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Kent
Known as The Garden of England, with its many picturesque villages and surroundings, the county of Kent is in the south east of England. Here you will find castles, cathedrals, countryside, coastlines, and cottages. Being the closest part of England to France and the rest of the continent, Kent has both transport and passenger ports, with Dover being the largest.
Places to visit
Canterbury Cathedral, Dover castle and white cliffs, Hever castle, Leeds castle, Chartwell, Dreamland, Ightham Mote, Lullingstone Roman villa.
Bookshelf
Books based in this county:
Authors associated with this county
Authors who are associated with this county (born or lived here) or who have based their books here.
Lesley Cookman
Alex Brown
Jane Wenham-Jones
Charles Dickens
Geoffrey Chaucer
Noel Coward
Ian Fleming (Kent mentioned numerous times in James Bond)
W. Somerset Maugham
H E Bates
Roald Dahl (lived in Bexley)
H G Wells.
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