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A299 road
The A299, better known as the Thanet Way, is a major road in the county of Kent, England, and runs from Brenley Corner near Faversham (where it merges into the M2) to Ramsgate via Whitstable and Herne Bay. It is predominantly used for freight traffic to Ramsgate Harbour and local traffic to the Thanet.
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Adisham
Adisham (formerly Adesham) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Kent. The village, six miles south-east of Canterbury, and located on the B2046 road between Wingham and Barham, is known as Edesham in the Domesday Book.
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Ashford (borough)
Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Ashford.
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Ashford, Kent
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Barham, Kent
Barham is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury district of Kent, England. It is situated close to the A2 road between Canterbury and Dover, 7 miles south-east of Canterbury and 7 miles north of Folkestone.
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Bekesbourne
Bekesbourne is a village, within the civil parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne, near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Beltinge
Beltinge () is a suburb of Herne Bay in Kent, England. It is at the eastern part of the town, just west of the ancient village of Reculver.
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Bishopsbourne
Bishopsbourne is a small village in Kent, England. It lies in the Nailbourne valley some from Canterbury and about from Dover. It has a public house, The Mermaid, built in 1861, and a church, St Mary's, with 14th-century wall paintings. Author Joseph Conrad lived here and his house, "Oswalds", still stands. The author Jocelyn Brooke lived in a house called "Forge House", just opposite the village hall, which is called "Conrad Hall" in Conrad's honour. Bishopsbourne was on the Elham Valley Railway until traffic stopped in 1947, the original railway station is now a private residence.
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Blean
Blean is located in the Canterbury district of Kent, England. It is the name of the civil parish as well as the village within it: the latter is scattered along the road between Canterbury and Whitstable, in the middle of what was once the extensive Forest of Blean.
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Boyden Gate
Boyden Gate is a village in the civil parish of Chislet in Kent, England.
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Bramling
Bramling is a village five miles (8km) east of Canterbury in Kent, England. It lies on the A257 road between Littlebourne and Wingham. The local public house is called The Haywain.
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Bridge, Kent
Bridge is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Broad Oak, Kent
NB There is also a hamlet named Broad Oak south of Mersham in Kent
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Broadstairs
Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about south-east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St. Peter's and had a population in 2001 of about 24,000. Situated between Margate and Ramsgate, it is one of Thanet's seaside resorts, known as the "Jewel in Thanet's crown". The town's crest motto is Stella Maris ("Star of the Sea"). The name derives from a former flight of steps in the chalk cliff, which led from the sands up to the 11th-century shrine of St Mary on the cliff top.
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Canterbury
Canterbury ( or ) is an English city which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour.
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Chartham
Chartham is a village and civil parish in Kent, west of Canterbury.
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Chartham Hatch
Chartham Hatch is a small hamlet of around 200 houses in Kent, England, situated around 5 miles South-West of Canterbury. The area has orchards of apples and pears. A Village Hall, formerly the village's school, is in the centre of the village.
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Chatham, Kent
Chatham ( "chat-um") is one of the Medway towns located within the Medway unitary authority, in North Kent, in South East England.
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Chestfield
Chestfield () is a village (and civil parish and with Swalecliffe a district council ward) in the Canterbury District of Kent, England. The parish is located a mile or so from the sea on the north coast of Kent, between the towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay. It is approximately five miles (8 km) north of Canterbury.
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Chislet
Chislet is a sprawling rural parish in the northeast of the English county of Kent between the city of Canterbury and the Isle of Thanet. It is also the name of a village within the parish.
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Cranbrook, Kent
Cranbrook is a long-designated market town in Kent in South East England. It is the smallest town in Kent. Located on the Maidstone to Hastings road, it is five miles north of Hawkhurst. The smaller settlements of Swattenden, Colliers Green and Hartley lie within the parish.
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Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles (25 km) east south-east of central London.
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Dartford (borough)
Dartford is the name given to a local government district and borough in north west Kent, England, which takes its name from its administrative capital. It borders Thurrock, to the north across the River Thames; to the west lies the London Borough of Bexley; to the south Sevenoaks district; and the borough of Gravesham to the east. The population of the borough recorded in the 2001 census was 85,911. In the mid-1990s review of local government in Kent, consideration was given to merging the borough with that of adjoining Gravesham to form a new unitary authority. However the proposal proved unpopular amongst residents, and the two borough councils accordingly retained their identities.
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Deal, Kent
Deal is a town in Kent, England. It lies on the English Channel eight miles north-east of Dover and eight miles south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town. Closely associated with Deal are the villages of Kingsdown, Sholden and Walmer, the latter being where Julius Caesar first arrived in Britain (best guess by historians).
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Dover
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Dover (district)
Dover is a local government district in Kent, England. Dover is its administrative centre. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Deal, Dover, and Sandwich along with Dover Rural District and most of Eastry Rural District. There are three towns within the district: Dover, Deal and Sandwich; and the parishes below:
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East Kent
East Kent and West Kent are one-time traditional subdivisions of the English county of Kent, kept alive by the Association of the Men of Kent and Kentish Men: an organisation formed in 1913. The division may have risen from the ethnic differences approximately 1,500 years ago between the Jutish settlement of the east of the county and the Saxon presence in the west, although its origins are somewhat obscure. Residents of East Kent, those living east / south of the River Medway, are called 'Men (or Maids)of Kent', as opposed to residents of West Kent, who are known as 'Kentish Men' or 'Kentish Maids'.
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Eddington, Kent
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Edenbridge, Kent
Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The town's name derives from Old English language "Eadhelmsbrigge" ("Eadhelm's Bridge" in Modern English). It is located on the Kent/Surrey border on the upper floodplain of the River Medway and gives its name to the latter's tributary, the River Eden. Edenbridge has a population of around 8,000.
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England
England () is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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English Channel
The English Channel (, the "sleeve") is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest, to only in the Strait of Dover. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some .
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Faversham
Faversham () is a market town and civil parish in the Swale borough of Kent, England. It is roughly equidistant between Sittingbourne and Canterbury. The parish of Faversham (Feversham) includes an ancient sea port, and lies east of London, off the London-to-Dover A2 road, east north east of Maidstone and west of Canterbury.
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Folkestone
Folkestone () is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its growing importance as a seaside resort made the town grow. However, business has declined and there are development plans to halt it. The beginning of high speed rail services for commuters on the HS1 line to London St Pancras has cut the journey time from London to less than an hour. Folkestone now has the only sandy beach ["Sunny Sands"] and coastal park within an hour of north London.
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Gillingham, Kent
Gillingham () is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall.
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Gravesend, Kent
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of England. It still retains today a strong link with the river. The opening of the Eurostar railway station at Ebbsfleet, and the fact that it lies with the Thames Gateway, add to the town's importance.
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Gravesham
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Grays, Kent
Grays is a hamlet within the civil parish of Chislet, near Canterbury, Kent. It is located to the south of the A299 road and is located on the North Stream, a tributary of the River Wantsum. The hamlet consists of a small collection of houses (Little Grays) and Grays Farm. On the A299 is the large public house named the Roman Galley.
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Greenhill, Kent
Greenhill is an outlying suburb of the coastal town of Herne Bay, in Kent in southeast England. The erstwhile Thanet Way, now renumbered as the A2990 road, separates Greenhill from Herne Bay.
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Greenhithe
Greenhithe is a village in Dartford District of Kent, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe.
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Hackington
Hackington is a civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England, including the village of Tyler Hill.
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Hampton, Herne Bay
Hampton, Herne Bay is the coastal west end of Herne Bay, Kent. Formerly the site of the village of Hampton-on-Sea, the settlement is now underwater due to coastal erosion, but it was on the west side of the northern end of Hampton Pier Avenue, between the 1959 sea defences and the remains of the sea wall which are exposed at low water in Hampton bay. When Hampton-on-Sea existed and until 1934, the Hampton-on-Sea site was under the jurisdiction of Blean Rural District Council, the boundary with Herne Bay Council running north-south along the line of the present-day Hampton Pier Avenue. In 1934, the area was transferred to Herne Bay Urban District Council, and in 1974 to Canterbury City Council.
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Hampton-on-Sea
Hampton-on-Sea was a drowned and abandoned village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay, Kent. It grew from a tiny fishing hamlet in 1864 at the hands of an oyster fishery company, was developed from 1879 by land agents, abandoned in 1916 and finally drowned due to coastal erosion by 1921. All that now remains is the stub of the original pier, the Hampton Inn, and the rocky arc of Hampton-on-Sea's ruined coastal defence visible at low tide. The site is notable for sharing its history with the eccentric Edmund Reid. Reid was previously the Metropolitan police head of CID who handled the Jack the Ripper case. In retirement he chose to champion the plight of the beleaguered residents of the settlement.
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Harbledown
Harbledown is a village to the west of Canterbury, Kent in England, now contiguous with the city, although still a separate village. It forms part of the civil parish of Harbledown and Rough Common. The High Street is a conservation area with many fascinating colloquial buildings either side of a sharp climb towards the city. There is also a good Georgian terrace on the south side.
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Hawthorn, Kent
Hawthorn is a village near Herne Bay in Kent, England. It is part of the Herne and Broomfield civil parish.
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Herne and Broomfield
Herne and Broomfield is a civil parish within the City of Canterbury. The parish is situated to the north of Canterbury in Kent. The seaside town of Herne Bay is the other side of the A299 road, Thanet Way that marks the northern boundary of the parish. Greenhill, part of Herne Bay, lies to the west, the parishes of Hoath and Chislet are to the east and Sturry parish is to the South.
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Herne Bay Pier
Herne Bay Pier was the third pier to be built at Herne Bay, Kent for passenger steamers. It was notable for its length of and for appearing in the opening sequence of Ken Russell's first feature film French Dressing. It was destroyed in a storm, leaving a stub with sports centre at the landward end, and part of the landing stage isolated at sea. It was preceded by two piers: a wooden deep-sea pier designed by Thomas Rhodes, assistant of Thomas Telford, and a second shorter iron version by Wilkinson & Smith.
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Herne Bay, Kent
Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England, with a population of 35,188. On the south coast of the Thames Estuary, it is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local government district. Herne Bay's seafront is home to the world's first freestanding purpose-built clock tower, built in 1837; until 1978, the town had the second-longest pier in the United Kingdom.
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Herne, Kent
Herne is a village, in the civil parish of Herne and Broomfield, near Herne Bay in Kent, South East England.
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Hersden
Hersden is a village near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Hillborough
Hillborough is an area of eastern Herne Bay in Kent, England.
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Hoath
Hoath is a village and civil parish situated within the City of Canterbury local government district. The hamlets of Knaves Ash, Maypole, Ford, Old Tree, Shelvingford and Stoney Acre are included in the parish.
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Hythe, Kent
Hythe (), is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway (derived from Sheep Way) on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place.
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Ickham
Ickham is a village, within the civil parish of Ickham and Well, five miles east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Kent
Kent (), originally Cantia, is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of Medway. Kent has a nominal border with France halfway through the Channel Tunnel. Maidstone is its county town and historically Rochester and Canterbury have been accorded city status, though only the latter still holds it.
