Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent (grid reference TR214380). The Norman castle on a natural...
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Folkestone (/ˈfəʊkstən/ FOHK-stən) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North...
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rampart; Folkestone Castle is a good example of a Norman ring work, in this case built on top of a hill although most post-invasion castles were usually...
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Folkestone and Hythe is a local government district in Kent, England. It lies in the south-east of the county, on the coast of the English Channel. The...
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Cheriton, Kent (category Folkestone)
harbour, overlooked by a fort near where Lympne Castle now stands. The Normans built Folkestone Castle on a spur of Cheriton Hill. The church of St Martin...
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Binbury Castle Brenchley Castle Castle Toll (Newenden) Folkestone Castle Newnham Castle Queenborough Castle Sandown Castle Sandwich Castle Stowting Castle Thurnham...
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examples of this still exist, such as Thurnham Castle and on Castle Hill, Folkestone Castle Hill near Folkestone. Many beauty spots on the North Downs are...
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Midlands Castle Hill, Englefield Green, Surrey Castle Hill, Filleigh, a privately owned Palladian House in North Devon Castle Hill, Folkestone, a hill...
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The Folkestone Downs are an area of chalk downland above Folkestone, where the eastern end of the North Downs escarpment meets the English Channel. Part...
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Hythe, Kent (category Folkestone and Hythe District)
the Martello Towers. In total, 74 of these towers were built between Folkestone and Seaford. The walls were up to 13 ft (4 m) thick, and each tower held...
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Earl of Radnor (redirect from Viscount Folkestone)
the Peerage of Great Britain in 1765 for William Bouverie, 2nd Viscount Folkestone. The Bouverie family descends from William des Bouverie, a prominent London...
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Stanford is a village and civil parish in Kent, England. It is part of the Folkestone and Hythe district. The village developed along the ancient Roman Stone...
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Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone (bapt. 14 October 1694 – 17 February 1761) was an English politician, known as Sir Jacob Bouverie, 3rd Baronet...
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Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40 km) west of central London. It is strongly associated...
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Phil Vickery (chef) (category People from Folkestone)
Robert and Teresa Vickery. They were born at Folkestone, then raised at Densole in Hawkinge near Folkestone. He began dating Fern Britton in 1999 after...
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Folkestone Town Hall, also known as The Guildhall, is a municipal building in Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, England. The town hall serves as the...
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Tamworth F.C. (redirect from Tamworth Castle F.C.)
non-League football. The Lambs earned a 3–3 draw on the final day away to Folkestone Invicta but Kettering Town won their final game, allow them to overtake...
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Sandgate, Kent (category Folkestone and Hythe District)
Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. It had a population of 4,225 at the...
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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key...
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particular importance. France can be seen clearly in fine weather from Folkestone and the White Cliffs of Dover. Hills in the form of the North Downs and...
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Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08. Castle, Liane. "Folkestone drag queen Dita Garbo to compete in season six of RuPaul's Drag...
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Walmer and Deal castles. Sandgate was completed by the autumn of 1540; Henry may have come to the castle when he was visiting Folkestone in May 1542. Elizabeth...
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Westenhanger Castle is a fortified manor house once owned by royalty, located next to Westenhanger railway station and the grandstand of Folkestone Racecourse...
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51°05′N 1°10′E / 51.08°N 1.16°E / 51.08; 1.16 The history of Folkestone stretches back to ancient times, with evidence of human habitation dating to...
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Lympne Castle facing Lympne Industrial Park then via the main settlement to Newingreen in the north, centred 11 km (7 mi) west of Folkestone, 2.3 mi...
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Folkestone Racecourse was a thoroughbred horse racing venue in southeast England, until it closed in 2012. It is located in Westenhanger, by junction 11...
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21,857 44.3% 9.29% 21,857 17,276 2,598 3,375 3,107 1,076 49,289 63.6% Folkestone and Hythe KEN SE Con Lab Tony Vaughan 15,020 34.7% 8.62% 15,020 11,291...
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Saltwood (redirect from Sandling, Folkestone)
Saltwood is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent, England. Within the parish are the small hamlets of Pedlinge and Sandling...
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Newington, Swale, Kent (near Sittingbourne) Newington, Folkestone & Hythe, Kent (near Folkestone) Newington, Thanet, Kent (near Ramsgate) Newington, Oxfordshire...
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supper". The other main roads, travelling west and east, are the A20 to Folkestone and thence the M20 to London, and the A258 through Deal to Sandwich. In...
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