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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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]
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 .