historic county of Kent
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The historic county of Kent is a traditional county in southeastern England, known for its rich history, coastal landscapes, and role as a gateway between Britain and continental Europe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic county of Kent canonical | 5 |
| county of Kent | 4 |
| County of Kent (historic) | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic county
ⓘ
traditional county ⓘ |
| borders |
East Sussex
ⓘ
Essex ⓘ
surface form:
Essex (across the River Thames)
Greater London ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| coastlineOn |
English Channel
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| contains |
See of Canterbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishop of Canterbury's see
Ashford ⓘ Canterbury ⓘ Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ Eurotunnel Shuttle terminals ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Tunnel terminal at Folkestone (historic area)
Dartford ⓘ Deal ⓘ Dover ⓘ Dover Castle ⓘ Folkestone ⓘ Gravesend ⓘ Isle of Sheppey ⓘ Isle of Thanet (historic island) ⓘ Leeds Castle ⓘ Maidstone ⓘ Margate ⓘ North Downs ⓘ Port of Dover ⓘ Ramsgate ⓘ River Medway ⓘ River Stour ⓘ
surface form:
River Stour (Kent)
Rochester ⓘ Rochester Castle ⓘ Romney Marsh ⓘ
surface form:
Romney Marsh (part)
SANDWICH ⓘ
surface form:
Sandwich
Sevenoaks ⓘ Sheerness Port ⓘ
surface form:
Sheerness
Tonbridge ⓘ Tunbridge Wells borough ⓘ
surface form:
Tunbridge Wells
White Cliffs of Dover ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom |
ceremonial county of Kent
ⓘ
non-metropolitan county of Kent ⓘ |
| gatewayBetween |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
continental Europe ⓘ |
| hasHistoricStatusSince | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Kingdom of Kent ⓘ |
| historicCountyTown | Canterbury ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal landscapes
ⓘ
cross-Channel links ⓘ fruit-growing ⓘ hop-growing ⓘ oast houses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South East England
ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern England
|
| locatedOn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Great Britain
|
| partOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | centre of the Church of England (through Canterbury) ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | France (by the Strait of Dover) ⓘ |
| traditionalNickname |
the Garden of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Garden of England
|
| usedFor |
cultural identity
ⓘ
historic geography ⓘ traditional county-based activities ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
county of Kent
subject surface form:
Garden of England
this entity surface form:
county of Kent
this entity surface form:
county of Kent
this entity surface form:
county of Kent
this entity surface form:
County of Kent (historic)