Kent County Show Kent County Show The Kent County Show is an event hosted annually by the Kent County Agricultural Society at their Kent Showground headquarters at Detling near Maidstone in Kent, England. The event is primarily an agricultural show, showcasing the produce of Kent farmers such as soft fruit, alongside a livestock show and various other attractions such as demonstrations of traditional skills like blacksmithery and displays from the Royal Artillery. First held in 1929, the show remains the shop window for rural Kent life, attracting around 100,000 visitors each year. The Kent County Agricultural Society was formed in 1923 with the
Ashford, Kent published by the KM Group; "yourashford", published by KOS Media; and the "Ashford Herald", which has been published by Kent Regional News and Media since July 2009. Ashford, Kent Ashford is a town in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Great Stour at the south edge of the North Downs, about southeast of central London and northwest of Folkestone by road. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 74,204. The name comes from the Old English "æscet", indicating a ford near a clump of ash trees. It has been a market town since the