Maidstone

American

[meyd-stohn, -stuhn] / ˈmeɪdˌstoʊn, -stən /

noun

a city in Kent, in SE England.

Maidstone British

/ -ˌstəʊn, ˈmeɪdstən /

noun

a town in SE England, administrative centre of Kent, on the River Medway. Pop: 89 684 (2001)

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Olde, from Maidstone in Kent, said he made the "very hard decision", in good faith, to pay Rahman £250 to take Tiny in December 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Esan, 25, was sentenced to life imprisonment for a minimum of seven years and 162 days at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

But in true theatre fashion, the phrase "the show must go on" was put into action as senior technician James Wood took his place at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone, Kent, with 45 minutes' notice.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Laura and Tom Winter, from Langley in Maidstone, Kent, are raising money so they can finance a suitable and safe home with their son Evan who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Near Canterbury there are some Early English fragments at Chartham, four miles west on the road to Maidstone.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock

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