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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 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.
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Locals who spoke to The Independent said there had been significant improvements to Folkestone but were concerned about future building work that will culminate in 1,000 homes along the beach and ...
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Fairfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Snargate, in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 61. [1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Snargate; part also went to Stone-cum-Ebony. [2] The area lies west of the village of Brookland.
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.
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]