Swingate
Swingate is a village near Dover in Kent, England. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Sutton.- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Swingate, Kent”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swingate Inn and Duke of York’s Royal Military School.
Duke of York’s Royal Military School
School
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Duke of York's Royal Military School, in Guston, Kent, commonly known as the Duke of York's, is a co-educational academy with military tradition for students aged 11 to 18.
Fan Bay Deep Shelter
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Fan Bay Deep Shelter 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 Port of Dover.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Cliffe and East Langdon.
West Cliffe
Hamlet
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Cliffe or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the Dover district, in east Kent, England, near Dover. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88.
East Langdon
Hamlet
Photo: Rosie Burnham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Langdon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Langdon, in the Dover district of Kent, England. It is 3 miles northeast from Dover town.
Dover
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Dover is a major port town in East Kent, facing into the English Channel. At just 21 mi from the French port of Calais, it is the closest port to continental Europe on mainland Britain.
Swingate
- Category: hamlet
- Location: St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Swingate” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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