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The Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folkestone, Kent, South East England. It overlooks the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel and was completed in June 2003.
website: http://www.whitehorsefolkestone.co.uk/index.html
The 2007 Kent earthquake registered 4.3 on the Richter scale and struck south east Kent, South East England on 28 April 2007 at 07:18:12 UTC (08:18:12 local time), at a shallow depth of 5.3 km.
Sandgate Plain was a cricket ground in Folkestone in Kent. The ground was situated on the Folkestone Leas, an area along the coast to the west of the town centre close to the village of Sandgate. The ground was one of two located either side of the Upper Folkestone Road, now the A259 Sandgate Road, which were established by 1859. The ground was used by Folkestone Cricket Club between 1859 and 1901.
The Folkestone Downs are an area of chalk downland above Folkestone, where the eastern end of the North Downs escarpment meets the English Channel. Part of the Downs is the Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest, designated for its geological and biological interest.
Folkestone Harbour is the main harbour of the town of Folkestone in Kent, England.
website: http://www.folkestoneharbour.com/
Cheriton Halt is a disused railway station on the South Eastern Main Line which served the village of Cheriton on the outskirts of Folkestone in Kent, England. The station opened in 1908 and finally closed in 1947.
The Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal is a railway terminal built for the transport of road-going vehicles on specially constructed trains through the Channel Tunnel. The station is located in Cheriton, a northern suburb of the town of Folkestone in the county of Kent. It is the terminal for the United Kingdom. On the French side is the Eurotunnel Calais Terminal located at Coquelles, near Calais. The passenger service building at the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal is called the Victor Hugo Terminal, named for the French author Victor Hugo.
East Cliff and Warren Country Park is in Folkestone, in Kent, England. This country park is formed of the East Cliffs of Folkestone, the sandy beaches of East Wear Bay and the land-slipped nature reserve land between the cliffs and the sea.
South Kent College (SKC) was a college of further and higher education in southeast England. The main campus was in Folkestone, with satellites in Dover and at several sites in Ashford. Following a KPMG report in 2008 that recommended a merger, in April 2010 SKC joined West Kent College to form South & West Kent College, trading as K College.
Danton Pinch was a small hamlet in Kent, England situated north-west of Folkestone. Its location is now within the confines of the Channel Tunnel development.
Folkestone East is a former railway station in Folkestone, England. Opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1843 as part of its main line from London, it was Folkestone's first station and handled substantial boat train traffic travelling to the Continent via Folkestone Harbour. Passenger traffic declined in later years with the opening of other more convenient stations in the town and the station eventually closed in 1965.
Radio Folkestone, previously known as 105.9 Academy FM until 11 May 2024, is a community radio station serving the town of Folkestone in Kent, which launched on 31 March 2011.
The Creative Folkestone Triennial is an arts festival held every three years in Folkestone, Kent, England.
website: http://www.folkestonetriennial.org.uk
The Pleasure Gardens Theatre was a theatre in Folkestone in Kent. It was opened in 1886 in a building that had previously been constructed as an Exhibition Hall in 1851. It was later converted into a cinema before closing in 1964.
Folkestone War Memorial is a First World War memorial situated in The Leas area of Folkestone, Kent. Designed by Ferdinand Victor Blundstone and unveiled in 1922, it commemorates the 578 men of Folkestone who served in the war, and those who passed through Folkestone Harbour when Folkestone Harbour railway station nearby was an important point of departure and return for passage to the Western Front via Boulogne. The road from the station to the harbour was renamed the "Road of Remembrance" after the war.
National Heritage List for England number: 1393854
Art Buff is a graffiti artwork by Banksy which was created in Folkestone in 2014, Banksy announcing it as "part of the Folkestone triennial. Kind of". The work depicts a woman wearing headphones and staring at a plinth, upon which rests a patch of painted-out graffiti. The name of the piece is a play on words, "buff" being a slang term for the painting over of graffiti.
website: http://www.banksy.co.uk/
Folkestone power station supplied electricity to the Borough of Folkestone and the surrounding area from 1898 to 1960. The power station was built by the Folkestone Electricity Supply Company Limited which operated it until the nationalisation of the British electricity industry in 1948. It was redeveloped in the 1920s to meet the increased demand for electricity.
