| Kent is situated on the south-east edge of Great Britain,
opposite to France, which is about twenty-four miles away. On the
north it is bounded by the river Thames; on the east side, and part
of the south are the North Sea (formerly known as the German ocean) and
the English Channel; on the
remainder of the south side it is skirted by Sussex, and on the west
by Surrey. All classes of cereals and root produce are bountiful, as is
fruit of choice quality. More hops are grown in Kent than in
all the rest of England. The chief manufacturing output is
paper, with most of the mills being on the banks of the Medway,
Cray, and Darent. |
