Crete Road West
Crete Road West is an electrical substation in Folkestone, Shepway District, England. Crete Road West is situated nearby to The Hart Reservoir, as well as near the archaeological site Folkestone Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Folkestone Castle and Kent Battle of Britain Museum.
Folkestone Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: GkgAlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Folkestone Castle stood on a spur of the North Downs to the north of the town of Folkestone, Kent. The Norman castle existed in the late 11th and 12th centuries and was built on a natural mound which. Folkestone Castle is situated 900 feet southeast of Crete Road West.
Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Museum
Photo: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain. The Spirit of the Few Monument is in the grounds of the museum. Kent Battle of Britain Museum is situated 1 mile north of Crete Road West.
Folkestone West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
Folkestone West railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the western area of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 22 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Folkestone West railway station is situated 1 mile south of Crete Road West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkinge and Cheriton.
Hawkinge
Village
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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.
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.
Arpinge
Hamlet
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arpinge is a hamlet between Paddlesworth and Newington to the west of Folkestone in Kent, England. It consists of three working farms, three now converted to residential use and a further four houses.
Crete Road West
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Folkestone, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.10054° or 51° 6′ 2″ northLongitude
1.15836° or 1° 9′ 30″ eastOperator
UK Power NetworksOpen location code
9F334525+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 961922501
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Highlights include The Hart Reservoir and Castle Hill.
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