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Mar 7, 2021 · County Hall in 1933. Picture: Images of Maidstone, p38. Maidstone had become a thriving town, which had expanded so much in size and population, that it had overtaken Canterbury, which would have ...
Aug 22, 2021 · Herne Bay. The town of Herne Bay took its name from the neighbouring village of Herne, which is 2km inland from the bay. The word herne, meaning a place on a corner of land, evolved from the Old English hyrne, just meaning corner. The village of Herne was first recorded in around 1100 as Hyrnan.
The Kent Archives is located in the Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone. Our service provides you with the opportunity to learn, explore and develop your knowledge of Kent's history. Find out more about our collections, research services, conservation work, parish registers and events. Visit the Kent Archives and Local History website.
Jul 9, 2024 · Romans, Saxons and Jutes first entered England through Kent. Julius Caesar first landing in 55 BC. The oldest evidence of tools and weapons used by human hands were found in Kent. Paleolithic Mesolithic and Neolithic peoples all settled in Kent.In the year 597 AD St Augustine, at the behest of Pope Gregory, first brought Christianity to England ...
Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe. It borders Essex across the entire estuary of the River Thames to the north; the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover to the south-east; East Sussex to the south-west; Surrey to the west and Greater London to the north-west.
On 1 June 1648, during the ‘’’ Second English Civil War ’’’ the Battle of Maidstone took place. About 2,000 Royalist forces were defending the town, governed by Sir James Pearse, and his lieutenant, Sir Judith Clapp, and their junior-lieutenant, Sir Conor Forker, who had arranged earthworks and other defences.
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Aug 13, 2019 · Greatstone is one of the more fascinating town’s in Kent as it did not even exist less than 200 years ago. As recent as 1816, the land on which it now stands was part of the seabed in Romney Bay. The Greatstone name is taken from a shoreline feature, since eroded by coastal changes, known as the Great Stone.
