insideKENT Magazine Issue 43 - October 2015 | Page 94

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HISTORICAL KENT
We can all agree that Kent is the most beautiful place to live with its lush green woodland,
fertile fields, and gorgeous coastal villages. However, it seems as though the modern Kentish
Man and Maid aren’t alone in their feelings towards our great county; the area, in fact, has
been occupied for thousands of years, with prehistoric finds being discovered in quarries
(notably at Swanscombe Heritage Park, where a number of Palaeolithic-era hand axes wer