East Kent and West Kent are one-time traditional subdivisions of the English county of Kent, kept alive by the Association of the Men of Kent and Kentish Men: an organisation formed in 1913. The division apparently derives from the ethnic differences between the Jutish settlement of the east of the county and the Saxon presence in the west, although its origins are somewhat obscure. Residents of East Kent, those living south of the River Medway, are called 'Men of Kent', as opposed to residents of West Kent, who are known as 'Kentish Men'. West Kent is a traditional subdivision of the English county of Kent. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The Jutes were a Germanic people who are believed to have originated from Jutland in modern Denmark and part of the Frisian coast. ... This article is about the Saxons, a Germanic people. ... West Kent is a traditional subdivision of the English county of Kent. ...

East Kent had its own Quarter Sessions based in Canterbury until 1814, when the administrations of East and West Kent were merged. East Kent corresponds roughly to the Diocese of Canterbury. Historically, the Courts of Quarter Sessions, or Quarter Sessions, were periodic courts held in each county and county borough in England and Wales until 1972, when together with the Assizes courts they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court of England and... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior bishop of the state Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion, outranking the other English archbishop, the Archbishop of York. ...

Places in East Kent include

• Ashford
• Deal, Dover
• Canterbury, Chatham, Cranbrook
• Faversham, Folkestone
• Herne Bay
• Margate
• Ramsgate, Romney
• Sandwich, Sheppey
• Thanet, Tunbridge Wells
• Whitstable

Local Links Location within the British Isles Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. ... Deal is a town in Kent, England. ... Map sources for Dover at grid reference TR315415 Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port town. ... St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... Location within the British Isles Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ... There are at least two places named Cranbrook. ... Location within the British Isles Faversham is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale. ... Map sources for Folkestone at grid reference TR2236 Folkestone is a coastal resort town in the Shepway district of Kent, England. ... See also Herne Bay, New Zealand. ... Location within the British Isles Margate was known as Meregate (in 1254) or Margate (in 1293) is on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, England. ... Ramsgate is an English seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in East Kent. ... Map sources for New Romney at grid reference TR0624 New Romney is a small seaside town in Kent, England. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Sandwich Town Council Sandwich is an historic town in Kent, south-east England. ... The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent in the Thames Estuary, some 25 miles (40km) to the east of central London. ... William Cobbett in 1827 when he rode to the Island The Isle of Thanet is an area of northeast Kent, England. ... Tunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... Whitstable is a town in Kent, England with a population of 30,000. ...

• East Kent Short Mat Bowls Assn

Freecycle in East Kent

• Ashford Freecycle
• Canterbury Freecycle
• Dover Freecycle
• Thanet Freecycle
• Tunbridge Wells Freecycle