Alkham
Alkham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England, about five miles west of Dover. Within the parish are the settlements of Chalksole and Ewell Minnis; the parish population was 691 people, reducing slightly to 688 at the 2011 Census.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sladden Wood and St Peter’s Church.
Sladden Wood
Forest
Sladden Wood is a 7-hectare nature reserve north of Alkham in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. The main trees in this wood are hornbeam, field maple and hazel, and there are ground flora such as green hellebore and yellow archangel.
St Peter’s Church
Church
St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swingfield, some 3 miles northeast of Hawkinge, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folkestone and Hawkinge.
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.Hawkinge
Village
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. Hawkinge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Alkham.
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". Capel-le-Ferne is situated 2½ miles south of Alkham.
Alkham
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1348° or 51° 8′ 5″ north
Longitude
1.2172° or 1° 13′ 2″ east
Elevation
269 feet (82 metres)
Open location code
9F3346M8+WV
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