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unusual facts about East Kent


Bouverie Place Shopping Centre

Folkestone bus station is adjent to the shopping centre and is served by local buses to other major towns in East Kent and East Sussex.


John Deedes

As well as playing first-class cricket, William was a Conservative Party politician who was a Member of Parliament for East Kent from 1845–1857 and 1857–1862 following the resignation from the House of Commons of Sir Edward Dering who had defeated Deedes at the 1857 election.

Royal Blue Coach Services

It acquired competitors in Plymouth (Traveller Coaches) and Portsmouth (Olympic Services), and made co-ordination agreements with Southdown and East Kent (between Margate and Bournemouth), Greyhound Motors (between London and Bristol), Western National (between London and Plymouth) and Southern National (between London and Paignton).

The Private of the Buffs

The details of the subsequent events are not well-recorded, but according to reports in The Times, one Private John Moyse, of the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment (commonly known as "the Buffs") refused to kowtow to his captors.

William Deedes

William Deedes junior (1834–1887), English cricketer for Gentlemen of Kent, MP for East Kent 1876–1880

William Deedes senior (1796–1862), English cricketer for Kent, Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kent 1845–1857 and 1857–1862


see also

East Kent College

East Kent College has close links with local companies such as Kent International Airport, Pfizer in Sandwich, P&O Ferries and Thorley Taverns (pubs, hotels and hospitality).

Edward Knatchbull

Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet (1781–1849), his son, British MP for Kent 1819–1831 and East Kent, Paymaster-General

Fat Mattress

Redding (from Folkestone) and Leverton (from Dover) had been involved in the flourishing early 1960s group scene in South East Kent which also included Landon (who hailed originally from Kirdford, Sussex).

Gillingham bus disaster

An inquest was held on 14 December 1951 at the Royal Naval Hospital, Gillingham, where many of the injured were being treated, before the North-East Kent Coroner.

Leigh-Pemberton

Edward Leigh Pemberton (1823–1910), Conservative Member of Parliament for East Kent 1868–1885

Willesborough Dykes

There are few other places in East Kent with the same characteristics as the South Willesborough Dykes, other areas of grazing marsh are designated as the Sandwich Bay and Hacklinge marshes SSSI, Ash Level and South Richborough Pasture an SNCI, there are nature reserves at Gazen Salts recreation ground (Sandwich) and Monk's Wall nature reserve.