Kent Historical Facts

The Equestrian term "canter" comes from the name Canterbury. Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury to visit the shrine of famous martyr Thomas à Becket, would ride at a "Canterbury Trot" as they approached the city, which was less tiring than a gallop. The term was later shortened to canter.

St Martin's Church in Canterbury is the oldest church building in England, and the oldest church in continuous use in the English speaking world.

Sheerness, in Kent, has the biggest pile of decaying explosives in the world sitting in a wreck a few yards offshore.