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Kingston, Kent
Kingston is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Lima
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Littlebourne
Littlebourne is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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London
London () is the capital of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who called it Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
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Lower Hardres
Lower Hardres is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Lydd
Lydd is a town in Kent, England, lying on the Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger towns on the Marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Actually located on Denge Marsh, Lydd was one of the first sandy islands to form as the bay evolved into what is now called the Romney Marsh. The name Hlyda, which derives from the Latin word for "shore", was found in a Saxon charter dating from the 8th century.
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Maidstone
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Maidstone (borough)
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Marshside, Kent
Marshside is a hamlet in the English county of Kent.
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Minster, Swale
Minster is a small town on the north coast of the Isle of Sheppey and in the Swale district of Kent, England.
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Nackington
Nackington is a village near Canterbury in Kent, England.
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New Romney
New Romney is a small town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea. New Romney was once a sea port, with the harbour adjacent to the church, but is now over a mile from the sea. It is the headquarters of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne (locally ) (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed in the area that was the location of the Roman settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the castle built in 1080, by Robert II, Duke of Normandy, the eldest son of William the Conqueror. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade and it later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the river, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. These industries have since experienced severe decline and closure, and the city today is largely a business and cultural centre, with a particular reputation for nightlife.
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Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (; Dutch: Noord-Nauw van Kales), Nord for short, is one of the 22 regions of France. It consists of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais, in the north and has a border with Belgium. Most of the region was once part of the Southern Netherlands, within the Low Countries, and gradually became part of France between 1477 and 1678. The historical provinces now included in Nord-Pas-de-Calais are Artois, Boulonnais, Calaisis, Cambraisis, French Flanders, French Hainaut and portions of northern Picardy. These provincial designations are still frequently used by the inhabitants, which offers a sense of civic pride.
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North Downs
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km) from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. The North Downs Way National Trail runs along the North Downs from Farnham to Dover.
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Northfleet
For the ship wrecked on January 22, 1873, see Northfleet (ship)
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Paddock Wood
Paddock Wood is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells and ceremonial county of Kent in England, about southwest of Maidstone. It has a population of 8,263, and is the centre for hop growing in Kent. The town featured in Charles Dickens's novel Dombey and Son, and is mentioned (in passing) in David Nobbs' novel ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.
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Patrixbourne
Patrixbourne is a small settlement within the civil parish of Bekesbourne-with-Patrixbourne in the Canterbury District of Kent, England. It is located approximately one mile (1.6km) south of Bekesbourne, on the River Nailbourne, a tributary of the Little Stour.
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Petham
Petham is a small village and civil parish in the North Downs, five miles south of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Pett Bottom
Pett Bottom is a small settlement about five miles (8 km) south of Canterbury, Kent, England. The nearest village is Lower Hardres.
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Queenborough
Queenborough is a small town on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in South East England.
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Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Ports. It has a population of around 40,000. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline and its main industries are tourism and fishing. The town has one of the largest marinas on the English south coast and Port of Ramsgate has provided cross channel ferries for many years.
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Reculver
Reculver is a hamlet and coastal resort situated about east of Herne Bay in southeast England. It is a ward of the City of Canterbury district in the county of Kent. Reculver once occupied a strategic location at the western end of the Wantsum Channel, between the Isle of Thanet and the Kent mainland. This led the Romans to build a small fort, watchtower, lighthouse, and, early in the 3rd century, a "castrum", called Regulbium, part of the chain of Saxon Shore forts. The military connection continued in World War II, when Barnes Wallis' "bouncing bombs" were tested in the sea off Reculver.
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Rivers of Kent
There are four rivers draining the county of Kent, England.
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Rochester, Kent
Rochester is a town and former city in Kent, England. It is located within the unitary authority area of Medway and is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about from London. The town is known for its cathedral and castle, and for an epic siege in 1215. Rochester, together with neighbouring Chatham, Gillingham, Strood and a number of outlying villages makes up the Medway unitary authority area.
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Rough Common
Rough Common is a village in the City of Canterbury in Kent, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Harbledown and Rough Common.
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Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the Non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800.
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Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a Kentish Commuter Town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles (31.2 km) south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital. The town gives its name to the Sevenoaks district, of which it is the principal town, followed by Swanley and Edenbridge.
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Sevenoaks (district)
Sevenoaks is a local government district covering the western most part of Kent in England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford Rural District.
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Sheerness
Sheerness () is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island.
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Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles (12.9 km) east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent. The town is growing rapidly due to a number of large residential developments, and its train line links to London Victoria, the journey taking about an hour from Sittingbourne railway station.
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Snodland
Snodland is a small town in the county of Kent, England, located on the River Medway between Rochester and Maidstone. It has a population of about 12,000 people.
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South Downs
The South Downs is one of the four areas of chalk downland in southern England. They extend from the eastern side of Hampshire through Sussex, culminating in the cliffs at Beachy Head.
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Southborough, Kent
Southborough civil parish, with the title of town in the District of Tunbridge Wells, in Kent, England. It lies immediately to the north of Tunbridge Wells itself, with the A26 London road passing through it. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 11,124. The town is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea () is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated within the Thames Gateway on the north side of the Thames estuary 40 miles (64 km) east of central London. It is bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point.
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Strood
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. It lies on the north west bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town.
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Stuppington
Stuppington is a village near Canterbury in Kent, England.
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Sturry
Sturry is a village on the Great Stour river three miles north-east of Canterbury in Kent. It is a large parish incorporating the former mining village of Hersden and several hamlets.
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Swalecliffe
Swalecliffe is a village between Whitstable and Herne Bay and is opposite its neighbouring village Chestfield. The village has fewer than 400 residents, and is located in the South East of England.
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Swanley
Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of London, north of Sevenoaks town. The town boundaries encompass the settlements of Swanley itself, Hextable (Hextable recently voted to become an independent parish council) and Swanley Village. Swanley has a population of 20,986
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Swanscombe
Swanscombe is a small town, part of the Borough of Dartford on the north Kent coast in England. It is part of the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe.
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Tankerton
A suburb of Whitstable, Tankerton was a commercial development by the Tankerton Estate Company in the late 19th century, and was designed with a grid of streets leading from the shoreline. It used to be known as Tankerton-on-Sea.
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Thames Estuary
The Thames Estuary is the estuary in which the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea.
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Thanet
Thanet is a local government district of Kent, England which was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on 1 April 1974. The Isle of Thanet makes up the major part of the District.
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Tonbridge
Tonbridge (pronunciation and historic spelling Tunbridge) is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London. It belongs to the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling (population 107,560 in 2001).
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Tyler Hill
Tyler Hill is a small village on the northern outskirts of Canterbury, Kent in England. It has a rural setting being surrounded by fields and the Ancient Forest of Blean. It is mainly a dormitory village for the City of Canterbury and for the nearby University of Kent. The village has one pub, the Ivy House and is noted locally for its celebrations on Bonfire Night.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country and sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island nation, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel.
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Upper Harbledown
Upper Harbledown is a village in Harbledown and Rough Common civil parish to the west of Canterbury, Kent, England. The village
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Upper Hardres
Upper Hardres is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
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Upstreet
Upstreet is a village in the civil parish of Chislet in Kent, England. It is in the local government district of Canterbury, and the electoral ward of Marshside.
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Walmer
Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent in England: located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Dover. Largely residential, its coastline and castle attract many visitors. It has a population of 6,693 (2001).
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Waltham, Kent
Waltham is a village southwest of Canterbury in Kent, England.
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West Malling
West Malling is an historic market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England.
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Westbere
Westbere is a small village in Kent between Canterbury and the Isle of Thanet. The village is a preservation area that overlooks Westbere lakes (created by gravel extraction) that teem with birds, and are used by The King's School for Rowing and Sailing.
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Westerham
Westerham is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, in South East England with 5,000 people. The parish is south of the North Downs, ten miles west of Sevenoaks. It covers 5800 acres (2320ha). It is recorded as early as the 9th century, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book in a Norman form, Oistreham (compare Ouistreham in Normandy). Ham is Old English for a village or homestead, and so Westerham means a westerly homestead. The River Darent flows through the town, and formerly powered three watermills.
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Westgate-on-Sea
Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town in northeast Kent, England, with a population of 6,600. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate. Its two sandy beaches have remained a popular tourist attraction since the town's development in the 1860s from a small farming community.
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Whitstable
Whitstable (, locally ) is a seaside town in northeast Kent, southeast England. It is approximately north of the city of Canterbury and approximately west of the seaside town of Herne Bay. It is part of the City of Canterbury district and has a population of about 30,000.
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Wickhambreaux
Wickhambreaux ( "-ham-brew") is a village, just off the A257 Sandwich Road, five miles from Canterbury in the county of Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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Womenswold
Womenswold is a village and civil parish situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. The parish consists of three hamlets; Womenswold, Woolage Village and Woolage Green.
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Woolage Green
Woolage Green is a small hamlet, situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. Together with Womenswold and Woolage Village, it forms Womenswold parish.
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Woolage Village
Woolage Village is situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. Together with Womenswold and Woolage Green, it forms Womenswold parish.
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Wye Weather Station
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Yorkletts
Yorkletts is a village near Whitstable in Kent, England. Housing is predominantly private. It has a garage at one end. The garages are the only facility in the village, with most inhabitants having to travel to Whitstable or Canterbury for forms of entertainment and nightlife. Sadly, the village does not even contain its own pub, which makes it much harder to socialise with those in the village. On the other hand, many of the neighbours thought Yorkletts know each other reasonably well so many social event occur between these people. Yorkletts is home to the Woodland Trust's largest and newest site, Victory Woods, with stunning views over the Thames Estuary.
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Bob Holness
Robert Wentworth John Holness (born 12 November 1928, Vryheid, Natal, South Africa) is an English actor and presenter.
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Edward Heath
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George Joseph Smith
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Hidenokuni Hajime
Hidenokuni Hajime (born August 23, 1971 as Nathan John Strange) is a former professional sumo wrestler, who was active from 1989 until 1990. The highest rank he reached was jonidan 89. He was the first, and so far only sumo wrestler from the United Kingdom.
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Jeeves
Reginald Jeeves is a fictional character in the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse, being the "gentleman's personal gentleman" (valet) of Bertie Wooster (Bertram Wilberforce Wooster). Created in 1915, Jeeves would continue to appear in Wodehouse's works until his final, completed, novel ''Aunts Aren't Gentlemen'' in 1974, making him Wodehouse's most famous character. The name "Jeeves" comes from Percy Jeeves, a Warwickshire cricketer killed in the First World War. Both the name "Jeeves" and the character of Jeeves have come to be thought of as the quintessential name and nature of a valet, butler, or chauffeur, inspiring many similar characters (as well as the name of the Internet search engine Ask Jeeves). A "Jeeves" is now a generic term in references such as the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement. BBC DJ John Peel wrote in his autobiography that "Kevin Ayers' talent is so acute you could perform major eye surgery with it."
