Folkestone
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Folkestone Central railway station and Sandgate Castle.
Folkestone Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Sandgate Castle
Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.
Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended a vulnerable point along the coast.
Folkestone West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hythe and Hawkinge.
Hythe
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hythe is in the District of Shepway, in Kent. In medieval times Hythe was one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. Then the Kent coast silted up, leaving the village inland.
Hawkinge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Folkestone
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0884° or 51° 5′ 18″ northLongitude
1.1703° or 1° 10′ 13″ eastElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
9F3335QC+94GeoNames ID
7293793
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