Folkestone Invicta Football Club is a football club based in Folkestone, Kent, England. They are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Cheriton Road.
website: https://www.folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk/
National Heritage List for England number: 1011771
Street address: 108 Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1QY (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061211
National Heritage List for England number: 1281488
National Heritage List for England number: 1344147
National Heritage List for England number: 1344149
National Heritage List for England number: 1356202
Street address: The Leas, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2DP, England (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1392353
National Heritage List for England number: 1416272
National Heritage List for England number: 1468684
National Heritage List for England number: 1469583
National Heritage List for England number: 1068893
National Heritage List for England number: 1068903
National Heritage List for England number: 1459864
Street address: 1-2 Guildhall St, Folkestone CT20 1DY; 2 Grace Hill, Folkestone CT20 1HD (from Wikidata)
website: https://folkestonemuseum.co.uk/
National Heritage List for England number: 1061213
National Heritage List for England number: 1061217
National Heritage List for England number: 1251098
National Heritage List for England number: 1262942
National Heritage List for England number: 1417352
National Heritage List for England number: 1344169
National Heritage List for England number: 1061165
National Heritage List for England number: 1061179
National Heritage List for England number: 1061212
National Heritage List for England number: 1061166
National Heritage List for England number: 1061240
National Heritage List for England number: 1389102
National Heritage List for England number: 1061241
National Heritage List for England number: 1203875
National Heritage List for England number: 1005158
National Heritage List for England number: 1005159
National Heritage List for England number: 1014864
National Heritage List for England number: 1376803
Street address: 6 Bollards To North East Of Parish Church, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068576
Street address: 3 Bollards To South Of Parish Church, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068894
National Heritage List for England number: 1344150
Street address: George Lane, Folkestone, CT20 1RH, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: 24-26 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DP, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: 78 Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JP, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: 1 Grace Hill, Folkestone, CT20 1HA, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: 101-103 High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BY, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: OUTSIDE NOS. 12-14, BATHURST RD (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1391909
National Heritage List for England number: 1344168
Street address: School of English Studies, 26 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2PY (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 133063
National Heritage List for England number: 1404114
National Heritage List for England number: 1356216
National Heritage List for England number: 1338844
National Heritage List for England number: 1338873
National Heritage List for England number: 1338878
National Heritage List for England number: 1343658
National Heritage List for England number: 1344113
National Heritage List for England number: 1344114
National Heritage List for England number: 1344115
National Heritage List for England number: 1344116
National Heritage List for England number: 1344125
National Heritage List for England number: 1344139
National Heritage List for England number: 1344140
National Heritage List for England number: 1344159
National Heritage List for England number: 1344170
National Heritage List for England number: 1356160
National Heritage List for England number: 1356179
Street address: 18 And 19, The Leas, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061199
Street address: 1-14, Marine Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061202
Street address: 10-15, Marine Parade, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061203
National Heritage List for England number: 1061216
Street address: 53, The Old High Street, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061221
Street address: 30 And 32, The Bayle, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061231
Street address: 84 And 86, The Bayle, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061234
National Heritage List for England number: 1067816
Street address: 5 And 7, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068604
Street address: 15 And 17, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068611
Street address: 27 And 29, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068634
Street address: 20 And 22, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068672
Street address: 55, The Old High Street, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068877
Street address: 4, The Old High Street, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068885
Street address: 24, The Old High Street, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068891
Street address: 12-16, Church Street, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068895
Street address: 22 And 24, Church Street, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068896
Street address: 1 And 3, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068897
Street address: 11 And 12B, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068898
Street address: 23 And 25, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068899
Street address: 6 And 8, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068901
Street address: 16 And 18, Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068902
Street address: 5-13, The Bayle, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068921
Street address: 12, The Bayle, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1068923
Street address: 26 And 28, The Bayle, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1084338
Street address: 1 And 2, Albion Villas, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1084382
National Heritage List for England number: 1203957
National Heritage List for England number: 1251148