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Lydia Cecilia Hill
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Nicki Chapman
:For the peer Nicky Chapman see Nicola Chapman, Baroness Chapman
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P. G. Wodehouse
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Philip the Apostle
Saint Philip the Apostle () was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia.
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Richard Burton
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Richard Coughlan
Richard Coughlan (born 2 September 1947) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist of the Canterbury scene progressive rock band Caravan. He was one of the founding members of Caravan in 1968 and has remained with the band for its over 35-year existence. Allmusic called Coughlan "one of art rock's longest tenured musicians".
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Roger Gale
Roger James Gale (born 20 August 1943) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for North Thanet in Kent.
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Rusty Goffe
Rusty Goffe (born October 30, 1948) is a British dwarf actor and entertainer. He has featured in a number of high-profile roles, including as the "bouncing weatherman" for L!VE TV. He appeared as an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and as a Jawa in among a few other aliens as well. He also appeared in the films Willow and Flash Gordon. He also plays Goober, a purple gremlin butler from Stupid!.
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Soft Machine
Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre.
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Herne Bay
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- Duration: 2:40
- Published: 21 Sep 2009
- Updated: 04 May 2012
Herne Bay, on the Kent Coast, a peaceful seaside town which bursts in to life (it really does!) during the summer months. Jet Ski-ers, Fishing vessels, and Powerboat owners from all along the Kent coast choose Herne Bay to launch and use their watercraft. With one of the best stretches of seafront and promenade on the North Kent Coast, why not pop down and have an ice-cream or a Pub Lunch - you'll not be dissapointed!
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Herne Bay Pier in Ken Russell's French Dressing (1964) Part 1 [www.hernebaypiertrust.co.uk]
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- Duration: 9:41
- Published: 22 Nov 2010
- Updated: 30 Nov 2011
For use by the Herne Bay Pier Trust ONLY. Any use outside the Pier Trust group without permission from STUDIOCANAL is strictly prohibited. www.hernebaypiertrust.co.uk http www.studiocanal.com
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AEROBICS CLASS HERNE BAY KENT WITH LISA ROBINSON BODY ACTIVE UK® GET IN SHAPE
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- Duration: 3:35
- Published: 03 Apr 2011
- Updated: 23 Sep 2011
Lisa Robinson teaching her aerobics class in Herne Bay, also aerobics classes Canterbury Kent. This aerobic and toning class will help you get toned, improve cardio, tone thighs, tone your body, increase fat loss. Body Active UK® also provides massage in Kent and personal trainers in Kent. Get in shape and lose fat, speed up your metabolism. For the best fitness classes in Herne Bay, Canterbury and Whitstable visit www.bodyactiveuk.co.uk
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Circuit Class Herne Bay Kent UK & Circuit Training Whitstable, get in shape in Kent
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- Duration: 1:58
- Published: 04 Apr 2011
- Updated: 20 Jan 2012
Lisa Robinson from Body Active UK® teaching her Circuit Class in Herne Bay Kent. For more clips and information on fitness classes Kent, personal training in Kent or massage in Kent visit www.bodyactiveuk.co.uk Also offer street dance classes Canterbury and street dance in Margate, Nutritional facts, fitness workouts, personal training session in Canterbury and personal training session in Herne Bay
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Ghost I filmed moving about on derelict Victorian pier head Herne Bay Kent UK 13/3/12
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- Duration: 1:57
- Published: 13 Mar 2012
- Updated: 09 Jun 2012
Please watch all the way through to see ghostly figure moving around at 0:52 .Looking at the old derelict pier head 3/4 of a mile off Herne Bay Kent I noticed a dark human shape on the structure and was amazed when the figure started moving. This pier head is in a very dangerous condition and no one is allowed on it. The extremely derelict structure has signs all over it telling people to keep off. I looked all around the pier and filmed through the legs as you can see there is no boat moored to it.The pier head is all that is left of the country's third longest pier at over 3/4 mile long that was before the terrible storm of 1979 destroyed the middle section leaving the old paddle steamer docking station the only remaining section apart from the main pavilion area near the beach.Check out the piers history en.wikipedia.org story in Gather news.gather.com
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Lisa's Aerobics Class in Herne Bay Kent
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- Duration: 5:12
- Published: 11 Apr 2012
- Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Lisa Robinson from Body Active UK® teaching her weekly Aerobics class for all levels in Herne Bay Kent. This class is designed to burn fat and help you lose weight. Do you want to get in shape? Then why not get one of our Whitstable or Herne Bay Personal Trainers to help you. For more clips and information on Classes, Personal Training in Kent or Massage Kent visit www.BodyActiveUK.co.uk. There are also Aerobic Classes in Whitstable and Aerobic Classes Canterbury. Zumba style classes Canterbury and BootCamp classes Whitstable. Lisa has over 20 experience in Health & Fitness Industry and over 10 years experience as a College Lecturer. Would you like to destress? Body Active UK® also have qualified Massage Therapists available in Kent.
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Ghost ? moving about on derelict Victorian pier head Herne Bay Kent UK 13/3/12
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- Duration: 2:03
- Published: 15 Mar 2012
- Updated: 04 May 2012
Ghost Please watch all the way through ghostly figure starts moving at 1:02 Looking at the old derelict pier head 3/4 of a mile off Herne Bay Kent I noticed a dark human shape on the structure and was amazed when the figure started moving. This pier head is in a very dangerous condition and no one is allowed on it. The extremely derelict structure has signs all over it telling people to keep off. I looked all around the pier and filmed through the legs as you can see there is no boat moored to it.The pier head is all that is left of the country's third longest pier at over 3/4 mile long that was before the terrible storm of 1979 destroyed the middle section leaving the old paddle steamer docking station the only remaining section apart from the main pavilion area near the beach.Check out the piers history en.wikipedia.org news.gather.com
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Stop Smoking Herne bay Kent
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- Duration: 1:33
- Published: 04 Oct 2010
- Updated: 07 Oct 2010
www.hernebayhypnotherapy.co.uk - Stop Smoking using hypnosis and hypnotherapy in Herne Bay, Canterbury in Kent with quit smoking specialist Diane Muller
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Herne Bay Pier Trust Film 6th Sept 11.mov
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- Duration: 6:14
- Published: 09 Sep 2011
- Updated: 19 May 2012
Herne Bay
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- Duration: 3:16
- Published: 15 Jul 2010
- Updated: 04 Jun 2012
I created this video at www.youtube.com
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AEROBICS CLASSES IN HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, WHITSTABLE KENT BODY ACTIVE UK® lose weight, tone up
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- Duration: 1:23
- Published: 04 Apr 2011
- Updated: 07 Jun 2012
Lisa Robinson teaching her aerobics class in Herne Bay, also aerobics classes Canterbury Kent. This aerobic and toning class will help you get toned, improve cardio, tone thighs, tone your body, increase fat loss. Body Active UK® also provides massage in Kent and personal trainers in Kent. Get in shape and lose fat, speed up your metabolism. For the best fitness classes in Herne Bay, Canterbury and Whitstable visit www.bodyactiveuk.co.uk
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Ghost ? moving about on derelict Victorian pier head Herne Bay Kent UK 13/3/12
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- Duration: 1:57
- Published: 13 Mar 2012
- Updated: 09 Jun 2012
Please watch all the way through ghostly figure starts moving at 0:52 Looking at the old derelict pier head 3/4 of a mile off Herne Bay Kent I noticed a dark human shape on the structure and was amazed when the figure started moving. This pier head is in a very dangerous condition and no one is allowed on it. The extremely derelict structure has signs all over it telling people to keep off. I looked all around the pier and filmed through the legs as you can see there is no boat moored to it.The pier head is all that is left of the country's third longest pier at over 3/4 mile long that was before the terrible storm of 1979 destroyed the middle section leaving the old paddle steamer docking station the only remaining section apart from the main pavilion area near the beach.Check out the piers history en.wikipedia.org news.gather.com
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ABDOMINAL CLASS HERNE BAY KENT WITH LISA ROBINSON BODY ACTIVE UK® Get Six Pack!
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- Duration: 2:28
- Published: 03 Apr 2011
- Updated: 23 Sep 2011
Lisa Robinson teaching her stomach firming and toning class in Herne Bay, also toning classes Canterbury Kent. 'How to get a six pack' style of exercises, help you get toned and flat stomach. Suitable for men and women in Kent. Body Active UK also provides massage Kent and personals trainers in Kent. Get in shape and lose fat, speed up your metabolism, help flatten your stomach, flat stomach exercises. For a fitness timetable visit www.bodyactiveuk.co.uk
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TONING CLASS HERNE BAY KENT LISA ROBINSON BODY ACTIVE UK® Exercises to lose weight
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- Duration: 6:11
- Published: 03 Apr 2011
- Updated: 23 Sep 2011
Lisa Robinson teaching her toning class in Herne Bay, also toning classes Canterbury Kent and Whitstable. This toning class will help you get toned, get in shape, help with slimming, tone thighs, tone your body, increase fat loss, get toned. Body Active UK® also provides massage Kent and personal trainers Kent. Tone your body and lose fat, speed up your metabolism. For the best workouts to tone up in Herne Bay, Canterbury and Whitstable visit www.bodyactiveuk.co.uk
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EAST KENT RUNNING DAY HERNE BAY PMP DVD 1529
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- Duration: 2:50
- Published: 16 Aug 2007
- Updated: 29 Mar 2012
cgi.ebay.co.uk www.pmpvideo.com a trailer for PMP DVD 1529 Herne Bay Bus Rally 2007, one of 1500 plus transport films from PMP I had been persuaded to add more clips despite my reservations about abuse, however no sooner than I posted this I got a violent reply to a posting and each day receive spam with sexual content. Youtube or Google has a very casual attitude to good taste , violence etc typical of a US based concern whose country has done much to wreck family life and countries around the world whilst mouthing platitudes. To home grown chavs and people called lol I hope they die of painful deseases very quickly, lol dave. To transport enthusiats I hope you don't suffer from the same abuse.
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Lightning Strike, Herne Bay, Kent England
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- Duration: 0:47
- Published: 17 Jul 2009
- Updated: 11 Apr 2012
A cool lightning strike caught on video tape during a violent electrical storm in herne bay, england. If you look carefully, after about 0.06 seconds in to the clip you may have to pause and play to see it, but I may have been about 1 metre away from a potential stike next to the guttering I was standing next to. Let me know if you can spot it to my left. Read the credits too, was filmed wearing underkaks only!
