About us

Westcentingas is a Saxon living history group and a member of the international society called Regia Anglorum. Pronounced "west-kent-ing-as" on its own and "west-kent-ingers" in the flow of conversation, it generally means "the folk of West Kent" or "west Kent folk". The Group was formed in August 2007 and ratified by Regia Anglorum in October of the same year.

We seek to accurately portray Early English history from the 5th through to the 11th centuries.

Today, the membership is made up of families and individuals from diverse backgrounds who have one common passion: to explore, understand and educate others through displays just what it was like to have lived in the turbulent period between the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th Century through the rise of Wessex under Alfred the Great to the death of King Harold in 1066. As a group we portray in general the people who would have lived on and around the estate of a Saxon Eorl. This encompasses craftspeople, their spititual life, and of course, the military.

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Where We Are

Within Regia Anglorum, Westcentingas occupies the green area in the modern inset map. This defines our "land grant" (a Regia Anglorum term reflecting how land was distributed by the King, Church and the aristocracy). Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, West Malling, Chart, Edenbridge and Tenterden fall within or sit on the boundary of our area.

This division of the county is due to the fact that two other groups of the Regia Anglorum exist within Kent. The Milites de Bec - a Norman group - covers east Kent from the A28 to the coast and Medwaeg - a former Saxon group that is evolving into an Anglo-Norman riding team - covers the remainder.


AboutUs Living History The Warriors What We Do Recruitment Gallery Links The Handbook Forum About us Westcentingas is a Saxon living history group and a member of the international society called Regia Anglorum. Pronounced "west-kent-ing-as" on its own and "west-kent-ingers" in the flow of conversation, it generally means "the folk of West Kent" or "west Kent folk". The Group was formed in August 2007 and ratified by Regia Anglorum in October of the same year. We seek to accurately portray Early English history from the 5th through to the 11th centuries. Today, the membership is made up of families and individuals from diverse backgrounds who have one common passion: to explore, understand and educate others through displays just what it was like to have lived in the turbulent period between the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th Century through the rise of Wessex under Alfred the Great to the death of King Harold in 1066. As a group we portray in general the people who would have lived on and around the estate of a Saxon Eorl. This encompasses craftspeople, their spititual life, and of course, the military. Living History >> Where We Are Within Regia Anglorum, Westcentingas occupies the green area in the modern inset map. This defines our "land grant" (a Regia Anglorum term reflecting how land was distributed by the King, Church and the aristocracy). Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, West Malling, Chart, Edenbridge and Tenterden fall within or sit on the boundary of our area. This division of the county is due to the fact that two other groups of the Regia Anglorum exist within Kent. The Milites de Bec - a Norman group - covers east Kent from the A28 to the coast and Medwaeg - a former Saxon group that is evolving into an Anglo-Norman riding team - covers the remainder.