank of the River Thames in Kent, facing Tilbury across the estuary. |
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Great Chart
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Great Mongeham
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Greenhill
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Greenhithe
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Grove Ferry
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Hackington
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Hadlow
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Halling
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Halstead
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Ham Street
The village of Hamstreet is situated where the Kentish Wealden hills meet the flatlands of Romney Marsh and there are plenty of traditional Kentish weather-board buildings in the village centre. |
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Harbledown
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Harbrough
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Harrietsham
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Hartley
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Hastingleigh
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Hawkhurst
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Hawkinge
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Headcorn
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Herne
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Herne Bay
Herne Bay is a sizeable seaside resort on the Thames Estuary in Kent. It lies seven miles north of historic Canterbury. |
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Hernehill
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Hever
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Hextable
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High Halden
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High Halstow
This ancient village is set on the highest point of the Hoo Peninsula and has a wide variety of scenery within its boundaries. |
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Higham
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Highgate
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Hildenborough
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Hinxhill
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Hoath
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Holborough
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Hollingbourne
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Hoo
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Horsmonden
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Horton Kirby
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Hothfield
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Hougham
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Hunton
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Hythe
Hythe is a member of the Cinque Port federation, Hythe today is a pleasant seaside town. Once a thriving port, the old town, separated from the sea as a result of silting, it now lies 1.5 km inland. |
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Ide Hill
Ide Hill is one of the highest villages in Kent, perching on the top of the Greensand ridge at 800 feet above sea-level. It is a most attractive village grouped around its wide green, with a Victorian church on the edge of a wood. |
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Isle of Grain
The Isle of Grain is a sparsely populated area in North Kent. The name was derived from “greon” which means “gravel”. It is situated at the eastern tip of the Hoo Peninsula. |
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Isle of Oxney
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Ivychurch
Ivychurch is a sleepy village in the heart of the Romney Marsh. While it may not be awash with amenities, it does offer some interesting sights and historic buildings. |
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Iwade
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Kearsney
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Kemsing
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Kennington
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Kent
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Key Street
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Kingsdown
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Kingsdown
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Kingsgate
Kingsgate Bay is arguably one of Kent's most beautiful beaches - secluded, sandy and nestled between chalk cliffs, North Foreland golf course and the historic Kingsgate Castle. |
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Kingsnorth
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Kingsnorth
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Kingston
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Kippings Cross
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Knockholt
Knockholt enjoys an airy situation on the crest of the North Downs. It is an old village, and over the years its focus has shifted from the original centre round the church to its offshoot Knockholt Pound a mile away. |
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Knole
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Knowlton
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Lamberhurst
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Langley
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Leaveland
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Leeds
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Leigh
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Lenham
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Leysdown
Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey is a traditional seaside resort with award-winning beach and facilities. |
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Linton
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Little Chart
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Littlebourne
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Longfield
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Loose
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Lower Halstow
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Lower Hardres
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Luddenham
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Luddesdown
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Lydd
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Lydden
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Lyminge
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Lympne
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Lynsted
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Maidstone
Maidstone is the County Town of Kent and a thriving commercial centre with excellent shopping, sports and leisure facilities. |
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Malling
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Manston
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Marden
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Margate
Margate has a lovely sea front and a fun fair. Donkey rides were first introduced on the sands of Margate in the early 19th century. Margate is also the birthplace of the Bathing Machine; Thomas Barber, a local man, made the first one in 1736. |
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Martin
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Matfield
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Meopham
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Mereworth
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Mersham
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Milton Regis
Milton Regis, a suburb of Sittingbourne, offers a tourist attraction with a difference. At Milton creek you will find an old sailing barge yard, which still carries out this type of work on a commercial basis. |
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Minster
At Minster, the Isle of Sheppey's history is again brought to life at Minster abbey Gatehouse Museum, part of one of Kent's earliest Benedictine nunneries. |
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Minster
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Molash
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Monkton
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Murston
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New Romney
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Newchurch
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Newenden
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Newington
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Newnham
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Northbourne
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Northfleet
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Norton
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Oare
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Offham
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Old Romney
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Orlestone
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Ospringe
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Otford
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Otterden
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Paddlesworth
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Paddock Wood
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Pembury
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Penshurst
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Petham
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Plaxtol
Plaxtol is a little gem nestling in a fold in the Bourne Valley just South of the A25 and to the west of Tonbridge. It is a small village, the Millenium Stone planted in the grass verge adjoining the Parish Church. |
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Pluckley
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Port Victoria
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Postling
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Preston
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Queenborough
Queenborough, with much to remind visitors of its long history as a seafaring town, is well worth exploring. In the High Street is the Guildhall on the site of an earlier courthouse captured by the Dutch in 1667. |