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CIRCUIT CLASS HERNE BAY KENT LISA ROBINSON BODY ACTIVE UK® exercises to lose weight
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- Duration: 2:27
- Published: 03 Apr 2011
- Updated: 23 Sep 2011
Lisa Robinson teaching her circuit training class in Herne Bay, also toning classes Canterbury Kent and Whitstable. A circuit training class will help you get toned, get in shape, help with slimming, to lose weight, to shed body fat, tone your body. Body Active UK® also provides massage Herne Bay and massage Canterbury and personal fitness trainers in Herne Bay and personal trainers in Canterbury. Burn calories, lose fat and speed up your metabolism. For the full body workouts in Herne Bay, Canterbury and Whitstable visit www.bodyactiveuk.co.uk
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Herne Bay FC - Kent Premier League Champions 2012
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- Duration: 1:21
- Published: 21 Apr 2012
- Updated: 04 May 2012
Herne Bay FC club and team captains, Luke Harvey and Toby Ashmore, collect the Kent Premier League Trophy from League Chairman Denise Richmond at Greenwich Borough's ground (21/04/2012) Time to celebrate
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A Drive Thru Margate, Birchington & Herne Bay in Kent England
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- Duration: 5:19
- Published: 26 May 2011
- Updated: 17 Jun 2012
A drive through Margate, Birchington and Herne Bay High Streets with a glimpse of Minnis Bay 2011
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Waterskiing Herne Bay Zodiac Pro 420 Rib Boat Honda 40hp
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- Duration: 2:44
- Published: 21 Mar 2012
- Updated: 04 May 2012
A great days water skiing on zodiac rib complete with a honda 40 hp four stroke. Superb day. Herne Bay, Kent, Uk. Taken with gopro go pro hero 2
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Zodiac Pro 420 rib 7 man boat ribs, Herne Bay, Kent. Gopro Hero 2
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- Duration: 2:45
- Published: 02 Mar 2012
- Updated: 04 May 2012
First trip of the season and first use of gopro hero 2. 01-3-12
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ION PRO HOTLINER GLIDER HERNE BAY RECULVER KENT
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- Duration: 7:33
- Published: 22 Apr 2009
- Updated: 30 Aug 2011
Launched from Bishopstone Cliffs with great views of Bishopstone - Hernebay - reculver - the sea and cliff faces... perfect spring day and clear... aerobatics and low level passes, filmed with oragon atc5 digital camera, mounted to the centre of the wing...
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Herne Bay to Manston Airport via Reculver Kent
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A Timelapse Drive to Manston Airport along the A299 with a detour to Reculver in Kent
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Herne Bay shown within Kent |
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| Population | 35,188 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | TR177681 |
| - London | 67mi |
| District | Canterbury |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HERNE BAY |
| Postcode district | CT6 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | North Thanet |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England, with a population of 35,188. On the south coast of the Thames Estuary, it is 7 miles (11 km) north of Canterbury and 1 mile (2 km) east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local government district. Herne Bay's seafront is home to the world's first freestanding purpose-built clock tower, built in 1837; until 1978, the town had the second-longest pier in the United Kingdom.[1]
The town began as a small shipping community, receiving goods and passengers from London en route to Canterbury and Dover. The town rose to prominence as a seaside resort during the early 19th century after the building of a pleasure pier and promenade by a group of London investors, and reached its heyday in the late Victorian era. Its popularity as a holiday destination has declined over the past decades, due to the increase in foreign travel and regular flooding that has prevented the town's redevelopment.
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History[link]
The town of Herne Bay derived its name from the neighbouring village of Herne, two kilometres inland from the bay. The word herne, meaning a place on a corner of land, evolved from the Old English hyrne, meaning corner. The village was first recorded in around 1100 as Hyrnan. The corner may relate to the sharp turn in the Roman Road between Canterbury and Reculver at Herne.[2]
One of the oldest buildings in Herne Bay is the late 18th-century inn, The Ship, which served as the focal point for the small shipping and farming community which first inhabited the town. During this time, passenger and cargo boats regularly ran between Herne Bay and London, and boats carrying coal ran from Newcastle. From Herne there was easy access by road to the city of Canterbury, or to Dover, where further passage by boat could then be obtained across the English Channel to France.[3]
The 1801 census recorded Herne Bay, including Herne, as having a population of 1,232.[4] During the early 19th century, a smugglers' gang operated from the town.[5] The gang were regularly involved in a series of fights with the preventive services until finally being overpowered in the 1820s.[4] In the 1830s, a group of London investors, who recognised Herne Bay's potential as a seaside resort, built a wooden pier and a promenade on the town's seafront. This and the subsequent building of a railway station led to the rapid expansion of the town; between 1831 and 1841 the town's population grew from 1,876 to 3,041.[4] The London businessmen intended to rename the town St Augustine's, but the name was unpopular with residents and the "Herne Bay" remained.[6] In 1833, an Act of Parliament established Herne Bay and Herne as separate towns.[7] Local landowner Sir Henry Oxenden donated a piece of ground for the site of the town's first church,[8] Christ Church, which was opened in 1834.[3] In 1837, Mrs Ann Thwaytes, a wealthy lady from London, donated around £4,000 to build a 75 feet (23 m) clock tower on the town's seafront.[8] It is believed to be the first freestanding purpose built clock tower in the world.[3]
During the 1840s, steamboats began running between Herne Bay and London. There was a type of beach boat unique to Herne Bay and nearby Thanet, known as the Thanet wherry,[9] a narrow pulling boat about 18 feet (5 m) long. These boats were mainly used for fishing; however, with the advent of tourism and the decline of fishing, they became mainly used for pleasure trips. A document dated 1840 records the town as having the following schools, all of which are now defunct: Haddington boarding school, Oxenden House, British School, Prospect Place and Herne Street school.[8] The village of Herne was often called Herne Street around this time. The same document also mentions the still-existing Rodney Head, The Ship and Upper Red Lion inns.
The original wooden pier had to be dismantled in 1871 after its owners went into liquidation and sea worms had damaged the wood.[10] A shorter 100 metres (328 ft) long iron pier with a theatre and shops at the entrance was built in 1873.[11] However, it was too short for steamboats to land at. The pier proved to be unprofitable and a replacement longer iron pier with an electric tram began to be built in 1896. At 3,600 feet (1,097 m), this pier was the second longest in the country, behind only the pier at Southend-on-Sea.[3]
The town's heyday as a seaside resort was during the late Victorian era; the population nearly doubled from 4,410 to 8,442 between 1881 and 1901.[4] Much of the resulting late Victorian seafront architecture is still in existence today. In 1910, a pavilion was added to the landward end of the pier.[11] In 1912, the first "Brides in the Bath" murder by George Joseph Smith was committed in Herne Bay.[12] By 1931, the town's population had grown to 14,533. At the beginning of World War II, the army cut two gaps between the landward end of the pier and the seaward terminal as a counter-invasion measure. The pier was restored however after the war.[10] During World War II, a sea-fort was built off the coast of Herne Bay and Whitstable, which is still in existence. The coastal village of Reculver, to the east of Herne Bay, was the site of the testing of the bouncing bomb used by the "Dam Busters" during the war.[6]
1963 marked the end of steamboat services from the pier.[10] In 1970, a fire destroyed the pier's pavilion and plans began to replace it with a sports centre,[10] which was opened in 1976 by former Prime Minister Edward Heath.[10] The centre section of the pier was torn down by a storm in 1978, leaving the end of the pier isolated out at sea.[11] It has not been rebuilt due to the cost; however, residents and businesses in the town have campaigned for its restoration.
Governance[link]
Since 1983, the Member of Parliament for North Thanet, covering northern Thanet and Herne Bay, has been the Conservative Roger Gale. At the 2005 general election, the Conservatives won a majority of 7,634 and 49.6% of the vote in North Thanet. Labour won 32.2% of the vote, Liberal Democrats 14.4% and United Kingdom Independence Party 3.9%.[13]
Herne Bay, along with Whitstable and Canterbury, is in the City of Canterbury local government district. The town contains the five electoral wards of Heron, Herne and Broomfield, Greenhill and Eddington, West Bay and Reculver. These wards have thirteen of the fifty seats on the Canterbury City Council. As at the 2007 local elections, eight of those seats were held by the Conservatives and five by the Liberal Democrats.[14]
Geography[link]
Herne Bay is located at 51°22′14″N 1°7′37″E / 51.37056°N 1.12694°E / 51.37056; 1.12694 in northeast Kent, on the coast of the Thames Estuary. The town is 1 mile (2 km) east of the town of Whitstable and 7 miles (11 km) north of the city of Canterbury. The village of Herne is just to the south, and the village of Reculver is 1 mile (2 km) to the east. The town's suburbs are Hampton, Greenhill and Studd Hill in the west, Eddington and Broomfield in the south, and Beltinge and Hillborough in the east. The drowned settlement of Hampton-on-Sea once existed beside what is now Hampton.
The landscape of the town has been largely influenced by the Plenty Brook, which flows northward through the centre of the town and into the sea. It is thought to have been a much larger stream in ancient times. The coastline has two distinct bays, separated by a jut of land created by silt from the outflow of the brook into the sea. The first buildings in the town were built along the east bay, a short distance from the brook outflow, where the road from Canterbury met the sea. The town has since spread across both bays, across the Plenty Brook valley and onto the relatively high land flanking both sides of the valley. The land to the east of the valley reaches a height of 25 metres (82 ft) above sea level and to the west reaches 10 metres (33 ft). Cliffs are formed where this high land meets the sea.[3]
The rising land beside the coast, between the valley and the eastern cliffs, is known as 'The Downs' (no relation to the North or South Downs). This area has been named a Site of Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area for Birds. The whole of the north east Kent coast has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The geology of the town consists mainly of London Clay, overlaid with brickearth in the west. The sand and clay of The Downs are subject to landslips.[3][15]
The Plenty Brook now passes through the town's drainage system, allowing buildings to be built over the top.[3] The brook has been prone to flooding during heavy rain, especially in inland areas, which regularly causes problems for people living in the Eddington area in southern Herne Bay.[16]
Stormy weather can cause the sea level by the coast to rise by up to two metres. In the past, this has caused disastrous flooding in the town, the worst in the town's history being in 1953. Coastal defences were subsequently constructed including groynes, sea walls and shingle beach. In the 1990s, these defences were deemed to be inadequate and an offshore breakwater, now known as Neptune's Arm, was built to protect the most vulnerable areas of the town.[17]
In east Kent, the warmest time of the year is July and August, when maximum temperatures average around 21 °C (70 °F); the coolest months are January and February, when minimum temperatures average around 1 °C (34 °F).[18] East Kent's average maximum and minimum temperatures are around 1/2 °C higher than the national average.[19] Herne Bay is sometimes warmer than other parts of Kent as it is backed by the North Downs to the south.[20] Between 1999 and 2005, Herne Bay recorded the highest daily temperature in the United Kingdom nine times.[21] East Kent's average annual rainfall is about 728 mm (29 inches), the wettest months being October to January.[18] This was lower than the national average annual rainfall of 838 mm (33 inches),[19] and recent droughts have led to hosepipe bans by Mid Kent Water.[22]
For average temperature and rainfall figures, see Wye Weather Station, which is around 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Herne Bay.
