Folkestone Castle Hill
Folkestone Castle Hill is a ruin in Folkestone, Shepway District, England. Folkestone Castle Hill is situated nearby to the suburb Cheriton, as well as near the village Hawkinge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folkestone Castle and Folkestone West railway station.
Folkestone Castle
Archaeological site
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Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent. The Norman castle existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries and was built on a natural mound which.
Folkestone West railway station
Railway station
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Folkestone West railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the western area of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 22 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Folkestone West railway station is situated 1 mile south of Folkestone Castle Hill.
Folkestone Central railway station
Railway station
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Folkestone Central railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 73 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern. Folkestone Central railway station is situated 1 mile south of Folkestone Castle Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheriton and Hawkinge.
Cheriton
Suburb
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Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.
Hawkinge
Village
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Hawkinge is a town and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The original village of Hawkinge is actually just less than a mile due east of the present village centre; the village of Hawkinge was formed by the merging of Hawkinge and Uphill.
Arpinge
Hamlet
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Arpinge is a hamlet between Paddlesworth and Newington to the west of Folkestone in Kent, England. It consists of three working farms, three now converted to residential use and a further four houses. Arpinge is situated 1½ miles northwest of Folkestone Castle Hill.
Folkestone Castle Hill
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.09809° or 51° 5′ 53″ northLongitude
1.16078° or 1° 9′ 39″ eastElevation
407 feet (124 metres)Open location code
9F3335X6+68GeoNames ID
6286398
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