Kent

General Information

Kent is a county in the southeast part of England and its capital is Maidstone [1]. The county is divided by its largest river, the Medway River. The river has its source in the High Weald Sussex and its mouth flows in to the Thames estuary [2]. The landscape has its natural framework from two fundamental events. The first is the folding of its sedimentary rocks into a great dome. The second is the formation of the Dover Strait cutting through that dome, separating the island from the continental land mass. These events give the county its spectacular coastline and a variety of geological outcrops and soils ([3] p. 14,15) . The region borders on East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London and Essex. Kent is known as “The Garden of England”, due to its abundant fruit orchards and hop gardens. [1] It is known as the most fruitful area in the “Garden of England” ([3] p.15), because a quarter of the country’s fruit is grown in Kent ([3] p. 146).

History of Kent

Due to the fact that Kent is close to Europe and the sea is its only border, it has been invaded and conquered many times. “On its shoreline are some of the most significant landing places in the island’s history […]” ([3] p. 14). One example is the landing of William the Conqueror ([3] p.14).

Interpretation of Kent regarding to the short story Mr. Jones

In this short story, the large orchards near Bells are mentioned, and are referred to as the fruitful area.

[1] “Kent,” Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent (06.04.2019)

[2] “History of Kent,” Kent Family History Society.

https://www.kfhs.org.uk/kent-history?fbclid=IwAR39iKhNEewrZg0vt8WpctXlaUnPE

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[3] White, John Talbot (1977): The South-East. Down and Weald: Kent, Surrey, and Sussex, Methuen Publishing Ltd, London. p. 14-15.