Demography[link]
| Herne Bay Compared | |||
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| 2001 UK census | Herne Bay | Canterbury District | England |
| Total population | 35,188 | 135,278 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 3.7% | 5.1% | 9.2% |
| White | 99% | 97% | 91% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 77% | 73% | 72% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 14% | 17% | 15% |
| Over 65 years old | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Unemployed | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
As of the 2001 UK census, Herne Bay area wards had a population of 35,188 and a population density of 11.3 persons per hectare.[23]
Of the town's 14,732 households, 48.7% were married couples living together, 8.4% were cohabiting couples and 8.3% were lone parents. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone at pensionable age. 27.7% of households included children aged under 16 or a person aged 16 to 18 who was in full-time education. The average household size was 2.74.
The ethnicity of the town was 98.5% white, 0.6% mixed race, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% black and 0.3% Chinese or other. The place of birth of residents was 96.3% United Kingdom, 0.6% Republic of Ireland, 0.3% Germany, 0.6% other Western Europe countries, 0.2% Eastern Europe, 0.6% Africa, 0.3% Far East, 0.3% South Asia, 0.2% Middle East, 0.2% North America and 0.2% Oceania. Religion was recorded as 77.3% Christian, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish and 0.1% Sikh. 14.2% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 7.4% did not state their religion.
For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. The age distribution was 6% aged 0–4 years, 14% aged 5–15 years, 4% aged 16–19 years, 29% aged 20–44 years, 25% aged 45–64 years and 22% aged 65 years and over. The town had a high percentage of residents over 65, compared with the national average of 16%. As a seaside town, Herne Bay is a popular retirement destination; many modern retirement complexes are located near the seafront.
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 36% in full-time employment, 13% in part-time employment, 9% self-employed, 3% unemployed, 2% students with jobs, 3% students without jobs, 18% retired, 7% looking after home or family, 6% permanently sick or disabled and 2% economically inactive for other reasons. This was roughly in line with the national figures, except for the number of people in retirement. This figure nationally was significantly lower at 14%. Of the town's residents aged 16–74, 12% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 20% nationwide. According to Office for National Statistics estimates, during the period of April 2001 to March 2002 the average gross weekly income of households in the Herne Bay area was £516 (£26,906 per year).[23]
Economy[link]
The advent of overseas travel and changes to holiday trends eventually caused the town's economy to decline after the 1960s; regular flooding of the Plenty Brook prevented redevelopment of the town centre.[7] However, extensive seafront regeneration in the 1990s followed the creation of the Neptune's Arm sea defence jetty. The jetty has created a small harbour used by leisure boats and from where tourists can take sailing yacht trips to a seal-watching site in the Thames estuary. The Victorian gardens on the seafront were then able to be fully restored. The Central Bandstand, built in 1924, was refurbished after years of disrepair and closure to the public. A swimming pool and cinema were added to the town centre in the early 1990s. In 2005, a wind-farm with thirty 2.75 MW wind turbines was built 5 miles (8 km) off the coast of Herne Bay and Whitstable, generating a total of 82.5 MW of electricity. The recent upgrades by the Council have helped improve the image of the town and raise its profile. It is hoped this will attract new investment in tourism and business by the private sector, and lead to the regeneration of the town's economy.[24][25]
In 2006, Canterbury City Council began a public consultation to discuss the regeneration. A concern raised by the council is that the shopping centre is incoherent and fails to attract the tourists that come for the seafront. Other issues raised are the lack of holiday accommodation, car parks and clear pedestrian routes between the three main attractions in the town: the seafront, Memorial park and shopping centre. The council is considering relocating the sports centre from the pier and replacing it with other tourist attractions.[7][25]
As of the 2001 census, the industry of employment of residents of Herne Bay was 19% retail, 14% health and social work, 11% manufacturing, 10% construction, 9% real estate, 8% education, 8% transport and communications, 5% public administration, 5% hotels and restaurants, 4% finance, 1% agriculture and 5% other community, social or personal services. Compared to national figures, the town had a relatively high number of workers in the construction and health/social care industries and a relatively low number in manufacturing and real estate.[23] Many residents commute to work outside the town. As of the 2001 UK census, 14,711 of the town's residents were in employment, whereas there were only 8,104 jobs within the town.[23]
One of the largest employers is the centrally located supermarket, which as of January 2006 was considering further expansion. It is one of the major attractions to the town's shopping centre, however there are fears that its expansion could lead it to become too dominant, at the cost of smaller shops in the town.[7] Apart from tourism and retail, many jobs are also provided in the manufacturing industry, mainly located in industrial estates on the outskirts of the town,[26] which produce goods such as kitchen furniture[27] and factory machinery.[28] A high number of construction jobs have been created by redevelopment of the seafront, which is expected to continue with the proposed regeneration of the town centre.[7] The elderly population of the town has led to many health and social care jobs at local care homes and at the town's Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital.[29] As of the 2001 census, 1.9% of the town's population resided in a medical or care establishment, compared with the national average of only 0.8%.[23]
Landmarks[link]
The seafront has a 2 miles (3 km) shingle beach, which has been awarded a European Blue Flag and the yellow and blue Seaside Award for its safety and cleanliness.[30] The seafront features a Victorian bandstand and gardens, amusement arcades, and children's play areas. Landmarks by the seafront include the clock tower, the sea defence jetty, the off-shore World War II sea fort and the off-shore wind farm. There are seaside cafés, fresh seafood restaurants, guesthouses, beach huts and numerous water-sports facilities.
The Memorial Park, situated near the centre of the town, incorporates a children's play area, a large shallow duck pond often used for remote control boats, basketball and tennis courts and a large expanse of grass for field games. The park has a monument and an 'Avenue of Remembrance' as memorials to the town's residents killed during the two world wars.
Reculver Country Park is home to the cliff top Reculver Towers, the remains of the 12th century St Mary's Church and its distinctive twin towers. The park also contains the remains of a Roman fort, the remains of a Saxon church, a migrating-bird watching spot and an information centre on the geology, history and wildlife of this area of the coast.[6] Located on the main road between Herne Bay and Canterbury, Wildwood Discovery Park features over fifty species of native British animals, such as deer, badgers, wild boar and wolves.
Herne Mill, a late-18th century Kentish smock mill overlooking the village of Herne from a hilltop, is usually open to visitors on Sunday afternoons between April and September.[31] A concrete funnel-shaped water tower overlooks Herne Bay from the top of Mickleburgh Hill. This water tower is now used as a base for radio transmitters.
Transport[link]
Herne Bay railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, which runs between Ramsgate in East Kent and London Victoria. Other stations on this line include Broadstairs, Margate, Whitstable, Faversham, Gillingham, Rochester and Bromley South. Herne Bay is around 1 hour and 40 minutes from London. A National Express coach service also runs between London Victoria and Ramsgate, around every two to three hours during daytime.[32] A selection of trains run to London's Cannon Street station, primarily for business commuting.
There is the Stagecoach bus services 4/4A/4B/6/6A/6B (branded as 'The Triangle') running every 10 minutes to neighbouring Whitstable and to Canterbury, where many Herne Bay residents go to work and shop.[33] An hourly bus service 36 runs to the seaside resort of Margate, 13 miles (21 km) to the east of Herne Bay.[34] The A299 road, also known as the Thanet Way, runs between Ramsgate and Faversham via Herne Bay and Whitstable. The road merges with the M2 motorway at Faversham. In the late 1990s, the road was converted into a dual carriageway and redirected to avoid passing through urban areas of Herne Bay and Whitstable.
Education[link]
Herne Bay's secondary school is the modern Herne Bay High. It is a mixed ability foundation school with about 1,500 students. In 2002, Herne Bay High was designated a specialist school and sports college.[35] In 2005, 14% of the school's pupils gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*–C including English and maths, ranking it 107th out of Kent's 120 secondary schools.[36] Many students commute to schools in other nearby towns, especially to the grammar schools in Faversham, Ramsgate and Canterbury.
Herne Bay Junior School, situated in the town centre, has about 500 students. It was originally established in the late Victorian era and was formerly joined with the neighbouring Herne Bay Infant School.[37] In 2006, Herne Bay Junior School's Key Stage 2 results ranked 139th out of Kent's 386 state primary schools.[38] There are two smaller primary schools in the town centre: http://www.st-philip.kent.sch.uk/index.htmSt Philip Howard Catholic School and Grosvenor House. The latter is a school for pupils permanently excluded from mainstream schooling.[39]
The village schools are Herne Primary School, Herne Church Of England Junior School, Herne Church Of England Infant and Nursery School, Briary Primary School in Greenhill, Hampton Primary School and Reculver Church Of England Primary School. The voluntary controlled Church of England schools are owned by the church but like the other schools, are run by Kent County Council.[40] In 2006, Reculver Church Of England Primary School achieved the best Key Stage 2 performances of the schools in the Herne Bay area, ranking 133rd out of Kent's 386 state primary schools.[38]
Canterbury College @ Herne Bay is a branch of Canterbury College in Herne Bay town centre, which provides a range of short information technology courses to adults.[41] Whitstable Adult Education Centre runs adult learning courses at various Herne Bay locations.[42]
Culture[link]
Herne Bay Festival happens every August with ten days of free events including live music, performance, creative commissions, cultural treats, family fun, workshops, competitions, walks, talks, exhibitions and family entertainment.[43]
Other summer events include Happy Days – a programme of bandstand concerts and family entertainment, Herne Bay Carnival through the town centre, a travelling funfair at the Memorial Park and Herne Bay Bus Rally. Each summer, the council runs a gardening competition, "Herne Bay in Bloom", which encourages residents and businesses to keep the town looking well presented.[44]
The town is home to the Herne Bay Little Theatre, a playmakers drama society and member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain who have a 72 seat theatre in Bullers Avenue.[45] In 2007, the theatre won a large grant from the Big Lottery Fund to renovate and extend their building and provide improved disabled access. The theatre also has an active youth theatre and between them, they put on at least eight productions every year including a pantomime. Theatrecraft, a local theatre group, produce three shows a year including an annual pantomime at the Kings Hall theatre.[46] Other groups and touring companies often put productions on at the open-air 'Theatre In The Park' on the grounds of Strode Park House in Herne.[47]
The town's only cinema, the Kavanagh, is part of a Greco-inspired building that incorporates the Heron's swimming pool and the council offices. There are a number of drinking venues, especially in the town centre and on the seafront. There are nightclubs, social clubs and many pubs, including one in the recently renovated seafront bandstand.[48]
Sports[link]
The town is a popular destination for water sports; it has clubs for sailing, rowing and yachting. The town has hosted the Zapcat powerboat racing championships.[49] Fishing is popular on the pier and Herne Bay Angling Association competes nationally in beach and boat fishing competitions.[50]
Herne Bay Hockey Club, Greenhill Gymnastics Club, Herne Bay Cricket Club and Herne Bay Youth Football Club are located at Herne Bay High School, a specialist sports college. The hockey club runs a ladies' team and five men's team, the highest of which plays in the Kent Sussex Regional 1st XI League.[51] Herne Bay Cricket Club runs two junior teams, a men's Sunday team and two men's Saturday teams; the Saturday teams play in the Kent Cricket Feeder League East.[52]
File:Herne Bay water in December 2007.JPG
The coast in Herne Bay, showing a few boats in the mud after the tide went out.
