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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Main_sights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Main_sights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Main sights</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Main_sights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Transport</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Transport-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Transport subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rail" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rail"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Rail</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rail-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Roads" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Roads"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Roads</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Roads-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Leisure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leisure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Leisure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leisure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Local_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Local_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Local media</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Local_media-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Local media subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Local_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Newspapers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Newspapers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Newspapers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Newspapers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Magazine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Magazine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Magazine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Magazine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Radio" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Radio"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.4</span> <span>Radio</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Radio-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Sport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-People" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#People"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>People</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-People-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Twin_towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Twin_towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Twin towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Twin_towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>In popular culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Folkestone</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 41 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-41" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">41 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkston" title="Folkston – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Folkston" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="فوکستون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="فوکستون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone_(lungsod)" title="Folkestone (lungsod) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Folkestone (lungsod)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="فوکستون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فوکستون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestonum" title="Folkestonum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Folkestonum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkstona" title="Folkstona – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Folkstona" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BA" title="ഫോകെസ്റ്റോൺ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഫോകെസ്റ്റോൺ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86" title="فولكستين – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="فولكستين" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Фолкстон – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Фолкстон" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Фокстон – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Фокстон" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone" title="Folkestone – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Folkestone" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Folkestone_Town_Council.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Arms_of_Folkestone_Town_Council.svg/150px-Arms_of_Folkestone_Town_Council.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Arms_of_Folkestone_Town_Council.svg/225px-Arms_of_Folkestone_Town_Council.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Arms_of_Folkestone_Town_Council.svg/300px-Arms_of_Folkestone_Town_Council.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="602" /></a></span><div>Arms of Folkestone Town Council</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kent_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Folkestone is located in Kent"><img alt="Folkestone is located in Kent" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kent_UK_location_map.svg/240px-Kent_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kent_UK_location_map.svg/360px-Kent_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kent_UK_location_map.svg/480px-Kent_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1425" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:68.88%;left:80.099%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Folkestone"><img alt="Folkestone" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?mkt=en-gb&v=2&cp=51.081244~1.165321&lvl=13&sp=Point.51.081244_1.165321_Folkestone&sty=s&style=s">TR218361</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">• <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></th><td class="infobox-data">71.3 mi (114.7 km)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Folkestone_and_Hythe_(District)" class="mw-redirect" title="Folkestone and Hythe (District)">Folkestone and Hythe</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Shire county</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a></th><td class="infobox-data">FOLKESTONE</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">Postcode district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CT_postcode_area" title="CT postcode area">CT18–CT20</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom">Dialling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01303</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td 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United Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_East_Coast_Ambulance_Service" title="South East Coast Ambulance Service">South East Coast</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Folkestone_and_Hythe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)">Folkestone and Hythe</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Kent" title="List of places in Kent">Kent</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Folkestone&params=51_04_45_N_01_10_46_E_region:GB_type:city(46698)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°04′45″N</span> <span class="longitude">01°10′46″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.07917°N 1.17944°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.07917; 1.17944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Folkestone</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ʊ/: 'u' in 'push'">ʊ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/ən/: 'on' in 'button'">ən</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">FOHK</span>-stən</i></a>) is a coastal town on the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>, south-east <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. The town lies on the southern edge of the <a href="/wiki/North_Downs" title="North Downs">North Downs</a> at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour, shipping port, and fashionable coastal resort for most of the 19th and mid-20th centuries. </p><p>This location has had a settlement since the <a href="/wiki/Mesolithic_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Mesolithic era">Mesolithic era</a>. A nunnery was founded by <a href="/wiki/Eanswith" title="Eanswith">Eanswith</a>, granddaughter of <a