Postling
Postling is a village and civil parish situated near the Roman road of Stone Street, about 17 miles south of Canterbury, Kent, in South East England. Postlinges is the spelling used in the Domesday Book, where it was part of the lands of Hugo de Montfort; Postlinge is also seen in old records.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandling Railway Station and Westenhanger railway station.
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.
Westenhanger railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Saltwood Castle
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hythe and Lyminge.
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.
Lyminge
Village
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyminge is a village and civil parish in southeast Kent, England. It lies about five miles from Folkestone and the Channel Tunnel, on the road passing through the Elham Valley.
Saltwood
Village
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltwood is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent, England. Within the parish are the small hamlets of Pedlinge and Sandling.
Postling
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1066° or 51° 6′ 24″ northLongitude
1.0623° or 1° 3′ 44″ eastElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
9F334346+JWGeoNames ID
7295316
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