Herne Bay Youth Football Club has 22 teams, and over 320 players aged 6 to 18. Four teams play in the Kent Youth League and the remainder in the East Kent Youth Mini Soccer & 11 a Side Leagues.
Herne Bay Tennis Club is situated on the outskirts of town and runs multiple teams in the Kent League, East Kent League and Dover & District League. Their facilities include four all-weather courts (two floodlit), up to six astroturf courts and a purpose built clubhouse. The club offers junior coaching and runs regular club nights for players of all ages and abilities.
Herne Bay Basketball Club runs teams for men, women and juniors in the East Kent Basketball League.[53] Herne Bay Golf Club has an eighteen-hole course on the outskirts of the town.[54] The Memorial Park contains a sports field, eight tennis courts and a basketball court which can be used free of charge. Herne Bay Bowling Club is situated next to the Memorial Park and hosts several lawn bowls Open Tournaments each year.
There is a council owned sports centre—The Bay Sports Arena—opened in September 2011.[55] There is another privately owned gymnasium in the town centre. Herne Bay Judo Club is located near the railway station and the same venue also holds clubs for table tennis and badminton. There are also two other table-tennis clubs in the town. Bujinkai karate classes are held at Herne Bay Junior School.[56]
Herne Bay Football Club, based at Winch's Field, play in the Kent League Premier Division. They were Kent League champions in 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1998.[57] Also playing at Winch's Field is Canterbury City F.C.
The town is the founder of the Roller Hockey sport with the "Herne Bay Roller Hockey club" being the first to exist in the world.[58]
Herne Bay Judo Club, located next to the town's railway station has been active in the town since the 1960's. The club originated underneath the old St Marys college on station road until it moved into the purpose built dojo where it still resides.
Media[link]
There are five local weekly newspapers: YourCanterbury, the paid-for Herne Bay Gazette and Herne Bay Times, providing news related only to the town, and the free KM Extra and Canterbury Adscene, providing news on the wider Canterbury district area. The KM Group owns Herne Bay Gazette and KM Extra,[59] while Trinity Mirror owns Herne Bay Times and Canterbury Adscene.[60] KMFM Canterbury is a radio station on frequency 106FM which serves Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay. The station was founded in September 1997 as CTFM, but was rebranded after a takeover by the KM Group.[61] Radio Cabin is a radio station aimed only at Herne Bay listeners. It airs part-time and can only be accessed through the Internet.[62]
Filmography[link]
Due to the town's traditional seaside appearance, it has often been used as a setting for television programmes and films. The seafront has been featured in programmes such as the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, the 1984 BBC seaside comedy Cockles, CBBC's The Tweenies and the BBC comedy Little Britain.[63] The town's railway station was seen in an episode of the 1970s comedy Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. The town has featured in movies such as Ken Russell's French Dressing,[64] and The Medusa Touch, starring Richard Burton.[65] In fiction, Jeeves from the stories by P. G. Wodehouse regularly holidays at the town, spending much of his time there fishing.[66] Herne Bay was the hometown of the three main characters in the 1990s BBC sitcom, Game On.
Twin towns[link]
Herne Bay is twinned with the towns of
Wimereux in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, (France)
Waltrop, (Germany).[67]
Since 1994, the Herne Bay/Wimereux Twinning Association has aimed to promote friendship between the people of the two towns by organising activities, such as cycling trips and quiz evenings. Herne Bay and Waltrop have been twinned since 1976, although as at February 2007, their twinning association was not in operation.[68] However, Herne Bay Rowing Club promote friendship with the Waltrop rowing club by organising rowing events and visiting in each other's towns.
Notable people[link]
The actor and presenter Bob Holness lived in the town as a child and attended Herne Bay Primary School until moving to Ashford.[69] Nicki Chapman, the judge on the UK television series Popstars and Pop Idol, was born and raised in the town.[70] Originally from London, Daniel Tammet, the subject of the UK documentary The Boy With The Incredible Brain, has now moved to the town. He is an autistic savant with outstanding abilities in mathematics, sequence memorising and language learning.[71] Lydia Cecilia Hill (1913–1940), known as Cissie Hill, lived at Westcliff; she was a favourite of Ibrahim of Johor and former dancer. The Yorkshire-born writer Will Scott lived and wrote in Herne Bay until his death in 1964. During the late 1960s, many successful rock and jazz bands were formed around the city of Canterbury, creating a subgenre of music known as the Canterbury sound. Some of these musicians were residents of Herne Bay, including Dave Sinclair[72] and Richard Coughlan of Caravan, and Kevin Ayers of Soft Machine.[73] George W. M. Reynolds, one of the most popular British authors of the early Victorian era, moved to Herne Bay in 1854 and became one of the town's Improvement Commissioners. Héctor García Ribeyro, the Mayor of Lima in Peru during the 1950s, had part of his schooling at the now defunct Herne Bay International School. Colin Dixon, the depot manager held hostage with his family during the £53 million Securitas depot robbery of February 2006, lived in Herne Bay at the time.[74]
Rusty Goffe who appeared as an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was born and raised in the town attending nearby Sturry Secondary school. He has also appeared in other notable films such as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Willow and Flash Gordon and the BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen.
Hidenokuni Hajime, born Nathan Strange, the first and only sumo wrestler from the United Kingdom, was born in Herne Bay.
Frederick Christian Palmer, known professionally as Fred C. Palmer, was the main public photographer of Herne Bay in the early years of the 20th century.
See also[link]
References[link]
File:Herne Bay pier.jpg
Herne Bay pier at sunset
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| Motto of County Council: ''Invicta'' | |
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| Status | Ceremonial and (smaller) non-metropolitan county |
| Region | South East England |
| Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 10th 3,736 km2 (1,442 sq mi) Ranked 10th 3,544 km2 (1,368 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Maidstone |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-KEN |
| ONS code | 29 |
| NUTS 3 | UKJ42 |
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| Population - Total (2010 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 7th 1,684,200 451 /km2 (1,170 /sq mi) Ranked 1st 1,427,500 |
| Ethnicity | 96.9% White 1.9% Asian |
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 "CANTIA" Kent County Council http://www.kent.gov.uk/ Medway Council http://www.medway.gov.uk/ |
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Kent /ˈkɛnt/ is a county in South East England, and one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of Medway. Kent has a nominal border with France halfway through the Channel Tunnel. Maidstone is its county town and historically Rochester and Canterbury have been accorded city status, though only the latter still holds it.
Kent's location between London and the continental Europe has led to its being in the front line of several conflicts, including the Battle of Britain during World War II. East Kent was known as Hell Fire Corner during the conflict. England has relied on the county's ports to provide warships through much of the past 800 years; the Cinque Ports in the 12th–14th centuries and Chatham Dockyard in the 16th–20th centuries were of particular importance to the country's security. France can be seen clearly in fine weather from Folkestone, and the iconic White Cliffs of Dover.
Because of its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is known as "The Garden of England" – a name often applied when marketing the county or its produce, although other regions have tried to lay claim to the title.[1][2] Major industries in the north-west of Kent have included cement, papermaking, and aircraft construction, but these are now in decline. Large parts of Kent are within the London commuter belt. South and East Kent rely on tourism and agriculture. Coal mining has also played its part in Kent's industrial heritage.
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History[link]
Main article: History of Kent
The area has been occupied since the Palaeolithic era, as attested by finds from the quarries at Swanscombe. The Medway megaliths were built during the Neolithic era. There is a rich sequence of Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Roman era occupation, as indicated by finds and features such as the Ringlemere gold cup and the Roman villas of the Darent valley.[3]
The modern name of Kent is derived from the Brythonic word Cantus meaning "rim" or "border". This describes the eastern part of the current county area as a border land or coastal district. Julius Caesar had described the area as Cantium, or home of the Cantiaci in 51 BC.[4]
The extreme west of the modern county was occupied by Iron Age tribes, known as the Regnenses. It is possible that another ethnic group occupied what is now called The Weald and East Kent. East Kent became a kingdom of the Jutes during the 5th century[5] and was known as Cantia from about 730 and as Cent in 835. The early medieval inhabitants of the county were known as the Cantwara, or Kent people. These people regarded the city of Canterbury as their capital.[6]
In 597, Pope Gregory I appointed Augustine as the first Archbishop of Canterbury. In the previous year, Augustine successfully converted the pagan King Æthelberht of Kent to Christianity. The Diocese of Canterbury became Britain's first Episcopal See and has since remained Britain's centre of Christianity.[7]
In the 11th century, the people of Kent adopted the motto Invicta, meaning "undefeated". This naming followed the invasion of Britain by William of Normandy. The Kent people's continued resistance against the Normans led to Kent's designation as a semi-autonomous County Palatine in 1067. Under the nominal rule of William's half-brother Odo of Bayeux, the county was granted similar powers to those granted in the areas bordering Wales and Scotland.[8]
During the medieval and early modern period, Kent played a major role in several of England's most notable rebellions, including the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, led by Wat Tyler,[9] Jack Cade's Kent rebellion of 1450, and Wyatt's Rebellion of 1554 against Queen Mary I.[10]
The Royal Navy first used the River Medway in 1547. By the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603) a small dockyard had been established at Chatham. By 1618, storehouses, a ropewalk, a drydock, and houses for officials had been built downstream from Chatham.[11]
By the 17th century, tensions between Britain and the powers of the Netherlands and France led to increasing military build-up in the county. Forts were built all along the coast following the raid on the Medway, a successful attack by the Dutch navy on the shipyards of the Medway towns in 1667.[12]
The 18th century was dominated by wars with France, during which the Medway became the primary base for a fleet that could act along the Dutch and French coasts. When the theatre of operation moved to the Atlantic, this role was assumed by Portsmouth and Plymouth, with Chatham concentrating on shipbuilding and ship repair. As an indication of the area's military importance, the first Ordnance Survey map ever drawn was a one-inch map of Kent, published in 1801.[13] Many of the Georgian naval buildings still stand.
In the early 19th century, smugglers were very active on the Kent coastline. Gangs such as The Aldington Gang brought spirits, tobacco and salt to the county, and transported goods such as wool across the sea to France.[14]
In 1889, the County of London was created and the townships of Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich, Lee, Eltham, Charlton, Kidbrooke and Lewisham were transferred out of Kent and in 1900 the area of Penge was gained. Some of Kent, notably Dartford, is contiguous with Greater London.
During World War II, much of the Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over the county. Between June 1944 and March 1945, over 10,000 V1 flying bombs or "Doodlebugs", were fired toward London from bases in Northern France. Although many were destroyed by aircraft, anti-aircraft guns, and barrage balloons, both London and Kent were hit by around 2,500 of these bombs.
