Capel Battery
Capel Battery is a bunker in Kent, South East England, England. Capel Battery is situated nearby to Battle of Britain Memorial, as well as near the museum The Wing.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Battle of Britain Memorial and Folkestone Roman Villa.
Battle of Britain Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Battle of Britain Memorial is situated 590 feet northeast of Capel Battery.
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. Folkestone Roman Villa is situated 3,400 feet south of Capel Battery.
St Radigund
Church
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Radigund is a church, which is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Capel Battery.
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.
Folkestone
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Folkestone is a town on the Kent coast, in the South East of England. It is known for its artworks around the town and good beaches.
Capel Battery
- Type: Bunker
- Description: 8-inch WWII gun battery between Dover and Folkestone, Kent
- Categories: artillery battery, military museum, building, and military installation
- Location: Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.09757° or 51° 5′ 51″ northLongitude
1.20384° or 1° 12′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9F3336X3+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1285762679OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q112678676
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