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Folkestone ( / ˈfəʊkstən / FOHK-stən) is a port 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 part of the 19th and mid 20th centuries.
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Folkestone and Dover from the International Space Station....
- Folkestone and Hythe District
Folkestone and Hythe is a local government district in Kent,...
- Folkestone Harbour
The Folkestone Harbour Company. Size. 35 acres (14 hectares)...
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51.08725 1.1683. 4 Folkestone Sports Centre, Radnor Park Avenue, ☏ +44 1303 850 222, mail@folkestonesportscentre.co.uk. There is a large swimming pool (with a flume) at the sports centre behind Radnor park, where there is also one of Kent's only dry ski-slopes. ( updated Jan 2021 | edit) 51.076007 1.194464.
Apr 9, 2024 · Folkestone, town (parish), Shepway district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It is situated on the Strait of Dover, 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Dover. The town is the administrative centre for the district. Once a “limb” of the Cinque Port of Dover, Folkestone shared that town’s privileges and ...
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Excavations have shown that the region of Folkestone has been populated from prehistoric times and the existence of a villa on the East Cliff dating from the Roman period, which was discovered in 1924, shows us that Folkestone has been inhabited for over two millennia. The Saxons and the Jutes were also present in the area as burial grounds ...
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