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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.
Hythe Lifeboat Station was located at the eastern end of West Parade, in the market town of Hythe, which is situated 7 miles (11 km) west of Folkestone, on the Kent coast. [ 1 ] A lifeboat station was first established here in 1893 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), following the closure of the Hythe, Sandgate & Folkestone ...
Newchurch is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District in Kent, England.The village is located on the Romney Marsh, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Dymchurch
Folkestone and Hythe can refer to: Folkestone and Hythe District; Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency) This page was last edited on 27 ...
Following the problems launching to the Benvenue, it was decided to open a new station at Folkestone, and transfer the Mayer de Rothschild (ON 35) to Hythe, opening a new station there too. Hythe, Sandgate & Folkestone Lifeboat Station closed on 11 December 1893. The boathouse was later sold, and became a cafe, but was demolished in 1956. [2] [3]
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.
Burmarsh is a village [2] and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent, England. The village is located three miles (4.8 km) west of Hythe on the Romney Marsh. The Burmarsh Road connects the village to the once fully operating Burmarsh Road train station. The closest major settlement is Folkestone which is a minimum of 9.5 mile ...
Stagecoach in East Kent operates local bus services to Canterbury every hour or to the town centre of Folkestone up to every 8 minutes. Cheriton is the location of the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal, which connects through the Channel Tunnel to the Eurotunnel Calais Terminal located at Coquelles, near Calais.