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Mersham
 Mersham is another eponymic, commemorating 'Maersa's village'.

 Milstead
Milstead is not certain; one likely theory is that it means the 'middle place'.

 Minster in Sheppey
Minster is represented by the Saxon word 'mynster'.

 Molash
Molash is derived from the Saxon word 'mael'.

 Monkton
Monkton is literally a 'town of the monks'.

Maidstone
 Maidstone is taken from the Saxon word 'Maegoastan'.

 Manston
Manston is literally 'Mann's town'.

 Marden
Marden [pronounced Mar-dern or Mar-den.

Margate
Margate probably means a gateway to the sea, from the old English ‘mere’, sea or water and ‘geat’ – gate.  

Marsh Green
Marsh Green is a small hamlet in Eden Vale.

 Matfield
Matfield is etymologically 'Matta's field'.

 Meopham
Meopham [pronounced Meppum], goes back to Saxon 'ham'.

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