West Kent

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West Kent and East 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 West Kent, those living north of the River Medway, are called 'Kentish Men', as opposed to residents of East Kent, who are known as 'Men of Kent'. Some towns, such as Gillingham, Rochester and Maidstone, lie on the south bank of the River.

West Kent had its own Quarter Sessions based in Maidstone until 1814, when the administrations of East and West Kent were merged. West Kent corresponds roughly to the Diocese of Rochester.

Places in West Kent included

• Dartford
• Gillingham
• Gravesend
• Maidstone
• Northfleet
• Rochester
• Sevenoaks, Swanley, Swanscombe
• Tonbridge

The historic area of West Kent included a number of places now in Greater London; among them are:

• Bexley, Biggin Hill, Bromley
• Chislehurst
• Deptford
• Greenwich
• Lewisham
• Orpington
• Sidcup
• Woolwich

 

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