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The Kentish Express was founded in 1855 as the Ashford and Alfred News by Henry Igglesden. The first edition was published on 14 July 1855. [2] [3] The paper was Kent's first penny paper after the abolition of stamp duty on newspapers in 1854. [4]
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.
Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Folkestone and Hythe .
Grade I listed buildings in Folkestone and Hythe; Grade II* listed buildings in Folkestone and Hythe; Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) Folkestone & Hythe District Council; Folkestone and Hythe District Council elections
Free newspapers for the town include the Folkestone and Hythe Extra, part of the KM Group; and yourshepway, part of KOS Media. It also has a paid-for monthly magazine, Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Life. A new free community/lifestyle magazine for Hythe, Hythe Life Magazine, was launched in the summer of 2014.
The ecclesiastical parish was known as Newington-next-Hythe, the latter town being 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) to the south-west; the parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. [3] Nearby there used to be a 13th-century Augustinian priory, founded in 1253 by Sir John Maunsell, who became a counsellor of King Henry III. [4]
Folkestone and Hythe consists of a hilly swathe of East Kent including the coastal urban area of Folkestone and Hythe. The rural communities of New Romney, Lydd, Dymchurch, Lyminge and Elham contain significant farming communities, commuters to towns and business parks, including a small percentage to London and a large retired population. [2]
Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. It had a population of 4,225 at the 2001 census. [2] It is the site of Sandgate Castle, a Device Fort. H. G. Wells lived at Spade House, and it is also the birthplace of comedian Hattie Jacques.