Folkestone Castle
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.Photo: GkgAlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Caesar’s Camp” and “Castle Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folkestone West railway station and Folkestone Central railway station.
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. Folkestone West railway station is situated 1 mile south of Folkestone 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. Folkestone Central railway station is situated 1¼ miles south of Folkestone Castle.
Folkestone Academy
School
Folkestone Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Folkestone, Kent, England that was established in September 2007. In April 2017, the school became a part of Turner Schools… Folkestone Academy is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Folkestone Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkinge and Cheriton.
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.
Cheriton
Suburb
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.
Old 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.
Folkestone Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.09876° or 51° 5′ 56″ northLongitude
1.16106° or 1° 9′ 40″ eastElevation
377 feet (115 metres)Open location code
9F3335X6+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1041696112OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Folkestone Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Folkestone”
- Danish: “Folkestone Castle”
- German: “Folkestone Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo Folkestone”
- Turkish: “Folkestone Kalesi”
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