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  Folkestone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Folkestone (pronounced fōk'stun) is a coastal resort town in the Shepway district of Kent, England.
Folkestone was thus obliged as a "limb" of the Cinque Port of Dover, until in 1629 the local inhabitants obtained a licence to build a port.
Folkestone is also the home of several insurance firms, some of which used to be involved in the shipping trade but have since diversified into other fields; and is the home to Saga, a major company providing financial services, holidays (including cruising on Saga's two cruise ships) and various other services to the over-50s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Folkestone   (2893 words)

  
 Folkestone and Hythe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Folkestone and Hythe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It consists of the towns of Folkestone and Hythe, in Kent in the south east of England.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the constituency boundaries in the county as a consequence of population changes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Folkestone_and_Hythe   (231 words)

  
 Folkestone, Kent: Characteristics and future of the CBD
Folkestone is a town in the Shepway district of Kent.
Folkestone was once a "limb" of the Cinque Port of Dover, until in 1629 the local inhabitants obtained a licence to build a port.
Folkestone was one of the chief resorts of southern England.
www.fantasyfacup.com /matthew/essays/folk.htm   (4138 words)

  
 Folkestone Kent tourist information
Folkestone, pre-occupied with taking people in and out of England on the ferries, this is a town most just pass through, with its terminus of the Channel Tunnel for those quick trips to France.
Situated in the historical harbour and resort of Folkestone, the Southcliff Hotel is perfectly situated on the Leas, the town panoramic promenade.
West End of Folkestone, close to the famous Leas Promenade and within walking distance of the town centre and the sea.
www.touruk.co.uk /kent/ken_folk.htm   (575 words)

  
 Folkestone Museum
Folkestone museum depicts key moments in the life of this coastal town in South East Kent.
Artefacts relating to smuggling, marine life, the town's role in defense and as a holiday destination are represented as well as Folkestone on film and hands-on activities for children.
The importance of Folkestone's archaeological past is shown by the Anglo-Saxon skeleton and artefacts from the Roman Villa on the East Cliff.
www.kent.gov.uk /leisure-and-culture/museums/folkestone   (239 words)

  
 Fossils and Geology of Folkestone, Kent. Fossil Collecting & Geological Guides
Folkestone, Internationally known for the famous 'Channel Tunnel' but also the famous Gault Cliffs.
Folkestone is highly fossiliferious but most fossils are very fragile, so ensure you wrap them well and treat as soon as you get home or treat onsite.
The Hunstanton Red Rock in Norfolk is of a very similar age to Folkestone.
www.folkestone.ukfossils.co.uk   (518 words)

  
 Folkestone Literary Festival 2005 Sponsors and Special Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ottakar's is delighted to support the Folkestone Literary Festival and will be in attendance at all events from Monday 19th September to Saturday 24th September.
Ottakar's has been the leading bookshop in Folkestone since opening in 1995, and the chain was voted Bookselling Company of the Year at the British Book Awards in February 2003 and February 2004.
As a gift for Festival-goers, Ottakar's is pleased to offer a voucher for £5 off at the Folkestone branch, after the Festival and for the whole of October (Please note terms and conditions apply).
www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk /sponsors.asp   (701 words)

  
 Folkestone Hotels & Accommodation near Folkestone in Kent
There are 19 hotels with a Folkestone address but a total of 69 hotels are within 26.1 miles of Folkestone.
Situated in the desirable west end of Folkestone overlooking Trinity Gardens and the picturesque Trinity Church, we are only a brief stroll from the town centre and the Leas promenade, yet the Channel Tunnel and Dover ferries are only 10 or 15 minutes away...
Folkestone offers golf, horse racing and a wide range of sporting activities at the Folkestone Sports Centre as well as the new coastal park area and spectacular views of the Channel and Romney Marsh from the North Downs Way and Saxon Shore Way coastal paths....
www.uk-tourist-attractions.co.uk /England_hotels/Folkestone_hotels.cfm   (569 words)

  
 KENT RESOURCES: Folkestone, Kent, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The date of the first settlement in Folkestone is obscure and even the derivation of the name seems to be lost in time.
However, the history of this seaside town and port is similar to others in this area in that it was settled early, became a small fishing village and was part of the coastal defences in the area for many years until the Victorians started their love affair with seaside holidays.
During the First World War the Folkestone people received some 65,000 Belgian refugees and from 1915 was the main embarkation point for many soldiers leaving to fight in the trenches of France and Belgium.
www.digiserve.com /peter/folkestone-1.htm   (573 words)

  
 Folkestone Kent England, travel information
Folkestone is a seaside resort on the south east coast of Kent dating back to the 19th century.
Folkestone is also well known for its stunning Leas cliff top promenade.
In fact as it is so convenient to get to France from Folkestone, just 35 minutes by Eurotunnel, that most of Folkestone’s visitors combine a trip over to France with their stay in the area.
www.folkestoneswebsite.co.uk   (213 words)

