Maidstone
county town of Kent, England
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Summary
Maidstone is a county town[1]. Maidstone draws 2,700 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #10 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maidstone[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Medway[5]
- Instance of: unparished area[6], market town[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Beauvais[8]
- Commons category: Maidstone[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[10]
- Local dialing code: 01622[11]
- OS grid reference: TQ765555[12]
- Official website: http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maidstone[14]
- Commons gallery: Maidstone[15]
- Population: 109,490[16]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Kent[21], Maidstone[22]
- Official name: Maidstone[23]
- Category for people born here: Q8063231[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Maidstone[25]
- Native label: Maidstone[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Maidstone[27]
- Different from: Maidstone[28]
- Area: 25.45 km²[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Maidstone[30]
- Historic county: Kent[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Maidstone include Maidstone United F.C.[32], an association football club[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1992[35].
Why It Matters
Maidstone has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Maidstone is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Maidstone include Maidstone United F.C.[32], an association football club[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1992[35].