Kingsdown
Kingsdown is a village on the English Channel coast of Kent. Parts of the village are built on or behind the shingle beach that runs north to Deal and beyond, while other parts are on the cliffs and hills inland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,960 residents
- Description: village in Dover, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Kingsdown, Dover” and “Kingsdown, Kent”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. John the Evangelist and Walmer Castle.
St. John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. John the Evangelist is a church.
Walmer Castle
Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: JoshTilley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly shortened to St Mary's, is a church in the Church of England parish of Walmer, Kent, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ringwould and Walmer.
Ringwould
Village
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringwould is a village and electoral ward near Deal in Kent, England. The coastal confederation of Cinque Ports during its mediaeval period consisted of a confederation of 42 towns and villages in all.
Walmer
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is six miles south-east of Sandwich, Kent. The town's coastline and castle are popular amongst tourists.
Deal
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 miles north-east of Dover and 8 miles south of Ramsgate.
Kingsdown
- Category: locality
- Location: Ringwould with Kingsdown, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.18684° or 51° 11′ 13″ northLongitude
1.40274° or 1° 24′ 10″ eastPopulation
1,960Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB KDNOpen location code
9F335CP3+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5503212768OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Kingsdown” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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