4K | Maidstone to Guildford | Kent & Surrey | England | United Kingdom | 2024 | #95

Starting from just outside Maidstone, we drive towards Guildford on the M20 Motorway.
Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, which is known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before the Stone Age. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had an approximate population of 100,000 in 2019. Since World War II, the town's economy has shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services.
Notable people: -
Dan Abnett (born 1965), author
William Alexander (1767-1816), painter
Edward Balston (1817-1891), head master of Eton College
Angela Barnes (born 1976), actress and comedian, grew up in Maidstone.
Robert Blatchford (1851-1943), socialist campaigner, journalist and author
Daniel Blythe (born 1969), author
Julius Brenchley (1816-1873), explorer
Chris Broad (born 1990), TH-camr, filmmaker and podcast host
Georgina Campbell (born 1992), actress
Michael Chaplin (born 1943), artist and author
Graham Chapman (1941-1989), actor
Bill Cockcroft (living), former Chief Scout Commissioner of England
Mackenzie Crook (born 1971), actor
Thomas Culpeper (c. 1514 - 1541), purported lover of Queen Catherine Howard
David Edwards (born 1962), journalist
Jesse Ellis (1846-1916), engineer and pioneer of steam wagons
Ernest Elmore (1901-1957), novelist
Robert Fisk (1946-2020), journalist and author
Guy Fletcher (born 1960), musician
Samantha Giles (born 1971), actress
Albert Goodwin (1845-1932), artist
Tamsin Greig (born 1966), actress
Alexander Henry Green (1832-1896), geologist
William Grocyn (c. 1446 - 1519), theologian
Christopher Newman Hall (1816-1902), priest and anti-slavery campaigner
Tony Hart (1925-2009), artist and TV presenter
William Hazlitt (1778-1830), essayist and critic
Edmund Walker Head (1805-1868), colonial administrator
Noel Howlett (1902-1984), actor
John Jenkins (1592-1678), composer
Bill Lewis (born 1953), artist, poet and mythographer
Malcolm MacDonald (1901-1981), diplomat and politician
Carol McGiffin (born 1960), broadcaster
John Monckton (1832-1902), lawyer, Town Clerk of London 1873-1902
Nicky Moore (born 1947), rock and blues musician
Frederic J. Mouat (1816-1897), surgeon
Diana Noel, 2nd Baroness Barham (1762-1823), philanthropist and abolitionist
John Orrell (1934-2003), theatre historian and professor
Anthony Pawson (1952-2013), microbiologist
Mike Ratledge (born 1943), musician
William Shipley (1715-1803), founder of the Royal Society of Arts
James Smith (1871-1946), recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ralph Steadman (born 1936), illustrator
Simon Stock (13th c.), monk and saint
Tallulah, (1948 - 28 March 2008), DJ
George Tolhurst (1927-1977), composer
Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake (1881-1964), twelve times mayor of Maidstone and owner of Maidstone Zoo
Shaun Williamson (born 1965), actor
Peter Wolfe (born 1968), musician
William Woollett (1735-1785), engraver
Nan Youngman (1906-1995), painter
John Watkins (1834-1902), Mormon pioneer and Utah architect
James Whatman (1702-1759), paper maker and mill owner
Susanna Whatman (1753-1814), daughter-in-law of James Whatman (senior) and mistress of Turkey Court
Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542), poet and politician
Sports: -
Jon Harley (born 1979), association footballer
Doug Loft (born 1986), footballer
Natalie O'Connor (born 1982), British international trampoline athlete
Joe Pigott (born 1993), footballer
Alessia Russo (born 1999), footballer
Andy Townsend (born 1963), footballer
Scott Wagstaff (born 1990), footballer
Maidstone Hockey Club is one of the oldest hockey clubs in the country, founded in 1878. For the 2011-12 season, the Ladies' 1st XI play in the National League East Conference, having won the East Premier League the previous season, and the Men's 1st XI play in the South Hockey League 1st XI Premier League Division 2. The Men's and Women's 1st squad were both represented in the Indoor England Hockey League Division 2, with the Men having previously won the Division 2 title in 2008-09. The club has seven men's and four women's sides playing in national, regional and county leagues.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidstone
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