South Foreland

South Foreland is a chalk headland on the coast of southeast . It presents a bold cliff to the sea, and commands views over the Strait of Dover.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include South Foreland Upper Lighthouse and Fan Bay Deep Shelter.

Lighthouse

is a series of tunnels constructed during World War II as accommodation for Fan Bay Battery artillery battery, 23 metres down in the White Cliffs of Dover at Fan Bay near the .

Lighthouse
The South Foreland Lighthouses are a pair of Victorian lighthouses on the South Foreland in , , , , used to warn ships approaching the nearby .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Cliffe and East Langdon.

Hamlet
or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the district, in east , England, near . In 1931 the parish had a population of 88.

Hamlet
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Dover district of , England. It is 3 miles northeast from town. is situated 2½ miles northwest of South Foreland.

Hamlet
is a village in east , England. It takes its name from the nearby village of . is on the to railway line. is situated 2½ miles north of South Foreland.

South Foreland

Latitude
51.1385° or 51° 8′ 19″ north
Longitude
1.36601° or 1° 21′ 58″ east
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Operator
National Trust
Open location code
9F3349Q8+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 72323195
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Geo­Names ID
2637420
Wiki­data ID
Q15278681
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“South Foreland” goes by many names.
  • Basque: South Foreland
  • Breton: South Foreland
  • Cebuano: South Foreland
  • Chinese: 南福尔兰角
  • German: South Foreland
  • Greek: Σάουθ Φόρλαντ
  • Hungarian: South Foreland
  • Japanese: サウス・フォアランド
  • Swedish: South Foreland

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Foreland Lighthouse and Fan Bay Sound Mirrors.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Foreland”. Photo: Gary Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.