After the war, Kent's borders changed several more times. In 1965 the London boroughs of Bromley and Bexley were created from nine towns formerly in Kent.[15][16] In 1998, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, and Rainham left the administrative county of Kent to form the Unitary Authority of Medway. During this reorganisation, through an "apparent" administrative oversight, the city of Rochester lost its official city status.[17]
Climate[link]
Kent is one of the warmest parts of Britain. On 10 August 2003, in the hamlet of Brogdale near Faversham the temperature reached 38.5 °C (101.3 °F), the hottest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom.[18]
Here is a climate chart for Wye near Ashford.
| Climate data for Wye, England (1971–2000) data | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 72.0 (2.835) |
44.7 (1.76) |
53.5 (2.106) |
50.8 (2) |
45.3 (1.783) |
51.8 (2.039) |
47.1 (1.854) |
55.9 (2.201) |
65.3 (2.571) |
85.4 (3.362) |
78.7 (3.098) |
77.3 (3.043) |
727.9 (28.657) |
| Avg. rainy days | 12.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 116.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55.2 | 74.3 | 112.2 | 159.3 | 205.5 | 196.5 | 203.1 | 209.3 | 148.8 | 117.5 | 72.6 | 49.0 | 1,603.2 |
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Physical geography[link]
Main article: Geography of Kent
Kent is in the southeastern corner of England. It borders the River Thames and the North Sea to the north, and the Straits of Dover and the English Channel to the south. France is 34 kilometres (21 mi) across the Strait.[19]
The major geographical features of the county are determined by a series of ridges and valleys running east-west across the county. These are the results of erosion of the Wealden dome, a dome across Kent and Sussex created by Alpine movements 10–20 million years ago. This dome consists of an upper layer of Chalk above successive layers of Upper Greensand, Gault Clay, Lower Greensand, Weald Clay, and Wealden sandstone. The ridges and valleys formed when the exposed clay eroded faster than the exposed chalk, greensand, or sandstone.
Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Ashford, and Folkestone are built on greensand,[20] while Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells are built on sandstone.[21] Dartford, Gravesend, the Medway towns, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Canterbury, Deal, and Dover are built on chalk.[20][21] The easterly section of the Wealden dome has been eroded away by the sea, and cliffs such as the white cliffs of Dover are present where a chalk ridge known as the North Downs meets the coast. Spanning Dover and Westerham is the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[22]
The Wealden dome is a Mesozoic structure lying on a Palaeozoic foundation, which can often create the right conditions for coal formation. This is found in East Kent roughly between Deal, Canterbury, and Dover. The Coal Measures within the Westphalian Sandstone are deep about 250 m – 400 m (800 – 1300 ft) and subject to flooding. They occur in two major troughs, which extend under the English Channel where similar coalfields are located.[23]
Seismic activity has occasionally been recorded in Kent, though the epicentres were offshore. In 1382 and 1580 there were two earthquakes exceeding 6.0 on the Richter Scale. In 1776, 1950, and on 28 April 2007 there were earthquakes of around 4.3. The 2007 earthquake caused physical damage in Folkestone.[24]
The coastline of Kent is continuously changing, due to tectonic uplift and coastal erosion. Until about 960, the Isle of Thanet was an island, separated by the Wantsum channel, formed around a deposit of chalk; over time, the channels silted up with alluvium. Similarly Romney Marsh and Dungeness have been formed by accumulation of alluvium.[21]
Kent's principal river, the River Medway, rises near East Grinstead in Sussex and flows eastwards to Maidstone. Here it turns north and breaks through the North Downs at Rochester, then joins the estuary of the River Thames as its final tributary near Sheerness. The Medway is some 112 kilometres (70 mi) long.[25][26] The river is tidal as far as Allington lock, but in earlier times, cargo-carrying vessels reached as far upstream as Tonbridge.[25] The Medway has captured the head waters of other rivers such as the River Darent. Other rivers of Kent include the River Stour in the east.
Demographics[link]
| Kent Compared | |||
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| 2001 UK census | Kent | South East England | England |
| Total population | 1,579,206 | 8,000,645 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.2% |
| White | 96.5% | 95.1% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 2.0% | 2.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 74.6% | 72.8% | 72% |
| Muslim | 0.6% | 1.4% | 3.1% |
| Sikh | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
As of the 2001 UK census,[27] Kent, including Medway, had 1,579,206 residents and 646,308 households, of which 1,329,718 residents and 546,742 households were within the administrative boundaries. Of those households, 48.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% were co-habiting couples and 8.7% were lone parents; 28.0% of households consisted of individuals, 14.6% had someone of pensionable age living alone, and 30.4% included children aged under 16 or a person aged 16 to 18 who was in full-time education. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males.
The ethnicity of Kent was 96.5% White, 0.9% mixed race, 0.3% Chinese, 1.7% other Asian and 0.4% Black. The place of birth for residents was 94.2% United Kingdom, 0.7% Republic of Ireland, 0.5% Germany, 0.9% other Western Europe countries, 0.3% Eastern Europe, 0.8% Africa, 0.6% Far East, 0.9% South Asia, 0.2% Middle East, 0.4% North America, 0.1% South America and 0.3% Oceania. Religion was recorded as 74.6% Christian, 0.7% Sikh, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist and 0.1% Jewish, while 15.2% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion, and 7.8% did not state their religion.
Government[link]
Kent County Council (KCC) and its 12 district councils administer most of the county (3352 km²), while the Medway Towns Council, a unitary authority and commonly called Medway Council, administers the more densely populated remainder (192 km²).[28] Together they have around 300 town and parish councils. Kent County Council's headquarters are in Maidstone,[29] while Medway's offices are at Gun Wharf, Chatham.
As of the 2009 county council elections, Kent County Council was controlled by the Conservatives, which won 74 of the Council's 84 seats, 7 were won by the Liberal Democrats, 2 by the Labour Party and 1 by the Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association. As of the 2007 local elections, Medway Council was controlled by the Conservatives; 33 of the Council's 55 seats were held by the Conservatives, 13 by the Labour Party, 8 by the Liberal Democrats and 1 by an Independent.[30] Currently, all of Kent's district councils are controlled by the Conservatives; the only British county that is in this position.
At the national level, Kent is represented in Parliament by 17 MPs, all of whom are Conservative. Kent is in the European Parliament constituency of South East England, which elects ten members of the European Parliament.[31]
Economy[link]
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As of the 2001 UK census,[27] employment statistics for the residents in Kent, including Medway, were as follows: 41.1% in full-time employment, 12.4% in part-time employment, 9.1% self-employed, 2.9% unemployed, 2.3% students with jobs, 3.7% students without jobs, 12.3% retired, 7.3% looking after home or family, 4.3% permanently sick or disabled, and 2.7% economically inactive for other reasons. Of residents aged 16–74, 16% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared to 20% nationwide.[27]
The average hours worked per week by residents of Kent were 43.1 for males and 30.9 for females. Their industry of employment was 17.3% retail, 12.4% manufacturing, 11.8% real estate, 10.3% health and social work, 8.9% construction, 8.2% transport and communications, 7.9% education, 6.0% public administration and defence, 5.6% finance, 4.8% other community and personal service activities, 4.1% hotels and restaurants, 1.6% agriculture, 0.8% energy and water supply, 0.2% mining, and 0.1% private households. This is higher than the whole of England for construction and transport/communications, and lower for manufacturing.
Kent is sometimes known as the "Garden of England" for its abundance of orchards and hop gardens. Distinctive hop-drying buildings called oasts are common in the countryside, although many have been converted into dwellings. Nearer to London, market gardens also flourish.
However, in recent years, there has been a significant drop in agriculture, and industry and services are increasing their utilisation of the area. This is illustrated by the following table of economic indicator gross value added (GVA) between 1995 and 2000 (figures are in millions of British Pounds Sterling).[32]
| Year | Regional GVA[A] | Agriculture | Industry[B] | Services[C] | |||
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| County of Kent (excluding Medway) | |||||||
| 1995 | 12,369 | 379 | 3.1% | 3,886 | 31.4% | 8,104 | 65.5% |
| 2000 | 15,259 | 259 | 1.7% | 4,601 | 30.2% | 10,399 | 68.1% |
| 2003 | 18,126 | 287 | 1.6% | 5,057 | 27.9% | 12,783 | 70.5% |
| Medway | |||||||
| 1995 | 1,823 | 21 | 3.1% | 560 | 31.4% | 1,243 | 68.2% |
| 2000 | 2,348 | 8 | 1.7% | 745 | 30.2% | 1,595 | 67.9% |
| 2003 | 2,671 | 10 | 1.6% | 802 | 27.9% | 1,859 | 69.6% |
| A Components may not sum to totals due to rounding |
| B includes energy and construction |
| C includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured |
North Kent is heavily industrialised with cement-making at Northfleet and Cuxton, brickmaking at Sittingbourne, shipbuilding on the Medway and Swale, engineering and aircraft design and construction at Rochester, chemicals at Dartford and papermaking at Swanley, and oil refining at Grain.[15] A steel mini mill in Sheerness and a rolling mill in Queenborough.There are two nuclear power stations at Dungeness, although the older one, built in 1965, was closed at the end of 2006.[33]
Cement-making, papermaking, and coal-mining were important industries in Kent during the 19th and 20th century. Cement came to the fore in the 19th century when massive building projects were undertaken. The ready supply of chalk and huge pits between Stone and Gravesend bear testament to that industry. There were also other workings around Burham on the tidal Medway.[34]
Kent's original paper mills stood on streams like the River Darent, tributaries of the River Medway, and on the River Stour. Two 18th century mills were on the River Len and at Tovil on the River Loose. In the late 19th century huge modern mills were built at Dartford and Northfleet on the River Thames and at Kemsley on The Swale. In pre-industrial times, almost every village and town had its own windmill or watermill, with over 400 windmills known to have stood at some time. Twenty eight survive within the county today, plus two replica mills and a further two in that part of Kent now absorbed into London. All the major rivers in the county were used to power watermills.
From about 1900, several coal pits operated in East Kent. The Kent Coalfield was mined during the 20th century at several collieries,[35] including Chislet, Tilmanstone, Betteshanger, and the Snowdown Colliery, which ran from 1908 to 1986.[36]
The west of the county (including Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells & Sevenoaks) is generally more affluent than the east, especially when compared to the coastal regions of Folkestone, Dover & Thanet. This is partly due to the former's proximity to London, making it prime "commuter belt" and the latter's geographic extremities. The eagerly awaited CTRL 2009 rail service, using the high speed Channel Tunnel line to bring coastal areas' travel times to London down to around an hour, is hoped to further regeneration.
