White horse of Kent by Maidstone & District Motor Services. A large number of pubs in the county also feature "White Horse" in their name, although this also occurs around the United Kingdom and may not necessarily relate to the Kent horse. <br> White horse of Kent The white horse of Kent or the white horse rampant is a symbol of Kent, a county in south-east England. The figure of the prancing (or rampant in heraldry) white horse can also be referred to as Invicta, which is the motto of Kent. The white horse of Kent is the old symbol for the Jutish Kingdom
Kent County Cricket Club North and South Downs in Kent and Sussex. The two counties and Surrey were the first centres of the game and the earliest known organised match involving adult players took place in Kent in about 1610 at Chevening, with village cricket developing in the area during the 17th century. A newspaper report recorded an 11-a-side match played for a wager of 11 guineas a man, probably at Town Malling, between West Kent and Chatham in 1705, the first properly recorded cricket match in the county. Four years later the earliest known inter-county match took place when a Kent side and