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Kent (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 40 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises chalk cliffs, grasslands and woodlands; inhabited since prehistoric times; settled by Romans ca. 43; invaded by Jutes and Saxons in the 5th century; in Middle Ages, pilgrims came to Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals; famous for its fruits and vegetables. |
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| Kent (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| KEN (C,V)
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| County of Kent (NA,V,O,English,U)
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| Kent, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKG5 (NA,V,FIPS)
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Kent (county) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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