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Borough of Maidstone
Non-metropolitan district in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Borough of Maidstone is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its administrative centre is Maidstone, the county town of Kent.
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Borough of Maidstone | |
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![]() Jubilee Square, Maidstone | |
![]() Maidstone shown within Kent | |
Coordinates: 51°16′24″N 0°31′20″E | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Kent |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Maidstone |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Maidstone Borough Council |
• Leadership | Committees[1] (No overall control) |
• MPs | Helen Whately Helen Grant |
Area | |
• Total | 151.9 sq mi (393.3 km2) |
• Rank | 87th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 180,428 |
• Rank | 117th (of 296) |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (460/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 29UH (ONS) E07000110 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TQ7588156056 |
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The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the municipal borough of Maidstone with the rural districts of Maidstone and Hollingbourne, under the Local Government Act 1972.[3]