  
 Lismore Hotel, Folkestone, Kent
While in Folkestone, visit the medieval parish church of St. Eanswythe in the historic Bayle, the harbour and the Old High Street, relax on the Leas Promenade, or explore the Warren and Lower Sandgate.
Folkestone also provides a variety of sporting facilities including golf at Sene Valley, windsurfing, fishing, bowling and horse racing.
Folkestone is ideally located to explore the Garden of England with the beautiful countryside and historic heritage.
www.hotelsagogo.co.uk /uk/kent/folkestone/227625.shtml   (169 words)

  
 Hotels, Inns, Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Folkestone, Kent, UK.
The Quality Hotel Burlington Folkestone is a tastefully decorated Victorian boutique hotel overlooking the English Channel and within walking distance of the town centre.
This family-run hotel was built in the 1870's, next to the Leas promenade, a mile-long clifftop walk with views over the Channel to France on a clear day, which has been described as the world's finest marine promenade.
Situated in the desirable west end of Folkestone overlooking Trinity Gardens and the picturesque Trinity Church, we are only a brief stroll from the town centre and the Leas promenade, yet the Channel Tunnel and Dover ferries are only 10 or 15 minutes away by car, making it ideal for anyone en route...
www.databrowse.co.uk /hotels/Kent/Folkestone.html   (1084 words)

  
 Folkestone Sports Centre Home Page
The Folkestone Sports Centre is a fun-filled activities, sports, and leisure centre the whole family can enjoy.
Everyone in the community, whether local resident or visitor, is invited to come use the Centre's wide range of facilities for healthy recreation, competition, or leisurely entertainment.
The Folkestone Sports Centre is open all day seven days a week, providing hours of fun for the entire family.
www.folkestonesports.ndo.co.uk   (369 words)

  
 Running Club Kent - Folkestone Running Club - running club in Folkestone, Kent, UK
Running Club Kent - Folkestone Running Club - running club in Folkestone, Kent, UK Folkestone Running Club - Kent based running club in Folkestone, Kent, UK We exist primarily to encourage road running at any standard.
The Folkestone 10 mile is run every year on Good Friday and is our key event of the year.
We are a small friendly athletics club catering for all ages and ability levels of runners in Folkestone and surrounding areas in Kent.
www.folkestonerunningclub.co.uk   (593 words)

  
 KENT RESOURCES: The Church of St. Mary & St. Eanswythe, Folkestone, Kent, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
KENT RESOURCES: The Church of St. Mary and St. Eanswythe, Folkestone, Kent, England
The rather unusually named Church of St. Mary and St. Eanswythe is the old Parish Church of Folkestone and stands high up on the cliffs overlooking the English Channel.
It was here, on the 8th of September each year, that the Mayor of the Town of Folkestone was elected by the Freemen of the Town who were all paid six pence each for their participation.
digiserve.com /peter/folkestone-ssme1.htm   (438 words)

  
 Folkestone Quakers
Folkestone Meeting is small in numbers but is part of the East Kent group of Meetings which includes local Meetings in Canterbury, Ashford and Broadstairs and with whom we have regular meetings for Quaker business.
East Kent, in its turn, forms part of Britain Yearly Meeting, a link to the website of which can be found on this screen.
It is customary for children to sit with their parents in the main Meeting for the first ten minutes and then to leave quietly for their own activities in an adjoining room.
www.eastkentquakers.org.uk /Folkestone.html   (184 words)

  
 Shepway Lib Dems - Serving Folkestone and Hythe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Kent School Organisation Advisory Board has voted unanimously against the merger of Harcourt and Morehall Primary Schools in a meeting at Sessions House in Maidstone today.
The key Kent School Organisation Advisory Board (SOAB) meets this Thursday 7 September in Maidstone to consider the future of Harcourt and Morehall Primary Schools in Folkestone.
Kent had proposed the "merger" of the two schools onto the Morehall school site, closing Harcourt Primary School, and have been strongly opposed by local parents, residents and the Shepway Lib Dem team amongst others.
www.folkestone-hythelibdems.org.uk /index.html   (692 words)

  
 Folkestone Gerald - Folkestone gigs, pubs, restaurants, clubs, news, rumour gossip etc...
Folkestone Gerald - Folkestone gigs, pubs, restaurants, clubs, news, rumour gossip etc...
Welcome to Folkestone Gerald, a guide to Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom.
Folkestone gigs, concerts, night clubs, restaurants, comedy, pubs, ale, cider, maps, gossip, rumour and other local information.
www.folkestonegerald.com   (543 words)

  
 Quality Hotel Burlington, Folkestone, Kent, Weddings, Conferences, Accommodation, Room Hire
The Quality Hotel Burlington - Folkestone, is a superior 3 star hotel that stands in its own grounds and is set in tranquil surroundings overlooking the Leas Promenade and the English Channel.
Folkestone is an ideal location for visitors to and from the continent and the Quality Hotel Burlington is just four miles from the channel tunnel terminal and a short drive from the Dover harbour port where day trips to Calais - France and Ostend - Belgium are available.
Kent, “The Garden of England” boasts many attractions, including Canterbury, with its famous Cathedral, which is the second most visited city in England.
www.theburlingtonhotel.com   (322 words)

