HAW-kinj) is now a town and civil parish in the Shepway District of Kent, England. The original village of Hawkinge is actually just less than a mile (c. 1.3 km) due east of the present village centre (roughly 51° 6'55.14"N, 1°11'2.00"E); the modern, much larger, village of Hawkinge was formed by the merging of Hawkinge and Uphill. Walking south from the village past it is possible to see stunning views of Cheriton, Folkestone and the Channel Tunnel complex.
Population: 4,390
Latitude: 51° 06' 45.94" N
Longitude: 1° 09' 42.34" E
Westenhanger railway station serves Westenhanger in Kent, England. The station is on the South Eastern Main Line 64 1⁄4 miles (103.4 km) south east of London Charing Cross. All trains serving Westenhanger are operated by Southeastern.
Westenhanger Castle is a fortified manor house once owned by royalty, located next to Westenhanger railway station and the grandstand of Folkestone Racecourse in Kent. The castle has endured a period of steady decline to near ruination in recent yea…
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Olantigh is a property 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Wye in Kent, southeast England. It includes a garden of 20 acres (8.1 ha).
New Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill in Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent. It stands just west of junction 10 of the M20 motorway.
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SS Anglia was a steam ship requisitioned for use as a hospital ship during the First World War.
Godinton House (also known as Godinton House and Gardens or Godinton Park) is a stately home in the parish of Great Chart, owned by a non-profit-making trust.