Portal:Kent/Did you know


 * ... that the present town of Ashford in Kent, England, originates from an original settlement established in 893 AD by inhabitants escaping a Danish Viking raid?
 * ...that Charles Davis Lucas, the first person to be awarded the Victoria Cross, is buried in the churchyard of St Lawrence's Church in Mereworth, Kent?
 * ...that the village of Chiddingstone near Sevenoaks is unique in that with the exception of church and castle it is entirely owned by the National Trust?
 * ...that Matthew Webb, the very first person to swim the English Channel, left from Dover in 1875 ?
 * ... that the world’s first aircraft factory was opened at Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey by the Short Brothers in 1909?
 * ... that there were 36 Kings of Kent?
 * ... that Herne Bay Pier was the setting for the opening sequence of Ken Russell's first feature film French Dressing?"