Copt Point

Copt Point is a locality in Folkestone, Shepway District, England. Copt Point is situated nearby to the locality Baker’s Gap, as well as near the suburb East Cliff.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Folkestone Roman Villa and Martello Tower No. 3.

Folkestone Roman Villa

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Martello Tower No. 3

Tower

Photo: Lintilla1962, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Folkestone Harbour

Harbor

Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Folkestone Harbour is the main harbour of the town of Folkestone in Kent, England. The harbour was developed during the 19th century, and became prominent after the South Eastern Railway began running boat trains to France.

Places in the Area

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

Capel-le-Ferne

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Old Hawkinge is situated 2 miles north of Copt Point.

Sandgate

Village

Photo: Jamesedits, Public domain.

Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census. Sandgate is situated 2½ miles west of Copt Point.

Copt Point

Type: Locality
Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.08365° or 51° 5′ 1″ north

Longitude

1.1989° or 1° 11′ 56″ east

Open location code

9F3335MX+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8614530262

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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