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Marquee Hire in Kent
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Covering Maidstone, Canterbury, Bromley, Rochester, Margate, Folkestone, Dover, Greenwich and all areas of Kent
Kent is often referred to as the Garden of England and borders Sussex, Surrey, Greater London and Essex. Kent’s population is over 1.6 million, making it the 7th most populated county in the UK.
Kent’s county 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 first appointed in 597 by Pope Gregory the First. The Archbishop is currently Dr Rowan Williams.
Kent borders three major stretches of water – The River Thames, The North Sea and the English Channel. One of the most famous landmarks in the UK is in Kent – the White Cliffs of Dover, which spectacularly over look the Straits of Dover in the English Channel.
This stretch of water has always been used by ferries, and since 1994, it has also been possible to make this journey by train. 6th May 1994 was the opening date of the Channel Tunnel. Construction work had begun on the project in 1974, but the Labour Government pulled the plug on the idea in 1975. The project then came back into action when the Conservative government came into power in 1979.
One of the major stations used by the Eurostar, which travels through the Channel Tunnel, is Ashford, which is also in Kent. Ashford also lies on the M20 Motorway and the River Great Stour.
Other major towns in Kent include Sevenoaks, Folkestone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Dartford and Gravesend. Sevenoaks is a commuter town that is very close to London. Near to the town is Knole Park – which is home to several million trees.
Tunbridge Wells is officially called Royal Tunbridge Wells, although the word Royal is usually dropped from its title. Tunbridge Wells was voted the third best place to live 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 housed over 100,000 Belgium refugees during the Second World War and is now planning to rebuild its harbour as a marina.
Dartford is home to the Dartford Crossing – two tunnels under the River Thames and one huge bridge over it, called the Queen Elizabeth the 2nd Bridge. The crossing is on the border of Kent and Essex and forms part of the M25. The first tunnel was started during World War 2 and opened in 1963; the bridge was opened in 1991. The bridge deals with southbound traffic, into Kent and the tunnels deal with northbound traffic, out of Kent.
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