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'''Maidstone''' is the county town of [[Kent]], south-east [[England]].
'''Maidstone''' is the county town of [[Kent]], south-east [[England]]. Maidstone is strategically located between [[London]] and mainland [[Europe]].<ref>http://www.locateinmaidstone.co.uk/</ref>
The place name of Maidstone first appears as "de maeides stana" and again as "maegdan stane" in [[Saxon]] charters c. 975. It could mean 'the maidens' stone' (Maegoastan) or 'the peoples' stone' (Maegoastan). The latter may be the more likely as there seems to have been a megalithic tomb in the vicinity, which was used as a meeting place for the people of the surrounding territory.<ref>http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/DisplayArticle.cfm?placeID=288&categoryID=3&placename=Maidstone</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]