THE HISTORY of kent

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Canterbury
The Canterbury area has been inhabited since prehistoric times.

 Capel
The 12th century parish church is dedicated to St Thomas Becket.

 Charing
Charing probably means 'a bend in the road'.

 Chatham
Chatham (Pronounced 'chat-um') means a homestead in the woods.

 Chattenden
Chattenden’s most likely meaning is Ceatta's woodland pasture.

 Chestfield
Chestfield is the family name of a Norman Knight.

 Chislet
Chislet takes its name from the Saxon word cistelet.
Cliftonville
Cliftonville is a nineteenth-century resort.

Cobham
Cobham is derived from the personal name of Cobba.

 Cowden
Cowden means a 'denn' or 'pasture for cows'.

 Cranbrook
Cranbrook is taken from the Saxon words ‘broc’.

 Crundale
Crundale is 'crundel' in Saxon.

 Cuxton
The X in Cuxton would suggest a meaning along the lines of 'Cucola's stone'.
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