Hawkinge
Hawkinge is a locality in Shepway District, Kent, England. Hawkinge is situated nearby to the hamlet Gibraltar, as well as near the village Densole.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kent Battle of Britain Museum and Folkestone Castle.
Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Museum
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The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain. The Spirit of the Few Monument is in the grounds of the museum.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folkestone and Hawkinge.
Folkestone
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Folkestone is a town on the Kent coast, in the South East of England. It is known for its artworks around the town and good beaches.
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.
Capel-le-Ferne
Village
Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in the Dover district, in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns".
Hawkinge
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.115° or 51° 6′ 54″ northLongitude
1.1727° or 1° 10′ 22″ eastElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
9F33458F+23GeoNames ID
7293788
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