  
 Folkestone Literary Festival 2005 homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
BBC Radio Kent, the Friends of the Folkestone Literary Festival and the Folkestone Herald.
The winners will be announced on BBC Radio Kent and the winning stories will published in the Folkestone Herald and on the Festival web site.
The Folkestone Literary Festival 2005 is administered by the Metropole Arts Centre Trust.
www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk /default_flf05.asp   (548 words)

  
 Folkestone, Kent.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Kent Pages is a comprehensive local directory for Kent.
If you run a website that covers "Folkestone, Kent" and are based in Kent you can submit your details for free in our Folkestone, Kent section.
Folkestone based Consultancy specialising in Drainage and Flood Prevention schemes.We also handle Structural Calculations and Building Design.
www.kent-pages.co.uk /Kent/Folkestone/more11.html   (214 words)

  
 Folkestone Gerald
Folkestone on TV, Kent gigs, Find a flatmate, rent a room, property queries, current news, what's new, local events, for sale, local services, what I like about Folkestone, ask questions, offer advice, plug yourself...
Mixing with seamen on a Folkestone trawler, the little fraud pretended to puke at the sight of the writhing catch of the day.
Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Folkestone takes the reader on a sinister journey through the annals of crime in Folkestone, Hythe and the surrounding area.
www.folkestonegerald.com /folkestone/8/board.html   (1449 words)

  
 Folkestone Kent Fossils Clay Ammonites Fossil collecting by Discovering Fossils
Folkestone is located where the M20 meets the South coast, a few miles West of Dover.
The earliest rocks at Folkestone consist of Lower Greensand exposed to the north of the town and run through a sequence of Lower Greensand, Gault Clay (phasing into Upper Greensand) and Chalk, the whole sequence dating from approximately 120 to 80 million years old.
Our recent visit to Folkestone also revealed a much less common find - the remains of Protosphyraena ferox, one of the last of a group of swift, predatory ray-finned fishes without bony vertebrae.
www.discoveringfossils.co.uk /Folkestone.htm   (1162 words)

  
 Online Dating in Folkestone, Kent - Find a Date in Folkestone, Kent , UK
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ukdating.match.com /uk/dating/54/Kent/Folkestone.html   (958 words)

  
 Folkestone Running Club - Folkestone 10 Mile
Folkestone Running Club - Kent based running club in Folkestone, Kent, UK We exist primarily to encourage road running at any standard.
Our usual good luck with the weather deserted us this year with the race being run under distinctly wintry conditions with a stiff wind and rain for the runners to contend with for the second leg of the race.
Due to the redevelopments in Folkestone, the course runs from Hythe to Folkestone and back, but essentially uses the same course, and is primarily seafront promenade.
www.folkestonerunningclub.co.uk /folkestone-10-mile.php   (581 words)

  
 South Kent College - UG2007 - University of Kent
South Kent College is easily accessible by road, rail and bus with campuses in Ashford, Dover and Folkestone.
South Kent College offers a friendly, supportive and adult learning environment and there is also a Students' Union and a Student Activities Service.
Please apply through UCAS under the University of Kent institution code K24, and add the special South Kent College code S as indicated.
www.kent.ac.uk /studying/where/associate/southkent.html   (183 words)

  
 Property For Sale in Kent - Folkestone property and Kent houses.
Situated towards Folkestone town centre is this stunning example of a period property.
It is Miles and Barr's pleasure to present, reputedly the oldest habitable Grade II listed cottage in Kent which is approaching a thousand years-old built around 1050...Described as a half-hall house, it...
The current owner have provisional planning permission for the property to be converted to two maisonette and one flat, this is a...
houses.forsaleinkent.co.uk /Pages/ForSale/Kent-Folkestone-Page-3.htm   (512 words)

  
 Folkestone SELF CATERING COTTAGES, APARTMENTS, CHALETS, HOLIDAY PARKS, ACCOMMODATION - Tourist Net UK guide
Elegantly furnished and decorated the flat is a new conversion of an imposing, Victorian town house in the middle of Clifton Crescent.
On top of The Leas in the elegant West End area of Folkestone it is adjacent to the famous Grand and Metropole buildings, which include a restaurant and fitness centre.
The Leas promenade is a delightful area to walk day or night and leads to the Leas Cliff Hall (5 minutes) concert and exhibition venue and on to Folkestone town centre (10 minutes).
www.touristnetuk.com /se/kent/accommodation/ac-selfcat/folkestone.htm   (223 words)

  
 All Folkestone & Hythe hotels
Both the Channel Tunnel terminal and the Port of Dover are a short drive away.
We are in an ideal position 10 minutes from the tunnel, close to Folkestone's town centre and local restaurants.
The moment you step inside you are made to feel welcome and you know this will be an experience you'll want to repeat.
www.openroads.com /?id=folkestone_hotels&source=mivauk   (667 words)

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