href="/wiki/%C3%86thelberht_of_Kent" title="Æthelberht of Kent">Æthelberht of Kent</a> in the 7th century, who is still commemorated as part of the town's culture. During the 13th century, it developed into a <a href="/wiki/Seaport" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaport">seaport</a>, and the harbor developed during the early 19th century to defend against a French invasion. Folkestone expanded further west after the arrival of the railway in 1843 as an elegant coastal resort, thanks to the investment of the Earl of Radnor under the urban plan of Decimus Burton. </p><p>In its heyday – during the Edwardian era – Folkestone was considered the most fashionable resort of the time, visited by royalties – amongst them Queen Victoria and Edward VII and other members of the English aristocracy. The town's architecture, especially in the West End part, is a testimony of this period, with many impressive buildings, townhouses, villas, private squares, and large hotels built to accommodate the gentry. After two world wars and the boom of the overseas holiday package, the town quickly declined. The harbour's trade diminished following the opening of the nearby <a href="/wiki/Channel_Tunnel" title="Channel Tunnel">Channel Tunnel</a> and the ending of ferry services from Folkestone, but it still remains in active use. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Toponymy">Toponymy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Toponymy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Folkestone,_West_End.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/View_of_Folkestone%2C_West_End.jpg/220px-View_of_Folkestone%2C_West_End.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/View_of_Folkestone%2C_West_End.jpg/330px-View_of_Folkestone%2C_West_End.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/View_of_Folkestone%2C_West_End.jpg/440px-View_of_Folkestone%2C_West_End.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Views of Folkestone</figcaption></figure> <p>Although Kent was the first part of the British mainland to be conquered and settled by the invading Angles, Saxons and Jutes from the middle of the 5th century AD, after the departure of the Romans, the name <i>Folcanstan</i> did not appear until the late 7th century. There is general agreement that this means <i>Folca's stone</i>, the stone possibly marking the meeting place of the local <a href="/wiki/Hundred_(county_division)" title="Hundred (county division)">hundred</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was not until the mid 19th century that the spelling of "Folkestone" was fixed as such, with the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Radnor" title="Earl of Radnor">Earl of Radnor</a> requesting that the town's name be standardized (although this tendency towards standardisation in the 19th century is true of English place names generally). Folkestone is often misspelled with variants including Folkston, Folkstone & Folkestone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Folkestone" title="History of Folkestone">History of Folkestone</a></div> <p>The area of Folkestone has been occupied since at least the <a href="/wiki/Mesolithic" title="Mesolithic">Mesolithic</a> era. In 2010, worked flints were discovered below the remains of the <a href="/wiki/Folkstone_Roman_Villa" class="mw-redirect" title="Folkstone Roman Villa">Folkestone Roman Villa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Folkestone_Before_1500:_The_Palaeolithic_and_Mesolithic_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Folkestone_Before_1500:_The_Palaeolithic_and_Mesolithic-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The East Cliff area was excavated in 1924 and most recently from 2010 to 2011, producing artifacts from the Mesolithic period through to the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Britain" title="Roman Britain">Roman era</a>. On the East Cliff, an extensive <a href="/wiki/British_Iron_Age" title="British Iron Age">Iron Age</a> <a href="/wiki/Oppidum" title="Oppidum">oppidum</a> existed, which produced <a href="/wiki/Quern-stone" title="Quern-stone">quern-stones</a> on an almost industrial scale.<sup id="cite_ref-KAR:_The_Evidence_for_Ancient_Quern_Production_at_Folkestone_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KAR:_The_Evidence_for_Ancient_Quern_Production_at_Folkestone-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those quern-stones, which were used for grinding cereals into flour, were traded for continental exports such as pottery and wine. A modest <a href="/wiki/Folkstone_Roman_Villa" class="mw-redirect" title="Folkstone Roman Villa">Roman-style villa</a> was constructed over the Iron Age settlement sometime during the 1st century AD, followed by a more luxurious one in about 200 AD. The villa was abandoned during the 3rd or 4th century for unknown reasons. </p><p>In 597 AD, monks, led by <a href="/wiki/Augustine_of_Canterbury" title="Augustine of Canterbury">Augustine of Canterbury</a>, arrived at <a href="/wiki/Ebbsfleet,_Thanet" title="Ebbsfleet, Thanet">Ebbsfleet</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Thanet" title="Isle of Thanet">Isle of Thanet</a>, on a mission from <a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_I" title="Pope Gregory I">Pope Gregory</a> to re-Christianise Britain. He was greeted by the Anglo-Saxon pagan King of Kent, <a href="/wiki/%C3%86thelberht_of_Kent" title="Æthelberht of Kent">Æthelberht</a>, and his Christian Queen, <a href="/wiki/Bertha_of_Kent" title="Bertha of Kent">Bertha</a>. Augustine was granted land in Canterbury, where he built his church and, outside the walls, founded the monastery of St Peter & St Paul, now known as <a href="/wiki/St_Augustine%27s_Abbey" title="St Augustine's Abbey">St Augustine's</a>. Æthelberht was succeeded as Anglo-Saxon king of Kent by his son <a href="/wiki/Eadbald_of_Kent" title="Eadbald of Kent">Eadbald</a>, whose daughter <a href="/wiki/Eanswith" title="Eanswith">Eanswythe</a> refused all offers of marriage. In 630, Eanswythe founded a nunnery on the site of her father's castle near Folkestone by the present <a href="/wiki/St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%27s_Church,_Folkestone" title="St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone">parish church of St Mary & St Eanswythe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe,_Folkestone_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%2C_Folkestone_01.JPG/170px-Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%2C_Folkestone_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%2C_Folkestone_01.JPG/255px-Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%2C_Folkestone_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%2C_Folkestone_01.JPG/340px-Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%2C_Folkestone_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_and_St_Eanswythe%27s_Church,_Folkestone" title="St Mary and St Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone">Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe</a>, in the town center, contains the remains of <a href="/wiki/Eanswith" title="Eanswith">St Eanswythe</a>, granddaughter of <a href="/wiki/%C3%86thelberht_of_Kent" title="Æthelberht of Kent">Æthelberht of Kent</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Eanswythe died around 640 and was quickly made a saint. Her remains were moved into the chancel of the current church on 12 September 1138, which has since been commemorated as the Feast of St Eanswythe. They became the focus of prayer and pilgrimage, so Eanswythe was quickly adopted as the town's patron. The religious community grew and developed into a monastery until it was <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Dissolution of the Monasteries">dissolved</a> by <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII" title="Henry VIII">Henry VIII</a>, and St Eanswythe's remains disappeared. They were rediscovered in June 1885 when workmen, carrying out alterations to the high altar, found a battered lead casket immured in a niche in the north wall of the chancel. Examination by archaeologists at the time, and again in 1981, confirmed that the casket was of Anglo-Saxon origin and the few bone fragments were those of a woman in her early thirties. The relics are still housed in the church, close to where they were discovered, flanked by a pair of small brass candlesticks. St Eanswythe also appears on the town's seal, along with <a href="/wiki/William_Harvey" title="William Harvey">William Harvey</a>, the Folkestone-born 17th-century physician who discovered the blood circulation. