East Kent
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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'.
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.
Places in East Kent include
- Ashford
- Deal, Dover
- Canterbury, Chatham, Cranbrook
- Faversham, Folkestone
- Herne Bay
- Margate
- Ramsgate, Romney
- Sandwich, Sheppey
- Thanet, Tunbridge Wells
- Whitstable
Freecycle in East Kent
- [Ashford Freecycle]
- [Canterbury Freecycle]
- [Dover Freecycle]
- [Thanet Freecycle]
- [Tunbridge Wells Freecycle]
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