Maxton

Maxton is an area in the west of , in the county of , England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,060 residents
  • Description: suburb of Dover in Kent
  • Also known as: “Maxton, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dover Priory railway station and Knights Templar Church.

Railway station
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is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line. It is the main station serving the town of , in , England; the other is , on the outskirts.

Ruins
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The in is the ruins of a medieval church on Bredenstone hill, part of the Dover Western Heights in , England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a scheduled monument.

School
is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in , , England. It was established in 1948 and is part of The Samphire Star Education Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckland and Kearsney.

Suburb
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
including Valley is a village near , in the county of , England. It is noted for the Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the but are on display at Dover Museum.

Village
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is a village in , England. At one time it would have been called a hamlet, there being no church there. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Maxton.

Village
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is a civil parish and historic village in the county of , England. The village is part of the Dover district of Kent, and forms part of the Dover urban area. is situated 2½ miles north of Maxton.

Maxton

Latitude
51.11925° or 51° 7′ 9″ north
Longitude
1.29011° or 1° 17′ 24″ east
Population
7,060
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
9F33479R+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29432954
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11550761
Wiki­data ID
Q6796040
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Maxton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Maxton”
  • French: “Maxton”
  • Irish: “Maxton”
  • Polish: “Maxton (Kent)”
  • Polish: “Maxton”
  • Urdu: “میکسٹن، کینٹ”
  • Welsh: “Maxton, Caint”
  • Welsh: “Maxton”

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