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Normans" title="Normans">Norman</a> knight held a Barony of Folkestone, which led to its entry as a part of the <a href="/wiki/Cinque_Ports" title="Cinque Ports">Cinque Ports</a> in the thirteenth century and, with that, the privilege of being a wealthy trading port. At the start of the <a href="/wiki/Tudor_period" title="Tudor period">Tudor period</a>, it had become a town in its own right. Wars with France meant that defenses had to be built, and a <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Harbour" title="Folkestone Harbour"> harbor</a> was built, though the coming of the railways in 1843 had a greater impact on its development. </p><p>Dover Hill, the highest point in Folkestone, was a sighting point for the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-French_Survey_(1784%E2%80%931790)" title="Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790)">Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790)</a>, which measured the precise distance between the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Greenwich_Observatory" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Greenwich Observatory">Royal Greenwich Observatory</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Observatory" title="Paris Observatory">Paris Observatory</a>. The hill provided a sight-line to the east along the line of the Folkestone Turnpike to <a href="/wiki/Dover_Castle" title="Dover Castle">Dover Castle</a>, one of the two principal cross-channel observation points, the other being <a href="/wiki/Fairlight,_East_Sussex" title="Fairlight, East Sussex">Fairlight</a> Down in Sussex. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Folkestone_Harbour">Folkestone Harbour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Folkestone Harbour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_Harbour_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Folkestone%2C_Harbour_view.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_Harbour_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Folkestone%2C_Harbour_view.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_Harbour_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Folkestone%2C_Harbour_view.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_Harbour_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1212" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, Harbour view</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Harbour" title="Folkestone Harbour">Folkestone Harbour</a></div> <p>Until the 19th century, Folkestone remained a small fishing community with a seafront continually battered by storms and encroaching shingles, making it hard to land boats. In 1807, an <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Act of Parliament">act of Parliament</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone_Pier_and_Harbour_Act_1807&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Folkestone Pier and Harbour Act 1807 (page does not exist)">Folkestone Pier and Harbour Act 1807</a> (<a href="/wiki/47_Geo._3_Sess._2" class="mw-redirect" title="47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2">47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2</a>. c. ii), was passed to build a pier and harbour, which was built by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Telford" title="Thomas Telford">Thomas Telford</a> in 1809.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1820 a harbour area of 14 acres (5.7 hectares) had been enclosed. Folkestone's trade and population grew slightly, but development was still hampered by sand and silt from the Pent Stream. The Folkestone Harbour Company invested heavily in removing the silt but with little success. 1842, the company went bankrupt, and the government put the derelict harbour up for sale. It was bought by the <a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Railway_(England)" title="South Eastern Railway (England)">South Eastern Railway</a> (SER), which was then building the London to Dover railway line. <a href="/wiki/George_Turnbull_(civil_engineer)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Turnbull (civil engineer)">George Turnbull</a> was responsible in 1844 for building the Horn pier.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dredging the harbour, and the construction of a rail route down to it, began almost immediately. The town soon became the SER's principal packet station for the Continental traffic to <a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne</a>. The last ferry ran in 2001. </p><p>The Harbour Arm, formerly used solely for port activities, has been extensively restored and developed as a recreational space and promenade to which the public has access, including bars and restaurants, with entertainment at weekends and on some evenings. The former railway station and harbour viaduct have been reconstructed as a successful public walkway and promenade following the full closure of the branch railway in 2014. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Guildhall_Street,_Folkestone_(geograph_3828843).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Guildhall_Street%2C_Folkestone_%28geograph_3828843%29.jpg/220px-Guildhall_Street%2C_Folkestone_%28geograph_3828843%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Guildhall_Street%2C_Folkestone_%28geograph_3828843%29.jpg/330px-Guildhall_Street%2C_Folkestone_%28geograph_3828843%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Guildhall_Street%2C_Folkestone_%28geograph_3828843%29.jpg/440px-Guildhall_Street%2C_Folkestone_%28geograph_3828843%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Town_Hall" title="Folkestone Town Hall">Folkestone Town Hall</a>, completed in 1861</figcaption></figure> <p>The governance of Folkestone lies in both national and local government. Insofar as the national government is concerned, Folkestone is part of the constituency of <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_and_Hythe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)">Folkestone and Hythe</a>, which is currently (2024) represented by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Vaughan" title="Tony Vaughan">Tony Vaughan</a> (Labour). Before <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a> in 2020, Folkestone was part of the <a href="/wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a> constituency in the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a>. </p><p>The local government consists of three tiers. In the first tier, <a href="/wiki/Kent_County_Council" title="Kent County Council">Kent County Council</a>, Folkestone is divided into two divisions each returning one County <a href="/wiki/Councillor" title="Councillor">Councillor</a>. Folkestone West is represented by Dylan Jeffrey (Conservative). Folkestone East is represented by Jackie Meade (Labour).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second tier of local government is the <a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">non-metropolitan district</a>. Folkestone forms a part of <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_and_Hythe_District" title="Folkestone and Hythe District">Folkestone and Hythe</a> district, which was first established by the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a> as Shepway. Folkestone elects 10 of Folkestone and Hythe District Council's 30 Councillors.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The third and lowest tier was established as the <a href="/wiki/Civil_parishes_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil parishes in England">civil parish</a>: in Folkestone's case, because it held a <a href="/wiki/Royal_charter" title="Royal charter">Town Charter</a>, and when the then Folkestone Borough Council was abolished, councillors elected to represent Folkestone's wards were designated as the Town's <a href="/wiki/Charter_trustee" title="Charter trustee">Charter Trustees</a>, responsible for electing a Town Mayor. This role has since passed to Folkestone Town Council which is based at <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Town_Hall" title="Folkestone Town Hall">Folkestone Town Hall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="max-width: 100%"> <caption class="nowrap">Coat of arms of Arms of Folkestone Town Council </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="min-width:175px;"> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd>Granted to the borough council on 25 July 1958. Transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Successor_parish" title="Successor parish">successor parish</a> council on 30 November 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Crest</dt> <dd>On a Wreath Or and Azure a demi double-headed Eagle displayed Sable beaked Or charged on the breast with a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper dimidiated with a Fleur-de-Lys Gold and on each wing with a Ducal Coronet also Gold.