Battle of Britain Memorial

The Battle of Britain Memorial is a monument to aircrew who flew in the Battle of Britain. It is sited on the White Cliffs at Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkestone, on the coast of Kent.

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: WWII memorial in Kent, England
Also known as: “Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Radigund and Folkestone Roman Villa.

St Radigund

Church

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Radigund is a church, which is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Battle of Britain Memorial.

Folkestone Roman Villa

Archaeological site

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Folkestone Roman Villa, also referred to as the East Bay Site, is a villa built during the Roman Occupation of Britain, and is located in East Wear Bay near the port town of Folkestone, in Kent, England. Folkestone Roman Villa is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Battle of Britain Memorial.

Martello Tower No. 1

Tower

Photo: Helmut Zozmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Martello Tower No. 1 is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Battle of Britain Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capel-le-Ferne and Old Hawkinge.

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".

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.