Kent is a ceremonial county located in South East England. It is situated along the coast, bordered by the Strait of Dover to the south-east and the Thames Estuary to the north.
The county shares land borders with Essex to the north, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Greater London to the north-west. While there is a city named Kent in the United States, the primary geographical entity of this name is the English county.