</dd> <dt>Supporters</dt> <dd>On the dexter side, a figure representing St. Eanswyth proper crowned with an ancient Crown and holding in the exterior hand a Pastoral Staff Or and on the sinister side a figure representing William Harvey the physician also proper holding in the exterior hand a Heart Gules.</dd> <dt>Motto</dt> <dd>Salubritas Et Amoenitas</dd></dl> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Folkestone <a href="/wiki/Town_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Town Council">Town Council</a> was established in 2004,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> comprising the area of the former <a href="/wiki/Municipal_borough" title="Municipal borough">Borough</a> of Folkestone less Folkestone <a href="/wiki/Sandgate,_Kent" title="Sandgate, Kent">Sandgate</a> ward, which was separately parished. Folkestone Town Council comprises eight wards: Cheriton; Morehall; Park; Harvey West; Harvey Central; Harbour; East; and Foord. Each ward returns two or three members, for a total of 18 councillors elected to four-year terms.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each year, Folkestone Town Councillors attend the <a href="/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual General Meeting">Annual General Meeting</a> and Mayor-making ceremony to appoint both a Town Mayor and a Deputy Mayor from their number for the coming year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"></div> <p>Folkestone is located where the southern edge of the <a href="/wiki/North_Downs" title="North Downs">North Downs</a> escarpment meets the sea. In contrast to the white cliffs at <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a> further to the east, the cliffs at Folkestone are composed of <a href="/wiki/Greensand" title="Greensand">greensand</a> belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Formation" title="Folkestone Formation">Folkestone Formation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gault_clay" class="mw-redirect" title="Gault clay">gault clay</a>. A small stream, Pent Brook, cuts through the cliffs at this point, and provided the original haven for fishermen and cross-channel boats. The cliffs are constantly under attack from the sea, and the original headlands, which once protected the port, long ago ceased to do so. Artificial protection, in the form of breakwaters and piers, have been necessary since the 17th century.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town is now built on both sides of the original valley: the West Cliff and <i>The Bayle</i> to the West, and the East Cliff on the other side of the stream. The Pent Stream now runs through a culvert from the fire station, at the junction of Radnor Park Road, Park Farm and Pavilion Road, until it reaches the inner harbour. Remains of a quay, dating to the 17th century, were discovered under what is now a public car park, between the Old High Street and the railway viaduct, adjacent to the current harbour. Included in the town is <a href="/wiki/Cheriton,_Kent" title="Cheriton, Kent">Cheriton</a>, where the <a href="/wiki/Channel_Tunnel" title="Channel Tunnel">Channel Tunnel</a>'s northern exit is located; <a href="/wiki/Newington,_Folkestone_%26_Hythe" class="mw-redirect" title="Newington, Folkestone & Hythe">Newington</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Peene,_Kent" class="mw-redirect" title="Peene, Kent">Peene</a>. </p><p>In August 1996 a one-in-600-years storm left homes and businesses in Black Bull Road, in the Foord Valley, under two metres of water.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heavy rainfall combined with inadequacies in the Pent Stream and local drainage caused the flooding. A crowd of 2,332 saw <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Invicta" class="mw-redirect" title="Folkestone Invicta">Folkestone Invicta</a> play hosts to <a href="/wiki/West_Ham_United" class="mw-redirect" title="West Ham United">West Ham United</a> in a benefit football match following the flood. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Folkestone Ski Centre, elevation: 35 m (115 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–2003 </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.6<br />(60.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.4<br />(75.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.0<br />(89.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.1<br />(88.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.6<br />(92.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.0<br />(59.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3600; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">33.6<br />(92.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9<br />(46.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1<br />(46.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6<br />(51.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.2<br />(55.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.3<br />(61.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.1<br />(66.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.4<br />(70.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.5<br />(70.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.1<br />(66.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB46A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.3<br />(59.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.3<br />(52.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6<br />(47.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">14.4<br />(57.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFAF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.2<br />(41.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3<br />(41.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br />(45.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(48.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC790; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.5<br />(54.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.2<br />(59.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.5<br />(63.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6<br />(63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFB46A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.3<br />(59.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3<br />(46.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(42.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">10.9<br />(51.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.6<br />(36.7) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.4<br />(36.3) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8<br />(38.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5<br />(41.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7<br />(47.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.3<br />(52.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br />(56.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br />(56.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5<br />(52.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7<br />(47.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3<br />(41.5) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−12.4<br />(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #9898FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−14.5<br />(5.9) </td> <td style="background: #C5C5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.1<br />(21.0) </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.5<br />(23.9) </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.9<br />(28.6) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(32.0) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.2<br />(39.6) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br />(37.6) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.1<br />(34.0) </td> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.4<br />(25.9) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.3<br />(20.7) </td> <td style="background: #BEBEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7.5<br />(18.5) </td> <td style="background: #9898FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−14.5<br />(5.