Arts[link]
Kent has provided inspiration for several notable writers and artists. Canterbury's religious role gave rise to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, a key development in the English language. The father of novelist Charles Dickens worked at the Chatham Dockyard; in many of his books, the celebrated novelist featured the scenery of Chatham, Rochester, and the Cliffe marshes.[37] The landscape painter J. M. W. Turner spent part of his childhood in the town of Margate in East Kent, and regularly returned to visit it throughout his life. The East Kent coast inspired many of his works, including some of his most famous seascapes.[38] During the late 1930s, Nobel Prize-awarded novelist William Golding worked as a teacher at Maidstone Grammar School, where he met his future wife Ann Brookfield.[39]
The county's largest theatre is The Marlowe Theatre, situated in the centre of Canterbury. It re-opened, after being completely rebuilt, in October 2011.[40]
Transport[link]
Main article: Transport in Kent
Roads[link]
With the Roman invasion, a road network was constructed to connect London to the Channel ports of Dover, Lympne and Richborough. The London–Dover road was Watling Street. These roads are now approximately the A2, B2068, A257, and the A28. The A2 runs through Dartford (A207), Gravesend, Rochester, Canterbury and Dover; the A20 through Eltham, Wrotham, Maidstone, Charing, Ashford. Hythe, Folkestone and Dover; the A21 around Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and on to Hastings in East Sussex.[15] In the 1960s, two motorways were built; the M2 from Medway to Faversham, and the M20 from Swanley to Folkestone. Part of the M25 runs through Kent, from Westerham to the Kent and Essex tunnel at Dartford. The Dartford tunnel has been joined by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, together providing four lanes in each direction. The M26 motorway, built in 1980, provides a short link between the M25 at Sevenoaks and the M20 near Wrotham. Kent currently has more motorways by distance than any other county in the UK, with sections of the M2, M20, M25 and M26 totalling 173 km within the extents of the ceremonial county.
Water[link]
The medieval Cinque Ports, except for Dover, have all now silted up. The Medway Estuary has been an important port and naval base for 500 years. The River Medway is tidal up to Allington and navigable up to Tonbridge. Kent's two canals are the Royal Military Canal between Hythe and Rye, which still exists, and the Thames and Medway Canal between Strood and Gravesend. Built in 1824, it was purchased in 1846 by the railways, which partially backfilled it.[15] Container ports are located at Ramsgate and Thamesport.
Railways[link]
The earliest locomotive-driven passenger-carrying railway in Britain was the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway which opened in 1830.[41] This and the London and Greenwich Railway later merged into South Eastern Railway (SER).[42] By the 1850s, SER's networks had expanded to Ashford, Ramsgate, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, and the Medway towns. SER's major London termini were London Bridge, Charing Cross, and Cannon Street. Kent also had a second major railway, the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR). Originally the East Kent Railway in 1858, it linked the northeast Kent coast with London terminals at Victoria and Blackfriars.
The two companies merged in 1899, forming the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR). In the aftermath of World War I, the government's Railways Act 1921 grouped railway companies together; the SECR joined neighbouring London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) and London and South Western Railway (LSWR) to form the Southern Railway.[42] Britain's railways were nationalised in 1948, forming British Rail. The railways were privatised in 1996 and most Kent passenger services were franchised to Connex South Eastern.[43] Following financial difficulties, Connex lost the franchise and was replaced by South Eastern Trains and after Southeastern.[44]
The Channel Tunnel was completed in 1994 and High Speed 1 in November 2007 with a London terminus at St Pancras. A new station, Ebbsfleet International, opened between Dartford and Gravesend, serving northern Kent.[45] The high speed lines will be utilised to provide a faster train service to coastal towns like Ramsgate and Folkestone. This station is in addition to the existing station at Ashford International, which has suffered a massive cut in service as a result.
In addition to the "mainline" railways, there are several light, heritage, and industrial railways in Kent. There are three heritage, standard gauge railways; Spa Valley Railway near Tunbridge Wells on the old Tunbridge Wells West branch, East Kent Railway on the old East Kent coalfield area and the Kent and East Sussex Railway on the Weald around Tenterden. In addition there is the 15-inch (380 mm) gauge, tourist-oriented Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway on the southeast Kent coast along the Dungeness peninsula. Finally, there is the 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m), industrial Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway.
Air[link]
A limited number of charter flights are provided by Kent's Kent International Airport at Manston, and London Ashford Airport at Lydd. However, most passengers across the South East use the larger Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports. In 2002, it was revealed that the government was considering building a new four-runway airport on the marshland near the village of Cliffe on the Hoo Peninsula.[46] This plan was dropped in 2003 following protests by cultural and environmental groups.[47]
Education[link]
See also: List of schools in Kent
The county has four universities; Canterbury Christ Church University with campuses throughout East Kent, University of Kent, with campuses in Canterbury and Medway, and University of Greenwich (a London University), with sites at Woolwich, Eltham, London and Medway. The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) also has three of its five campuses in the county.
Whereas much of Britain adopted a comprehensive education system in the 1970s, Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Unitary Authority are among around fifteen[48] local authorities still providing wholly selective education through the eleven-plus examination with students allocated a place at a secondary modern school or at a grammar school. Together, the two Kent authorities have 38 of the 164 grammar schools remaining in Britain.[48][49]
KCC has the largest education department of any local authority in Britain,[50] providing school places for over 289,000 pupils.
| Schools in Kent (data from 2000)[51] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEA | Nursery | Primary | Secondary (modern) |
Secondary (Grammar) |
Special | Pupil Referral Units |
Independent | City Technology College |
Total |
| KCC | 1 | 475 | 74 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 83 | 1 | 711 |
| Medway | 0 | 89 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 120 |
For the 2005–06 school year, KCC and Medway introduced a standardised school year, based on six terms, as recommended by the Local Government Association in its 2000 report, "The Rhythms of Schooling".[52]
Kent County Council LEA maintains 96 secondary schools, of which 33 are selective schools and 63 are secondary modern schools.
National Challenge schools[link]
Kent has the highest number of National Challenge schools in England, schools which are branded "failing" based on the British Government's floor targets that 30% of pupils achieve at least 5 GCSE grades A* to C.[53] Of the 63 secondary modern schools, 33 achieved below this requirement meaning that 52% of Kent secondary modern schools (34% out of all 96 maintained secondary schools) are failing.[54]
Local media[link]
Television[link]
Much of Kent is served by the BBC's South East region, which is based in Tunbridge Wells and provides local news for the county and East Sussex. Its commercial rival is ITV Meridian Ltd, which has a newsroom at The Maidstone Studios despite the main studio being based in Hampshire. Main transmitters providing these services are located at West Hougham, near Dover and Bluebell Hill, located between Chatham and Maidstone. Those parts of Kent closer to London such as Gravesend, Dartford and parts of Sevenoaks lie within the ITV London and BBC London areas, taking their television signals from the Crystal Palace transmitter.
The county is also served by two internet-based TV channels, Kent TV (part-owned by Kent County Council) and YourKentTV which is owned by KOS Media.
Radio[link]
Kent has three county-wide stations – BBC Radio Kent, based in Tunbridge Wells; and the commercial stations Heart and Gold, both based in Whitstable and London.
Most of the county is covered by local radio network KMFM, owned by the KM Group. Since March 2012, programmes are the same across all seven stations in the network:
- KMFM Ashford
- KMFM Canterbury
- KMFM Maidstone
- KMFM Medway
- KMFM Shepway and White Cliffs Country
- KMFM Thanet
- KMFM West Kent
The county has five community radio stations.
- BRFM covers the Isle of Sheppey
- SFM covers Sittingbourne
- CSR 97.4FM covers Canterbury, as a joint production between the city's two universities
- Academy FM (Thanet) covers Thanet
- Academy FM (Folkestone) covers Folkestone
A licence has been granted for Radio Sunlight in Gillingham, but no broadcast dates have yet been set.
Dover Community Radio (DCR) offers a podcasting service for the people of Dover district on their website, hoping in the future to apply for a community radio licence to cover the town and its environs.
Newspapers[link]
The KM Group, KOS Media and Kent Regional News and Media all provide local newspapers for most of the large towns and cities. County-wide papers include the Kent Messenger, Kent on Saturday, Kent on Sunday, and the Kent and Sussex Courier.[citation needed]
See also[link]
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- Outline of England
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- List of places in Kent
- List of tourist attractions in Kent
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- Recreational walks in Kent
- Thames Gateway – includes details of regeneration projects in the northern areas of Kent
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External links[link]
Media related to Kent at Wikimedia Commons- Kent at the Open Directory Project
- Kent Parishes – Forum for History, Genealogy, Ancestry and local information
- Kent County Council – local government website
- Kent Wildlife Trust – Kent Wildlife Trust is the most active conservation trust in the county
- Kent Online – a Kent Messenger Group website
- Camelot Village – Kent heritage
- Kent Downs – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty website
- CPRE Kent- Kent Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
- historic-kent.co.uk – further information on villages throughout Kent.
- BBC – origins of Kent placenames
- Kent Coast in Pictures – photographs of the coastline of Kent.
- Kent County Cricket Club
- Official Kent Tourism Guide
- Official Heart of Kent Tourism Guide
- BBC feature on the Kent eleven-plus
- Kent-Weather – A county-wide weather forecasting website.
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cgi.ebay.co.uk www.pmpvideo.com a trailer for PMP DVD 1529 Herne Bay Bus Rally 2007, one of 1500 plus transport films from PMP I had been persuaded to add more clips despite my reservations about abuse, however no sooner than I posted this I got a violent reply to a posting and each day receive spam with sexual content. Youtube or Google has a very casual attitude to good taste , violence etc typical of a US based concern whose country has done much to wreck family life and countries around the world whilst mouthing platitudes. To home grown chavs and people called lol I hope they die of painful deseases very quickly, lol dave. To transport enthusiats I hope you don't suffer from the same abuse.
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Lightning Strike, Herne Bay, Kent England
Jezmax1
Lightning Strike, Herne Bay, Kent England
A cool lightning strike caught on video tape during a violent electrical storm in herne bay, england. If you look carefully, after about 0.06 seconds in to the clip you may have to pause and play to see it, but I may have been about 1 metre away from a potential stike next to the guttering I was standing next to. Let me know if you can spot it to my left. Read the credits too, was filmed wearing underkaks only!
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CIRCUIT CLASS HERNE BAY KENT LISA ROBINSON BODY ACTIVE UK® exercises to lose weight
BodyActiveUk
CIRCUIT CLASS HERNE BAY KENT LISA ROBINSON BODY ACTIVE UK® exercises to lose weight
Lisa Robinson teaching her circuit training class in Herne Bay, also toning classes Canterbury Kent and Whitstable. A circuit training class will help you get toned, get in shape, help with slimming, to lose weight, to shed body fat, tone your body. Body Active UK® also provides massage Herne Bay and massage Canterbury and personal fitness trainers in Herne Bay and personal trainers in Canterbury. Burn calories, lose fat and speed up your metabolism. For the full body workouts in Herne Bay, Canterbury and Whitstable visit www.bodyactiveuk.co.uk
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Herne Bay FC - Kent Premier League Champions 2012
Hom4
Herne Bay FC - Kent Premier League Champions 2012
Herne Bay FC club and team captains, Luke Harvey and Toby Ashmore, collect the Kent Premier League Trophy from League Chairman Denise Richmond at Greenwich Borough's ground (21/04/2012) Time to celebrate
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