Maidstone, Kent
  Location
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, with the River Medway running through the town. It is just over thirty miles east south east of London. The city of 
Rochester is nine miles to the north and the 
City of Canterbury  just under 30 miles to the east. The port of 
Dover is about forty miles it the east south east. The town of 
Hastings in East Sussex is about thirty two miles to the south.
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