Kent

(1,142), English maritime county in the extreme SE.; lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover, with Surrey and Su ex on the W.; it is hilly, with marshes in the SE. and on the Thames shore; is watered by the Medway, Stour, and Darent; has beautiful scenery, rich pasturage, and fine agricultural land, largely under hops and market-gardens; a large part of London is in Kent; Maid stone (32) is the county town; Rochester (26) and Canterbury (23) are cathedral cities; Woolwich (99), Grave send (35), and Dover (33) are seaports, and Margate and Ramsgate watering-places.