If you are looking for professional jewellers in or around Kent,
F. Hinds could be your choice!
You can visit any one of the following ten F. Hinds shops in Kent:
Our staff are looking forward to seeing you at your next visit to one of our stores.
Something about Kent
Kent is named after the Cantiaci, the tribes who lived here before the Roman invasion - indeed the name Cantium dates back to the 4th century BC. Their name may be derived from the Celtic word for 'border' or 'coastal land'.
The traditional county of Kent, one of the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, used to stretch further into London.
Kent has always been the gateway to Britain.
Famous for
In Canterbury, the Cathedral, St Martin's (in origin a 6th century building and the oldest church in continuous use in Britain) and the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Britain's only high speed railway link passes through the county from the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone 109 km to St Pancras Station in London, with trains travelling at 300km per hour. It cost £5.8 billion to build and was the first new mainline route built since 1899.
Mineral waters containing iron salts were discovered in Tunbridge Wells in 1606 and it quickly became fashionable because of its health-giving properties. The town prospered greatly in the 18th century, but did not receive its 'Royal' moniker until 1909.
Famous people
Christopher Marlowe, poet and playwright, born Canterbury, 1564.
William Harvey, discoverer of the circulation of the blood, born Folkestone, 1578.
William Pitt, the Younger, Prime Minister 1783-1801, born Hayes, 1759.
Sir Edward Heath, Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1970-74, born Broadstairs, 1916.
Sir Michael (Mick) Jagger, lead vocalist the Roling Stones, born Dartford, 1943.
Dame Kelly Holmes, Olympic athlete, born Pembury, 1970.