The Old Post Office

The Old Post Office is a building in Folkestone, Shepway District, England which is located on Tontine Street. The Old Post Office is situated nearby to the theater building Folkestone Quarterhouse, as well as near the art gallery The Stables.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Folkestone Library and Folkestone Museum.

Folkestone Library

Library

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Folkestone Library is situated 630 feet west of The Old Post Office.

Folkestone Museum

Museum

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Folkestone Museum is situated 680 feet southwest of The Old Post Office.

St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone

Church

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Folkestone, Kent, situated not far from cliffs overlooking the English Channel. St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church, Folkestone is situated 1,000 feet southwest of The Old Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandgate and Capel-le-Ferne.

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 1½ miles west of The Old Post Office.

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". Capel-le-Ferne is situated 2 miles northeast of The Old Post Office.

Cheriton

Suburb

Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp. Cheriton is situated 2 miles west of The Old Post Office.

The Old Post Office

Type: Building
Address: 48 Tontine Street
Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.08132° or 51° 4′ 53″ north

Longitude

1.18356° or 1° 11′ 1″ east

Levels

Open location code

9F3335JM+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1396580910

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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