Elvington
Elvington is a small pit village on a ridge in between Canterbury and Dover in the county of Kent in Southeast England. Located near Eythorne, Elvington was mostly built in the early 20th century to serve the nearby coal mine at Tilmanstone, as were other Kent Coalfield villages including Snowdown, Aylesham and Betteshanger.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Kent, UK
- Also known as: “Elvington, Kent” and “Halt Elrington”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Eythorne railway station and Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Eythorne railway station
Railway station
Eythorne railway station is a station on the East Kent Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eythorne and Barfrestone.
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Elvington
- Category: locality
- Location: Eythorne, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20673° or 51° 12′ 24″ north
Longitude
1.25909° or 1° 15′ 33″ east
Elevation
276 feet (84 metres)
Open location code
9F336745+MJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Elvington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Elvington, Kent”
- French: “Elvington”
- Irish: “Elvington”
- Polish: “Elvington (Kent)”
- Polish: “Elvington”
- Ukrainian: “Елвінгтон”
- Urdu: “الونگٹن، کینٹ”
- Welsh: “Elvington, Caint”
- Welsh: “Elvington”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lower Eythorne and Nonington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pentecostal Church of Elvington and Woodpecker Court.
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Worth a closer look: Canterbury and Dover.
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