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Covering Maidstone, Canterbury, Bromley, Rochester, Margate, Folkestone, Dover, Greenwich and all areas of Kent
The county of Kent is frequently referred to as the Garden of England and is bordered by the counties of Sussex, Surrey, Greater London and Essex. Kent’s population is over 1.6 million, making it the seventh most inhabited county in the UK.
Kent’s main town is Maidstone and there are, historically, also 2 cities in the county – Canterbury and Rochester. Canterbury is the home of the chief bishop of the Church of England – the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was originally given office in 597 by Pope Gregory the First. The Archbishop is currently Dr Rowan Williams.
The county covered by Furniture Hire Kent borders three major stretches of water – The River Thames, The North Sea and the English Channel. One of the most recognizable landmarks in the UK is in Kent – the White Cliffs of Dover, which stunningly over look the Straits of Dover in the English Channel.
This stretch of water has always been used by ships to transport people over the channel, and since 1994, it has also been possible to make the journey by train. On the 6th May 1994 was the opening date of the Channel Tunnel. Construction work began on the project in 1974, but the Labour Government pulled the plug on the idea in 1975. The project then started up when the Conservative government came into power in 1979.
One of the major station used by the Eurostar, which goes through the Channel Tunnel, is Ashford, which is also in Kent. Ashford also lies next to the M20 Motorway and the River Great Stour.
The other major towns in Kent include Sevenoaks, Folkestone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Dartford and Gravesend. Sevenoaks is a commuter region that is very close to London. Close to the town is Knole Park – which is a sanctuary to several million trees.
Tunbridge Wells is formally called Royal Tunbridge Wells, although the word Royal is normally dropped from its title. Tunbridge Wells was voted the third best place to have a home in the UK in 2006 on a Channel 4 TV programme called “Best and Worst Places to live” in 2006.
Folkestone is a seaside resort in Kent, which took in over 100,000 Belgium refugees during the Second World War and is now planning to remodel its harbour as a marina.
Dartford is home to the Dartford Crossing – two tunnels beneath the River Thames and 1 massive bridge over it, called the Queen Elizabeth the second Bridge. The crossing is on the edge of Kent and Essex and creates part of the M25. The first tunnel began during World War 2 and was finished in 1963; the bridge was finished in 1991. The bridge deals with southbound traffic, into Kent and the tunnels provides for the northbound traffic, out of Kent.
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