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Folkestone ( FOHK-stən) is a coastal town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour, shipping port, and fashionable coastal resort for most of the 19th and mid-20th centuries.
UK Government Statistical Service code: E04005040; website: http://www.folkestonetc.kentparishes.gov.uk/
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
Street address: 23 Rendezvous Street, Baptist Galleries, Folkestone, CT20 1EY (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061165; website: https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/kent/the-samuel-peto-folkestone
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
Folkestone and Hythe is a local government district in Kent, England. It lies in the south-east of the county, on the coast of the English Channel. The district was formed in 1974 and was originally named Shepway after one of the ancient lathes of Kent, which had covered a similar area. The district was renamed in 2018. The council is based in Folkestone, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Hawkinge, Hythe, Lydd and New Romney, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
website: https://www.shepway.gov.uk; UK Government Statistical Service code: E07000112
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
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. The villa is situated on a cliff top overlooking the English Channel, with views of the French coast at Boulogne on a clear day. It is situated near the start of the North Downs Trackway, and the area has been inhabited for thousands of years, with archeological finds in the area and at the villa site dating back to the Mesolithic and Neolithic ages. The villa was built around A. D. 75, and was almost certainly built within the confines of a preexisting Iron Age settlement.
Folkestone Central railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Folkestone, Kent. It is 69 miles 73 chains (112.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
UK railway station code: FKC
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 (111.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
UK railway station code: FKW
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 Road is a complex of sports grounds at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The complex includes football pitches, a cricket ground, hockey pitches, netball courts and an indoor sports facility. It includes the home ground of Folkestone Invicta F.C., known as The Alcaline Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and the Three Hills Sports Park which includes the home grounds of Folkestone Cricket Club and Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club. The cricket ground, which was previously called the Cheriton Road Sports Ground, was used by Kent County Cricket Club for top level cricket matches.
Folkestone Harbour station was one of four railway stations in Folkestone, Kent. It served Folkestone Harbour with connecting boat train services across the English Channel to Calais and Boulogne.
Folkestone Priory was a pre-Reformation Benedictine monastery at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The priory church survives as the present parish church. It was the successor to Folkestone Abbey, an Anglo-Saxon nunnery on a different site.
Folkestone Warren Halt was a station on the South Eastern Main Line of the South Eastern Railway at the beach location known as "The Warren" in the east end of Folkestone, Kent, now within the East Cliff and Warren Country Park.
Leas Cliff Hall is an entertainment and function venue situated in Folkestone, on the Kent coast of England. The Grand Hall seats 900 and it has a standing capacity of 1500. It currently presents a varied programme of touring shows including concerts, comedy, ballet and wrestling.
Street address: The Leas, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2DZ, England (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1387728; website: http://www.leascliffhall.org.uk
The Leas Lift is a grade II* listed funicular railway that carried passengers between the seafront and the promenade in Folkestone, Kent. Originally installed in 1885, it is one of the oldest water lifts in the UK.
Turner Free School is a co-educational secondary school located in the Cheriton area of Folkestone in the English county of Kent.
website: http://www.pentvalley.com; EDUBase URN: 118930
Folkestone Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Folkestone, Kent, England that was established in September 2007. In April 2017, the school became a part of Turner Schools
website: http://www.folkestoneacademy.com
The Harvey Grammar School is located in Folkestone, Kent, England. It is a grammar school with academy status founded by the family of William Harvey in 1674.
Street address: The Harvey Grammar School, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5JY (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 138480, 118805; website: http://www.harveygs.kent.sch.uk
Lower Leas Coastal Park is a park located in Folkestone, Kent, England. The park is split into three broad recreational zones, starting at The Leas Lift (on Lower Sandgate Road) and heading west. The formal zone comprises pine avenues and flower gardens, planted for all-year-round interest. The fun zone comprises the large free adventure play area and the amphitheatre. The last area, the wild zone, has been created for a diverse wildlife habitat, with careful management.
National Heritage List for England number: 1061197
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. Parts of the building date from the 13th century, but it was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. It is unusual in having a central tower.
National Heritage List for England number: 1068556; website: http://stmaryandsteanswythe.org/
National Heritage List for England number: 1344160
National Heritage List for England number: 1019148
The Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone, is a community hospital located on the edge of Radnor Park in Folkestone, Kent, in England. It is managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
website: http://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/royal-victoria-hospital/
Street address: Folkestone Library, 2 Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1HD; 2 Grace Hill, Folkestone, CT20 1HD (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1061215; website: http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/libraries
National Heritage List for England number: 1061220
National Heritage List for England number: 1061235
National Heritage List for England number: 1061236
National Heritage List for England number: 1251151
Le phare de Folkestone est un phare de port situé au bout de la jetée du port de Folkestone, dans le comté de Kent en Angleterre. Cette jetée historique de 1809 a été rénovée et elle est devenue une destination touristique avec des magasins, des restaurants et des lieux de divertissement.
National Heritage List for England number: 1392377; Admiralty number: A0892
National Heritage List for England number: 1392511
Street address: 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY, England (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.silverscreenfolkestone.com
Street address: Cheriton Library, 64 Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4HB (from Wikidata)
Street address: Wood Avenue Library, Wood Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6HG (from Wikidata)
Street address: Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School, The Durlocks, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6AL (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 118676; website: http://www.stpetersfolkestone.com/
Street address: Harcourt Primary School, Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4NE (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 118871; website: http://www.harcourt.kent.sch.uk/
Street address: The Beacon Folkestone, Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk; EDUBase URN: 119044
Street address: Castle Hill Community Primary School, Sidney Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6HG (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk/; EDUBase URN: 133177
Street address: Ferndearle, Heather Lodge, 2 Radnor Park West, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5HH (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 135510; website: http://Ferndearleschool.com
Street address: Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone, Brockman Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1DJ (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.christchurchfolkestone.com/; EDUBase URN: 139309
Street address: Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy, Warren Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6QH (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.stmarysfolkestone.com; EDUBase URN: 139310
Street address: St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School, Church Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1SE (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 139315; website: http://www.st-eanswythes.kent.sch.uk/
Street address: Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Parkfield Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5BY (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 141629; website: http://www.stellamaris.kent.sch.uk/
Street address: Morehall Primary, Chart Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PN (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 145012; website: http://www.turnermorehall.org
Street address: Turner Free School, Tile Kiln Lane, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4PB (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 145923
Street address: All Soul's Church of England Primary School, Stanley Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4LG (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.allsouls.kent.sch.uk/; EDUBase URN: 146950
Street address: Mundella Primary School, Black Bull Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5QX (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.mundella.kent.sch.uk; EDUBase URN: 118384
Street address: Cheriton Primary School, Church Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3EP (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 118480; website: http://www.cheritonprimary.org.uk/
Street address: Folkestone Academy, Academy Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 145420