Dover Museum
Dover Museum is a museum in Dover, Kent, in south-east England.Photo: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Local history museum in Dover, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dover Castle and St Mary’s Church.
Dover Castle
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Dover Castle is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Dover Museum.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Rensi, Public domain.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed Anglican church, a parish church in Dover, Kent, and is situated on Cannon Street in the town centre. There was a church on this site in Saxon times. It was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. St Mary’s Church is situated 450 feet north of Dover Museum.
Dover Priory railway station
Railway station
Dover Priory railway station is the southern terminus of the South Eastern Main Line. It is the main station serving the town of Dover, in Kent, England; the other is Kearsney, on the outskirts. Dover Priory railway station is situated 2,000 feet west of Dover Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maxton and Buckland.
Maxton
Suburb
Maxton is an area in the west of Dover, in the county of Kent, England. Maxton also served as the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938.
Buckland
Suburb
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum.
Kearsney
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kearsney is a village in Kent, England. At one time it would have been called a hamlet, there being no church there. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Temple Ewell. Kearsney is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dover Museum.
Dover Museum
- Categories: local museum, local authority museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.12473° or 51° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
1.31322° or 1° 18′ 48″ eastOpen location code
9F3348F7+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 55291967OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5302509
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Dover Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “多佛尔博物馆”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Dovero”
- German: “Dover Museum”
- Japanese: “ドーバー博物館”
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