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Rainham
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Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a popular seaside town in Thanet, East Kent. It has lovely sandy beaches which first attracted visitors in the 19th century. |
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Reculver
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Richborough Castle
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Ridley
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Ringwould
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River
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Rochester
Rochester is often referred to as 'the City of Great Expectations' due to its association with Charles Dickens. There is a Dickens Centre, as well as Dickens festivals in the summer and at Christmas. |
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Rolvenden
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Romney
New Romney is the largest town on Romney marsh, and an ancient Cinque Port. Old Romney is an unspoiled village lying to the west. |
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Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells remains one of the most elegant towns in the country, and was considered a rival to Bath when it was a fashionable spa from the 17th to 19th centuries. |
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Ruckinge
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Ryarsh
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Sandgate
Sandgate spans 2 ½kms of Kent coastline between Folkestone and Hythe. It fringes the English Channel and clusters beneath steep wooded slopes. |
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Sandhurst
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Sandwich
Sandwich is one of the most complete medieval towns in England, it has great charm and character, with its network of narrow streets and alleys; it is one of the five ancient Cinque Ports established by Royal Charter in 1155. |
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Sarre
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Seabrook
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Seal
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Seasalter
The village of Seasalter can be found on the north coast of Kent, facing the Isle of Sheppey across the mouth of the River Swale. |
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Sellindge
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Selling
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Selstead
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Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is believed to have derived its name from a group of seven oak trees which once grew in the area, long since gone; but to keep the legend alive, seven oaks were taken from Knole Park and ceremoniously planted on the common in 1955. |
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Shadoxhurst
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Sharnal Street
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Sheerness
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Shepherdswell
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Shipborne
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Sholden
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Shoreham
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Shorncliffe Camp
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Shorne
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Sissinghurst
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Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is a modern day market town, but has very strong links with the sailing barge history in its past, which is still very much in evidence today. |
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Smarden
Smarden is a wonderful place to live and to visit. It is a beautiful Kentish weavers' village with around 200 buildings of architectural and historical note dating from the '4th Century. |
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Smeeth
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Snargate
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Snave
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Snodland
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Sole Street
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Southborough
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Southfleet
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Speldhurst
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St. Margaret's at Cliffe
St Margaret's at Cliffe is situated on the southeast coast of England, between Dover and Deal. |
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St. Mary Hoo
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St. Michaels
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St. Nicholas at Wade
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Stalisfield
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Stanford
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Stansted
The village of Stansted in Kent is ten miles west of Maidstone and within a mile of both the M20 and the A20. It is frequently confused with Stansted International Airport which actually is 50 miles north in Essex. |
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Staple
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Staplehurst
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Stelling
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Stockbury
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Stoke
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Stone
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Stonewood
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Stowting
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Strood
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Sturry
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Sundridge
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Sutton at Hone
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Sutton Valence
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Swalecliffe
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Swanley
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Swanscombe
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Swingfield
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Temple Ewell
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Tenterden
Tenterden is a delightful country town with wide tree lined streets, historic buildings, inns and shops. It has been described as ' the Jewel of the Weald'. |
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Teynham
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Thames Haven
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Thannington
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Tilmanstone
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Tonbridge
Tonbridge is an ancient town dominated by its Norman Castle, it was built in a delightful setting on the River Medway. Home to the famous Tonbridge School founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judd a former Lord Mayor of London. |
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Trotterscliffe
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Tudeley
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Tunstall
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Ulcombe
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Upchurch
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Upper Hardres
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Wainscott
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Waldershare
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Walmer
The Walmer of today is a relatively quiet mainly residential seaside town. It has, however, played a significant role in English history. Julius Caesar and his legions are said to have first landed on Walmer beach in 55BC. |
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Waltham
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Warden
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Wateringbury
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Wavehorne
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Weald
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West Hythe
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West Kingsdown
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West Langdon
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West Malling
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West Peckham
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Westenhanger
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Westerham
Westerham is on the western edge of Kent, and is an attractive place with restaurants, teashops and antique shops around its village green. |
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Westgate on Sea
Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside resort in northeast Kent, overlooking the River Thames estuary about two miles west of Margate. |
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Whitstable
Almost any visitor to Whitstable will be surprised. This sleepy town on the north Kent coast has no seaside promenade and few arcade amusements. There are no faded fairgrounds or rows of deck-chairs. Although the national press makes much o |
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Wichling
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Willesborough
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Wilmington
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Wingham
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Wittersham
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Womenswold
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Woodchurch
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Wootton
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Wormshill
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Worth
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Wouldham
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Wrotham
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Wye
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Yalding
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