Kent Through the Years

Abbey acres Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Archbishop army Ashford attack Augustine Aylesford bathing became Becket Belgae Bishop Boughton Britain building built Canterbury Castle Cathedral Celia Fiennes centre century Channel Chatham Christ Church coast Conquest corn countryside county's Courtenay Cranbrook Darent Domesday Dover east Kent England English estates farm farmers Faversham Folkestone gentry Gravesend hall holy hops houses Hythe industry invasion Kentish Kentishmen King labourers land large numbers later lived London Lyminge Lympne Maidstone manor Margate medieval Medway miles Minster modern monasteries monastic monks parish particularly poor population port priest raids railway rebels Reculver revolt Richborough river road Rochester Roman Romney Marsh rooms royal Sandwich Saxon seems seen settlement Sheppey ships shrine Springhead St Augustine's St Augustine's Abbey stone stood Stour Thames Thanet Thomas town trade Tunbridge village walls Wantsum Wantsum Channel Watling Street Weald Wealden