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #8DFF8D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.0<br />(2.99) </td> <td style="background: #9FFF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.7<br />(2.31) </td> <td style="background: #B9FFB9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.7<br />(1.84) </td> <td style="background: #B6FFB6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.3<br />(1.86) </td> <td style="background: #B4FFB4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.3<br />(1.98) </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.5<br />(2.22) </td> <td style="background: #AEFFAE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.9<br />(2.12) </td> <td style="background: #A3FFA3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.5<br />(2.42) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.9<br />(2.48) </td> <td style="background: #71FF71; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95.2<br />(3.75) </td> <td style="background: #6CFF6C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95.2<br />(3.75) </td> <td style="background: #75FF75; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.4<br />(3.64) </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">796.6<br />(31.36) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #5C5CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.2 </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3 </td> <td style="background: #9797FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.0 </td> <td style="background: #9F9FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.7 </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0 </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0 </td> <td style="background: #5959FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.0 </td> <td style="background: #5858FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.5 </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">120.7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #8B8B8B; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76.1 </td> <td style="background: #AEAE91; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.8 </td> <td style="background: #BFBF2B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">139.2 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">207.4 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">238.7 </td> <td style="background: #E3E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">244.0 </td> <td style="background: #DEDE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">229.1 </td> <td style="background: #E1E100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">241.3 </td> <td style="background: #D4D400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">181.7 </td> <td style="background: #BBBB3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">131.8 </td> <td style="background: #9C9C9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82.6 </td> <td style="background: #797979; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">66.7 </td> <td style="background: #CACA00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,931.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: <a href="/wiki/Met_Office" title="Met Office">Met Office</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: Starlings Roost Weather<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:1.2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Average sea temperatures for Folkestone </th></tr> <tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Jan </th> <th>Feb </th> <th>Mar </th> <th>Apr </th> <th>May </th> <th>Jun </th> <th>Jul </th> <th>Aug </th> <th>Sep </th> <th>Oct </th> <th>Nov </th> <th>Dec </th> <th style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr> <th>Average sea temperature °C (°F) </th> <td style="background:#3131ff;color:#ffffff;">7.6<br />(45.7) </td> <td style="background:#3131ff;color:#ffffff;">7.6<br />(45.7) </td> <td style="background:#2828ff;color:#ffffff;">7.2<br />(45.0) </td> <td style="background:#4f4fff;color:#ffffff;">9.0<br />(48.2) </td> <td style="background:#8383ff;color:#000000;">11.4<br />(52.5) </td> <td style="background:#bfbfff;color:#000000;">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background:#e8e8ff;color:#000000;">16.1<br />(61.0) </td> <td style="background:#ffefdf;color:#000000;">17.7<br />(63.9) </td> <td style="background:#ffefdf;color:#000000;">17.7<br />(63.9) </td> <td style="background:#e8e8ff;color:#000000;">16.1<br />(61.0) </td> <td style="background:#b7b7ff;color:#000000;">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background:#7474ff;color:#ffffff;">10.7<br />(51.3) </td> <td style="background:#9999ff;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium">12.4<br />(54.3) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="14" style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;">Source: seatemperature.org <sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Folkestone was at one stage a resort town with a developed shipping trade. With the decline of those industries others have filled the gap. The <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Dormobile" title="Bedford Dormobile">Dormobile</a> works, car conversion manufacturers were based in the town. <a href="/wiki/Church_and_Dwight" class="mw-redirect" title="Church and Dwight">Church and Dwight</a>, the US company famous for <a href="/wiki/Arm_%26_Hammer" title="Arm & Hammer">Arm & Hammer</a> <a href="/wiki/Baking_soda" class="mw-redirect" title="Baking soda">baking soda</a>-based consumer products, has its UK headquarters in the town. <a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring_Mineral_Water_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver Spring Mineral Water Company">Silver Spring Mineral Water Company</a>, was the largest independently-owned soft drinks manufacturer in Britain, based in Park Farm, but closed down in 2013. </p><p>During the 1980s and 1990s the construction of the Channel Tunnel provided employment, as well as bringing many people to the area, and on completion the running of services still provides work for many. Several insurance firms are based in Folkestone. Some of them used to be involved in the shipping trade but have since diversified into other fields. <a href="/wiki/Saga_plc" title="Saga plc">Saga plc</a> has its headquarters in Folkestone. </p><p>Along with other Kent seaside towns, there has been a resurgence in domestic tourism linked to a growing arts scene. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_sights">Main sights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Main sights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Viaduct_after_renovation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Folkestone%2C_The_Viaduct_after_renovation.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Viaduct_after_renovation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Folkestone%2C_The_Viaduct_after_renovation.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Viaduct_after_renovation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Folkestone%2C_The_Viaduct_after_renovation.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Viaduct_after_renovation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1215" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Viaduct after renovation</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Amphitheatre,_Lower_Leas_Coastal_Park,_Folkestone-geograph-3091739.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_Amphitheatre%2C_Lower_Leas_Coastal_Park%2C_Folkestone-geograph-3091739.jpg/220px-The_Amphitheatre%2C_Lower_Leas_Coastal_Park%2C_Folkestone-geograph-3091739.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_Amphitheatre%2C_Lower_Leas_Coastal_Park%2C_Folkestone-geograph-3091739.jpg/330px-The_Amphitheatre%2C_Lower_Leas_Coastal_Park%2C_Folkestone-geograph-3091739.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_Amphitheatre%2C_Lower_Leas_Coastal_Park%2C_Folkestone-geograph-3091739.jpg/440px-The_Amphitheatre%2C_Lower_Leas_Coastal_Park%2C_Folkestone-geograph-3091739.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The major landmark in Folkestone, apart from the harbour, is The Leas, the cliffs above the beach. Located in the west part of the town, it is a unique promenade designed in the mid-1800s by <a href="/wiki/Decimus_Burton" title="Decimus Burton">Decimus Burton</a> who also worked on <a href="/wiki/Regent%27s_Park" title="Regent's Park">Regent's Park</a>, London and <a href="/wiki/St_Leonards-on-Sea" title="St Leonards-on-Sea">St Leonards-on-Sea</a>. The promenade along the sea includes many crescents, hotels, private parks and alleys. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone_West_End_Heritage.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Folkestone_West_End_Heritage.jpg/220px-Folkestone_West_End_Heritage.