Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.
It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and
East Sussex to the south-west. The county also shares borders with
Essex along the estuary of the River Thames (connected by land via
High Speed 1 and the Dartford Crossing), and with the French
department of Pas-de-Calais through the Channel Tunnel. The county
town is Maidstone.Kent was one of the first British territories to be
settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the
withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest
cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of
Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began
in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway
is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the
Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainland Europe, Kent
has been the setting for both conflict and diplomacy, including the
Battle of Britain in World War II and the Leeds Castle peace talks of
1978 and 2004.England relied on the county's ports to provide warships
through much of its history; the Cinque Ports in the 12thâ€"14th
centuries and Chatham Dockyard in the 16thâ€"20th centuries were of
particular importance. France can be seen clearly in fine weather from
Folkestone and the White Cliffs of Dover. Hills in the form of the
North Downs and the Greensand Ridge span the length of the county and
in the series of valleys in between and to the south are most of the
county's 26 castles. Kent Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter