Maidstone
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ E | ||
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| Residents | 117,626 (as of 2017) | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Kent | ||
| District | Maidstone | ||
Maidstone is the capital of Kent in south-east England , around 50 km from London . The city is the economic and administrative center of the county and borough of Maidstone . Maidstone has 117,626 inhabitants (as of 2017) and is located on the Medway River . The Len River flows through the city and joins the Medway not far from it.
history
Under the Charter of 1549 Maidstone was under the administration of the Anglican Church by the Archbishop of Canterbury . However, after the residents of Maidstones rebelled against Queen Maria I in 1554 and supported Thomas Wyatt , the charter was revoked; a new one was granted by Elizabeth I in 1559 .
This was ratified by King James I in 1619 and the coat of arms, which shows a golden lion and a representation of the river, was designed. In 1949, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary, the head of a white horse (it represents the motto of Kent, Invicta ), a golden lion and an iguanodon (a dinosaur) were added to this coat of arms . The latter points to the discovery of fossils of one such dinosaur in 1834, which are now on display in the Natural History Museum in London.
economy
For a long time the agricultural markets, insurance brokers, and a large candy factory were the city's biggest employers. Today, many Maidstone residents commute to London or work in the service sector within the city. Maidstone has a lot of retail space as well as 2 large shopping centers
Town twinning
- Beauvais , France
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- William Alexander (1767–1816), watercolor painter, draftsman, eraser, illustrator and traveler to China
- Tony Hart (1925–2009), artist and television presenter
- Bill Ivy (1942–1969), motorcycle racer
- Anthony Pawson (1952-2013), molecular biologist
- Guy Fletcher (* 1960), musician
- Mackenzie Crook (born 1971), actor
- Tim Reeves (* 1972), motorcycle racer
- Mark Knight (* 1973), musician
- Nic Fanciulli (* 1979), musician
- Liv Boeree (* 1984), poker player
- Jack Green (* 1991), hurdler
Related to Maidstone
- Dan Abnett (born 1965), science fiction writer
