Westenhanger railway station
Westenhanger railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the villages of Westenhanger and Stanford, and was near the now-closed Folkestone Racecourse, in Kent.Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Westenhanger, Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Westenhanger Railway Station”, “Westenhanger Station”, and “WHA”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandling Railway Station and Lympne Castle.
Sandling Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandling railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Sandling and the market town of Hythe, Kent. It is 65 miles 36 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Sandling Railway Station is situated 1¼ miles east of Westenhanger railway station.
Lympne Castle
Garden
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lympne Castle is a medieval castle in England that is located in the village of Lympne in Kent, above Romney Marsh. It is 18,862 square feet in size and is a Grade I listed property, described as a fortified manor house. Lympne Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Westenhanger railway station.
Saltwood Castle
Photo: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saltwood Castle is a castle in Saltwood village, one mile north of Hythe, Kent, England. Of 11th century origin, the castle was expanded in the 13th and 14th centuries. Saltwood Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Westenhanger railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westenhanger and Stanford.
Westenhanger
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanford is a village and civil parish in Kent, England. It is part of the Folkestone and Hythe district. The village developed along the ancient Roman Stone Street and was divided by the construction of the M20 motorway into Stanford North and Stanford South.
Stanford
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stanford is a village and civil parish in Kent, England. It is part of the Folkestone and Hythe district. The village developed along the ancient Roman Stone Street and was divided by the construction of the M20 motorway into Stanford North and Stanford South.
Newingreen
Village
Newingreen is a village near Folkestone in Kent, England. It is situated on the junction of the A20 and the historic Stone Street between Lympne and Canterbury. The village is near Junction 11 of the M20. It is in the civil parish of Stanford.
Westenhanger railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Stanford, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.09492° or 51° 5′ 42″ northLongitude
1.0382° or 1° 2′ 18″ eastElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Operator
SoutheasternNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“WHA”Open location code
9F3332VQ+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6688385706OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
6945266Wikidata ID
Q2548598
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Westenhanger railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “維斯頓翰格車站”
- Chinese: “维斯顿翰格车站”
- Dutch: “station Westenhanger”
- Dutch: “Station Westenhanger”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ويستينهانجير”
- French: “gare de Westenhanger”
- French: “Westenhanger”
- Urdu: “ویسٹن ہینجر ریلوے اسٹیشن”
- Venetian: “stasion de Westenhanger”
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