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Folkestone_West_End_Heritage.jpg/330px-Folkestone_West_End_Heritage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Folkestone_West_End_Heritage.jpg/440px-Folkestone_West_End_Heritage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone West End Heritage</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_Edwardian_period,_The_Leas.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Folkestone%2C_Edwardian_period%2C_The_Leas.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_Edwardian_period%2C_The_Leas.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Folkestone%2C_Edwardian_period%2C_The_Leas.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_Edwardian_period%2C_The_Leas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Folkestone%2C_Edwardian_period%2C_The_Leas.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_Edwardian_period%2C_The_Leas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1217" data-file-height="1532" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, Edwardian period, The Leas</figcaption></figure> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Martello_Tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Martello Tower">Martello Tower</a> (No 3) stands on the cliff above Copt Point. Built in 1806 as a defence against <a href="/wiki/Napoleon" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a>, it has also been a <a href="/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Coastguard" class="mw-redirect" title="Her Majesty's Coastguard">Coast Guard</a> lookout, a family home, a golf clubhouse and a <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">Naval mine</a> control post. It now houses a visitor centre.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_White_Horse" title="Folkestone White Horse">Folkestone White Horse</a> is carved on <a href="/wiki/Cheriton_Hill" title="Cheriton Hill">Cheriton Hill</a> above the Channel Tunnel terminal. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Kent_Downs" title="Kent Downs">Kent Downs</a> <a href="/wiki/Area_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty" title="Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty">Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty</a> includes part of the town area. The nearby <a href="/wiki/Brockhill_Country_Park" title="Brockhill Country Park">Brockhill Country Park</a>, to the west, with footpaths around a lake and in a valley, links with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_Canal" title="Royal Military Canal">Royal Military Canal</a> at <a href="/wiki/Hythe,_Kent" title="Hythe, Kent">Hythe</a>. </p><p>Folkestone is near to two important <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Britain" title="Battle of Britain">Battle of Britain</a> landmarks – the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_Memorial,_Capel-le-Ferne" title="Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne">Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Kent_Battle_of_Britain_Museum" title="Kent Battle of Britain Museum">Kent Battle of Britain Museum</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Warren_beach_side.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_beach_side.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_beach_side.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_beach_side.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_beach_side.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_beach_side.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_beach_side.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1237" data-file-height="922" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Warren beach side</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Warren.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1261" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Warren</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Warren_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_1.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_1.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_1.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Warren_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="917" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Warren</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone_harbour_before_after.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Folkestone_harbour_before_after.jpg/220px-Folkestone_harbour_before_after.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Folkestone_harbour_before_after.jpg/330px-Folkestone_harbour_before_after.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Folkestone_harbour_before_after.jpg/440px-Folkestone_harbour_before_after.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1228" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone harbour before and after renovation</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_harbour_Arm_after_renovation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Folkestone%2C_The_harbour_Arm_after_renovation.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_harbour_Arm_after_renovation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Folkestone%2C_The_harbour_Arm_after_renovation.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_harbour_Arm_after_renovation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Folkestone%2C_The_harbour_Arm_after_renovation.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_harbour_Arm_after_renovation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1236" data-file-height="1239" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone Harbour Arm after renovation</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Old_Train_station_after_renovation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Folkestone%2C_The_Old_Train_station_after_renovation.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Old_Train_station_after_renovation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Folkestone%2C_The_Old_Train_station_after_renovation.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Old_Train_station_after_renovation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Folkestone%2C_The_Old_Train_station_after_renovation.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Old_Train_station_after_renovation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1218" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Old Train station after renovation</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_old_lighthouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Folkestone%2C_The_old_lighthouse.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_old_lighthouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Folkestone%2C_The_old_lighthouse.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_old_lighthouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Folkestone%2C_The_old_lighthouse.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_old_lighthouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1534" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The old lighthouse</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Bayle_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_2.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_2.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_2.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1541" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Bayle</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Bayle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1657" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Bayle</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_The_Bayle_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_1.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_1.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_1.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_The_Bayle_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1534" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, The Bayle</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Folkestone,_Market_Square.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Folkestone%2C_Market_Square.jpg/220px-Folkestone%2C_Market_Square.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Folkestone%2C_Market_Square.jpg/330px-Folkestone%2C_Market_Square.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Folkestone%2C_Market_Square.jpg/440px-Folkestone%2C_Market_Square.