THE HISTORY of kent
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Hadlow
Hadlow is made up of the Saxon word 'haeth'.
Hamstreet
Hamstreet is Saxon meaning the enclosure on the road.
Hartley
Hartley near Longfield was first recorded in the Domesday Book as Erclei.
Hastingleigh
Hastingleigh is immediately identifiable as a field.
Hawkinge
Hawkinge comes from the Saxon ‘hafoc’
Headcorn
Headcorn comes from the Saxon meaning 'trees cut down.
Herne
Herne is taken from the Saxon word 'Hyrne'.
High Halstow
High Halstow is literally a 'holy place'.
Hoath
Hoath is only slightly disguised from its original meaning.
Horsmonden
Horsmonden comes from Saxon words.
Hunton
Hunton is clearer in its first recorded form of Huntindone.
Hythe
Hythe represents the Saxon word 'hyth'.
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