It has been suggested that the name derives from stones set into the river to allow clothes to be rinsed in the cleaner water away from the banks. The name evolved through medestan/meddestane in the Domesday Book with possible variation Mayndenstan, in 1396. The latter meaning may refer to the nearby megalith around which gatherings took place. 975 show the first recorded instances of the town's name, de maeides stana and maegdan stane, possibly meaning stone of the maidens or stone of the people. Since World War II, the town's economy has shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had an approximate population of 100,000 in 2019. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before the Stone Age. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, known as the Garden of England. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town.
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