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Kent is the south easternmost county in England. Its county town is Maidstone and its only city is Canterbury, which is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Kent has land borders with East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London, and a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames estuary. The ceremonial county of Kent includes the unitary authority of Medway, and the administrative county of Kent. Kent also has a nominal border with France halfway along the Channel Tunnel.