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="1527" /></a><figcaption>Folkestone, Market Square</figcaption></figure> <p>The Old High Street is an ancient route connecting the Bayle with the Harbour, and is now at the heart of Folkestone's Creative Quarter. The narrow, cobbled slope was one of Charles Dickens' favourite streets. Together with Rendezvous Street, this part of Folkestone is now thriving, with independent businesses and restaurants surrounded by colourful restored buildings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Folkestone developed because of its transport links. With France visible across the <a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Dover" title="Strait of Dover">Strait of Dover</a>, the town became an important transit point for those travelling from the UK to the Continent. Plans to restore ferry traffic to <a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne</a>, following termination in 2001, were discussed in 2005, but they did not come to fruition.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Channel Tunnel northern entrance is located at Cheriton. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The railway reached Folkestone on 28 June 1843 and a temporary railway station was built while the construction of the line to Dover continued. This started with the Foord viaduct, designed by <a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Cubitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir William Cubitt">Sir William Cubitt</a>, completed in 1844. <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_East_railway_station" title="Folkestone East railway station">Folkestone Junction railway station</a> was then opened and construction through the cliffs between Dover and Folkestone commenced. Once the line was opened to <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a>, the town began to prosper (which meant growth westwards), further stations were opened at <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_West_railway_station" title="Folkestone West railway station">Folkestone West</a> (originally named <i>Shorncliffe Camp</i>) in 1863, and <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Central_railway_station" title="Folkestone Central railway station">Folkestone Central</a> in 1884. <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Harbour_railway_station" title="Folkestone Harbour railway station">Folkestone Harbour</a> station was used to transfer passengers from specific trains; the line from the junction was very steep and needed much additional locomotive help. A local group, the Remembrance Line Association, is actively seeking to retain the harbour branch as a tourist/heritage railway operation, though as at 2019 the future was uncertain.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today the domestic services from Folkestone use the Central and West stations on the <a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Main_Line" title="South Eastern Main Line">South Eastern Main Line</a>. <a href="/wiki/Venice-Simplon_Orient_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Venice-Simplon Orient Express">Venice-Simplon Orient Express</a> passengers now change at Folkestone West for road coaches and the onward journey through the <a href="/wiki/Channel_Tunnel" title="Channel Tunnel">Channel Tunnel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CheritonProfile_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CheritonProfile-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/High_Speed_1" title="High Speed 1">High Speed 1</a> (HS1) is a high speed railway built to French 'LGV' (Ligne à Grande Vitesse) standards, connecting the Channel Tunnel to London. Since December 2009, high speed commuter services from Dover have called at Folkestone and then, using the South Eastern Main Line to <a href="/wiki/Ashford_International_railway_station" title="Ashford International railway station">Ashford International</a>, the services join HS1 for the journey to <a href="/wiki/Ebbsfleet_International_railway_station" title="Ebbsfleet International railway station">Ebbsfleet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stratford_International_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Stratford International railway station">Stratford International</a> and <a href="/wiki/St_Pancras_railway_station" title="St Pancras railway station">London St Pancras</a>. The journey time to London via this route has been reduced to under 1 hour; some trains from Folkestone West take as little as 52 minutes to reach the capital by High Speed Train. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Eurotunnel_Shuttle" class="mw-redirect" title="Eurotunnel Shuttle">Eurotunnel Shuttle</a> terminal, for car transport to <a href="/wiki/Calais" title="Calais">Calais</a> by train using the Channel Tunnel, is in the Folkestone suburb of <a href="/wiki/Cheriton,_Kent" title="Cheriton, Kent">Cheriton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CheritonProfile_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CheritonProfile-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> The <a href="/wiki/Leas_Lift" title="Leas Lift">Leas Lift</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a Victorian water lift that opened in 1885,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> connects the Leas with the beach.</p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:N-E-S-W.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/N-E-S-W.jpg/220px-N-E-S-W.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/N-E-S-W.jpg/330px-N-E-S-W.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/N-E-S-W.jpg/440px-N-E-S-W.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2817" data-file-height="1402" /></a><figcaption>Bandstand near the Leas Cliff Lift</figcaption></figure><p> There were two other lifts on the Leas in Folkestone history: the Metropole Lift (closed in 1940) and the Sandgate Hill Lift, which closed in 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town is located at the eastern end of the <a href="/wiki/M20_motorway" title="M20 motorway">M20</a> which provides fast access to <a href="/wiki/Ashford,_Kent" title="Ashford, Kent">Ashford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maidstone" title="Maidstone">Maidstone</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> and also to the <a href="/wiki/M25_motorway" title="M25 motorway">M25</a>. The <a href="/wiki/A20_road_(England)" title="A20 road (England)">A20</a> is motorway-standard to <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a> and runs locally towards Ashford and London, following the M20 but runs locally via <a href="/wiki/Sellindge" title="Sellindge">Sellindge</a>, Ashford, <a href="/wiki/Lenham" title="Lenham">Lenham</a>, Maidstone, <a href="/wiki/Aylesford" title="Aylesford">Aylesford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wrotham" title="Wrotham">Wrotham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swanley" title="Swanley">Swanley</a> where the A20, M20 and M25 meet and the A20 continues through <a href="/wiki/Sidcup" title="Sidcup">Sidcup</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lewisham" title="Lewisham">Lewisham</a> to <a href="/wiki/Central_London" title="Central London">Central London</a>. Folkestone marks the eastern end of the <a href="/wiki/A259_road" title="A259 road">A259</a> although this is no longer part of the South Coast Trunk Road east of Brenzett, although it remains a primary route. The road gives access to the <a href="/wiki/Romney_Marsh" title="Romney Marsh">Romney Marsh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hastings" title="Hastings">Hastings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastbourne" title="Eastbourne">Eastbourne</a> and beyond. To the north, roads connect Folkestone to <a href="/wiki/Canterbury" title="Canterbury">Canterbury</a> and the nearby villages of <a href="/wiki/Elham,_Kent" title="Elham, Kent">Elham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lyminge" title="Lyminge">Lyminge</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_in_East_Kent" class="mw-redirect" title="Stagecoach in East Kent">Stagecoach in East Kent</a> operates local buses from the town. It is served by The Link services to <a href="/wiki/Canterbury" title="Canterbury">Canterbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_The_Wave_routes" class="mw-redirect" title="Stagecoach The Wave routes">The Wave</a> service to <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romney_Marsh" title="Romney Marsh">Romney Marsh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hastings" title="Hastings">Hastings</a>. Other bus routes run to <a href="/wiki/Hythe,_Kent" title="Hythe, Kent">Hythe</a>, Ashford and Maidstone. </p><p><a href="/wiki/National_Express_Coaches" title="National Express Coaches">National Express</a> runs coaches to Ashford, Dover, Hythe, Maidstone and London. