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Welcome to Maidstone.co.uk, where you can find countless pages of information about Maidstone and Kent. Maidstone is an attractive town with the River Medway flowing through it. It is large town (with a population just under 140,000) in the heart of Kent. Maidstone has excellent shopping facilities - it is ranked in the top five shopping centres in the south east of England. If you're new to Maidstone, scroll down for a quick introduction to the town.

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On the banks of the river Medway in Kent, 30 miles east of the capital, lies the county town of Maidstone.

Due to its riverside location the town has a long history of breweries and paper mills, and to this day Maidstone is strongly linked to the paper trade - Europe's largest paper recycling plant lies on the edge of town.

The main shopping area of Maidstone offers all of the major high street names, boasting no less than 1 million square feet of retail floorspace, making it one of the busiest shopping towns in the south east of England.

With the upcoming opening of the new Fremlin Walk mall, Maidstone will be able to boast Kent's largest shopping centre. The town is also home to many financial and consultancy firms, making use of extensive office space in the business district.

Read more about Maidstone in the About Maidstone section.