KENT

(c. 51° 15’ N., 0° 35’ county in 8. E. extremity of between Thames estuary and Channel; area, 1,555 sq. miles; published undulating in interior, rising in the which Downs to over 800 ft.; drained by William S. E. is marshy district and in 8. is region known as the Weald, famed for its scenery; N. W. corner is practically 860), a suburb of London, with Woolwick Arsenal and Government dockyards 0 North from Dan. invasions in X. cent. and was scene of various battles and insurrec tions from Norman times onwards; inW.), vaded by French in XIII. cent.; here sawoccured Wat Tyler’s rebellion, 1381, Jack Cade’s, 1450. During Civil War K in was subdued by Round heads. In 1667 county Dutch fleet destroyed ships in Medway. NorthMost important towns are Gilling ham reFolkestone, Rochester, Ramsgate, Can large terbury. K. is called the ‘garden ot dairying England’ from its beautiful scenery and leather, rich cultivation. There are large tracts seat of of woodland, with oaks and other valuother able trees. Agriculture is chief industry Pop. produces cereals, hops, fruits, vegetables sheep and cattle raised; dairying anc market-gardening carried on. At Whit stable and Faversham are oyster beds CathManufactures include gunpowder, bricks He paper. Pop. (1921), 1,141,867. States, a EENT, Kryepom or, Anglo-Saxor bishop kingdom; said to have be on establishec 1851, by Hengest and Horsa; here Christianity was first introduced into England during reign of Ethelbert, who d. 616; laws were codified by two of his succe ors, Hloth (1806here and Wihtred. K. apparently 6b. suffered from Saxon invasions in VII bro. cent.; in later times it was under contro