Lower Walmer

Lower Walmer is a suburb in Walmer, Dover District, England. Lower Walmer is situated nearby to the suburb Middle Deal, as well as near Upper Walmer.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deal Castle and St Saviour’s, Walmer.

Deal Castle

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Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.

St Saviour’s, Walmer

Church

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St Saviour's is a church on the seafront of Walmer, Kent, United Kingdom.

Hamilton Road Cemetery

Cemetery

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Hamilton Road Cemetery is a combined municipal and military burial ground situated in the coastal town of Deal, Kent, in South East England. Opened in May 1856, it was created to provide a new burial ground for Deal at a time when its general population was expanding and when previous, often ad hoc facilities for dealing with deaths in the area no longer sufficed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walmer and Deal.

Walmer

Village

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Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is six miles south-east of Sandwich, Kent. The town's coastline and castle are popular amongst tourists.

Deal

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Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 miles north-east of Dover and 8 miles south of Ramsgate.