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Há 3 dias · Kent, administrative, geographic, and historic county of England, lying at the southeastern extremity of Great Britain. It is bordered to the southwest by East Sussex, to the west by Surrey, to the northwest by Greater London, to the north by the Thames estuary, to the northeast by the North Sea,
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Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe. It borders Essex across the entire estuary of the River Thames to the north; the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover to the south-east; East Sussex to the south-west; Surrey to the west and Greater London to the ...
With over 1 million visitors a year Britain’s oldest cathedral remains an important destination for visitors and pilgrims alike. Kent is well known for its gardens, with over 180 different sites including Sissinghurst, Penhurst, Goodnestone and Riverhill Himalayan Gardens. Faversham is home to Britain’s oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame.
Kent is the most south-easterly county of England. It is popularly known as the "Garden of England" and its coastal areas are popular with visitors.
Kent is the most south-easterly county in the United Kingdom and therefore enjoys much of Britain's warmest and driest weather. Spanning 1,442 square miles, Kent shares its borders with East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London and Essex as well as being the shortest gateway from England to France.
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.
Title / Office: king (673-685), Kent. Hlothere (died February 6, 685) was the king of Kent in Anglo-Saxon England. He was the son of Erconberht and brother of Egbert, whom he succeeded in 673. Hlothere appears to have shared power with his nephew Eadric (Egbert’s son); laws still extant seem to have been issued in their joint names.
