Kent
A limited number of charter flights are provided by Kent's London Biggin Hill Airport, Kent International Airport at Manston, and London Ashford Airport at Lydd. However, most passengers across the South East use the larger Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports. In 2002, it was revealed that the government is considering building a new four-runway airport on the marshland near the village of Cliffe on the Hoo Peninsula, but this plan was dropped following protests by cultural and environmental groups.[42]
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Education
- See also: List of schools in Kent
The county has three universities; Canterbury Christ Church University with campuses throughout East Kent, University of Kent, with campuses in Canterbury and Medway, and University of Greenwich, with sites at Woolwich, Eltham, London and Medway. Whereas much of the UK adopted a comprehensive education system in the 1970s, Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Unitary Authority are among around fifteen[43] local authorities still providing wholly selective education through the eleven-plus high schools and grammar schools. Together, the two Kent authorities have 38 of the 164 grammar schools remaining in the UK.[44]
KCC has the largest education department of any local authority in the UK,[45] providing school places for over 289,000 pupils.
| Schools in Kent (data from 2000)[46] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEA | Nursery | Primary | Secondary (High) |
Secondary (Grammar) |
Special | Pupil Referral Units |
Independent | City Technology College |
Total |
| KCC | 1 | 475 | 74 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 83 | 1 | 711 |
| Medway | 0 | 89 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 120 |
For the 2005-06 school year, KCC and Medway introduced a standardised school year, based on six terms, as recommended by the Local Government Association in its 2000 report, "The Rhythms of Schooling".[47]
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See also
- List of places in Kent
- List of civil parishes in Kent
- Category:Towns in Kent
- Category:Villages in Kent
- List of tourist attractions in Kent
- Recreational walks in Kent
- Thames Gateway - includes details of regeneration projects in the northern areas of Kent
- List of people from Kent
- Thanet
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References
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- ^ Garden of England title defended BBC 1 June 2006
- ^ Ashbee, Paul (2005). Kent in prehistoric times. Tempus.
- ^ Glover, J.. Place names of Kent.
- ^ Witney, K. P. (1982). The Kingdom of Kent.
- ^ Victoria County History of Kent. KentArchaeology.org.uk (May 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ Archbishop of Canterbury. Spartacus.SchoolNet.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ David Bates (1975). The Character and Career of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux (1049/50-1097). Speculum.
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- ^ Sir Thomas WYATT, "The Younger". TudorPlace.com.ar. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ (2005) The Historic Dockyard Chatham — where legends were created. Jarrold Publishing.
- ^ The Dutch In The Medway. DeRuyter.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ Oliver, Richard (1995). Ordnance Survey maps: a concise guide for historians 2nd Ed. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 1870598245.
- ^ South-East England. Smuggler's Britain. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ a b c d Jessup, Frank W. (1966). Kent History Illustrated. Kent County Council.
- ^ Medway. Communities and Local Government. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ Error costs Rochester city status. BBC News (2002-05-16). Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ English Channel. Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ a b (1992) Greensand Way in Kent. Kent Count Council. ISBN 1-873010-23-0.
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- ^ Kent Downs. KentDowns.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
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- ^ Quake causes Kent Families to flee Homes. The Guardian (2007-04-29). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ a b Bowskill, Derek. Map Of The River Medway.
- ^ a b c Neighbourhood Statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
- ^ Council and democracy. Kent County Council. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ 2005 - Election Results In Kent. Kent Liberal Democrat. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ Councillors. Kent County Council. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ Democratically elected representatives in Medway. Medway Council. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ UK MEPs. UK Office Of The European Parliament. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ a b Regional Gross Value Added (PDF). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ The Chatham News Index (PDF). Parret & Neves (1996). Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ Coal fields Heritage Initiative. Dover Museum. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
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- ^ Charles Dickens. InfoBritain. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ a b The Turner Connection. TurnerContemporary.org. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ The lost railway. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ a b History of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. The South Eastern & Chatham Railway Society. Retrieved on 2007-04-22.
- ^ Failed rail franchise 'needed time'. BBC (2003-11-13). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ Rail workers vote to hold strikes. BBC (2006-04-13). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ New station means Eurostar change. BBC (2006-09-12). Retrieved on 2007-04-22.
- ^ Airport plan threatens Dickens' legacy. BBC (2006-09-12). Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ Call for end to selective education as 'grammar school areas' fail. The Independent (2007-01-20). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ Grammar schools have expanded. BBC News (2004-03-26). Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ Kent's selective schools compared. BBC News (2003-01-17). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ Department for Education and Skills. Department for Education and Skills. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ Kent County Council. Kent County Council. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
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External links
- Kent County Council – local government website
- Kent Wildlife Trust – Kent Wildlife Trust is the most active conservation trust in the county
- Kent Online – a Kent Messenger Group website
- Camelot Village – Kent heritage
- Kent Downs – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty website
- Village Net – photographs and historic details of villages in Kent and East Sussex
- CPRE Kent- Kent Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
- historic-kent.co.uk – further information on villages throughout Kent.
- BBC – origins of Kent placenames
- Kent Coast in Pictures – photographs of the coastline of Kent.
- Kent County Cricket Club
- Official Kent Tourism Guide
- BBC feature on the Kent eleven-plus
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