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Kent" title="List of schools in Kent">List of schools in Kent</a></div> <p>Schools and colleges in Folkestone include <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Academy" title="Folkestone Academy">Folkestone Academy</a> (formed by the merger of Hillside School for Boys and Holywell School for Girls in the early 1970s, and formerly known as Wyndgate Secondary School in the 1970s, the Channel High School in the 1980s, and the Channel School in the 1990s); and <a href="/wiki/Turner_Free_School" title="Turner Free School">Turner Free School</a> (opened in 2018 on the site of Pent Valley Technology College, formerly Pent Valley Secondary Modern, formed by the merger of Harcourt Secondary School for Girls and Morehall Secondary School for Boys in the 1970s). </p><p>There are two selective state secondary schools – <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_School_for_Girls" title="Folkestone School for Girls">Folkestone School for Girls</a> (formed by the merger of Folkestone Technical High School for Girls and Folkestone Grammar School for Girls in the 1980s) and the <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Grammar_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Harvey Grammar School">Harvey Grammar School</a> for boys; the latter was founded in 1674. These two schools have a common sixth form timetable. </p><p><a href="/wiki/East_Kent_College" title="East Kent College">East Kent College</a> have a Folkestone campus providing a variety of courses including Apprenticeships, Hairdressing and Construction. </p><p>From 2007 to 2013, the University Centre Folkestone (a joint initiative of <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Christ_Church_University" title="Canterbury Christ Church University">Canterbury Christ Church University</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Greenwich" title="University of Greenwich">University of Greenwich</a>) was located in the town providing a specialism in Performing Arts.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are a number of primary schools in the town. State primaries include Folkestone Primary, Sandgate Primary, Morehall Academy and Martello Grove Academy, a new academy that opened in September 2015. Martello Grove Academy moved to new buildings on its campus in Warren Way in autumn 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Footballer and army officer <a href="/wiki/Walter_Tull" title="Walter Tull">Walter Tull</a> attended the town's Mundella Primary School when it was North Board School.<sup id="cite_ref-bbctull_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbctull-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leisure">Leisure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Leisure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town is situated at the foot of the <a href="/wiki/North_Downs" title="North Downs">North Downs</a>, with views of the surrounding countryside and the coast of France, 24 mi (39 km) away. The area is a magnet for passing migrating birds and the Warren (woodlands adjoining Wear Bay) and the cliffs above are of particular interest during the spring and autumn periods. These are now part of <a href="/wiki/East_Cliff_and_Warren_Country_Park" title="East Cliff and Warren Country Park">East Cliff and Warren Country Park</a>. </p><p>Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charities are lands which were donated to the people of Folkestone for perpetual recreational use by the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Radnor" title="Earl of Radnor">Earls of Radnor</a> during the 19th century. The lands are administered by Shepway District Council, with the Cabinet members forming the Board of <a href="/wiki/Trustee" title="Trustee">Trustees</a>. Previously, the Charter Trustees were also Trustees of the Charities, but that arrangement lapsed upon the parishing of the Folkestone and Sandgate area. Negotiations are ongoing regarding the transfer of the lands to Folkestone Town Council and Sandgate Parish Council.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are two major <a href="/wiki/Long-distance_trail" title="Long-distance trail">long distance footpaths</a> through the town. The <a href="/wiki/North_Downs_Way" title="North Downs Way">North Downs Way</a>, starting its course in <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>, reaches the coast at Folkestone and continues through <a href="/wiki/Capel-le-Ferne" title="Capel-le-Ferne">Capel-le-Ferne</a>, and to its end at <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a>, some 8 mi (13 km) away. The <a href="/wiki/Saxon_Shore_Way" title="Saxon Shore Way">Saxon Shore Way</a> starts at <a href="/wiki/Gravesend,_Kent" class="mw-redirect" title="Gravesend, Kent">Gravesend</a>, Kent and traces the Kent coast as it was in <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman times</a>, via Folkestone, as far as <a href="/wiki/Hastings" title="Hastings">Hastings</a>, East Sussex, 163 miles (262 km) in total.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nearby places of interest include the <a href="/wiki/Kent_Battle_of_Britain_Museum" title="Kent Battle of Britain Museum">Kent Battle of Britain Museum</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_Memorial,_Capel-le-Ferne" title="Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne">Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Folkestone has been home to many galleries over the years. The long-established Metropole Galleries, located in the one-time Metropole Hotel on the Leas, staged year round exhibitions until it closed in 2008. Its place has been largely taken by the Creative Foundation. The Foundation has opened a medium scale theatre, conference and music venue in the heart of the Creative Quarter named Quarterhouse.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It offers a year-round programme of live music, comedy, film, talks, theatre and children's entertainment. George's House Gallery and Googie's Art Cafe hold frequent exhibitions by local artists and the Folkestone Art Society, established in 1928, holds three annual art exhibitions and publishes an annual art review of work by local artists. <a href="/wiki/Leas_Cliff_Hall" title="Leas Cliff Hall">Leas Cliff Hall</a> is the biggest entertainment and function venue in Folkestone with a large choice of concerts, comedy and theatre. An earlier venue the <a href="/wiki/Pleasure_Gardens_Theatre" title="Pleasure Gardens Theatre">Pleasure Gardens Theatre</a> opened in 1886, later converting into a cinema before closing in 1964. </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Triennial" title="Folkestone Triennial">Folkestone Triennial</a> art event took place between June and September 2008 with artists such as <a href="/wiki/Christian_Boltanski" title="Christian Boltanski">Christian Boltanski</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tracey_Emin" title="Tracey Emin">Tracey Emin</a> making site specific work for a wide variety of locations around the town. Many of the commissioned works remain permanently in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2011 Triennial 'A Million Miles From Home' was launched on 24 September 2010 and commissioned 19 international artists to develop new works for Folkestone's streets, squares, beaches and historic buildings.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Folkestone has an annual Chamber Music Festival each May curated by the <a href="/wiki/Sacconi_Quartet" title="Sacconi Quartet">Sacconi Quartet</a>. The festival is based in the town's 13th century Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe in the Bayle and comprises concerts of chamber and ensemble music with guest performers. The church also hosts a series of Sunday afternoon concerts under the auspices of Bayle Music presenting local, national and international performers as well as occasional concerts by visiting choirs and ensembles. Folkestone New Music promotes concerts of contemporary music<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Folkestone Early Music explores music, from medieval to baroque, through a year-round programme of concerts, talks and workshops. </p><p>The annual '<b>Folkestone Documentary Festival'</b> was founded in 2021 and takes place at the Silver Screen Cinema and Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse each October. The festival also hosts the Folkestone Doc Club at the Silver Screen Cinema, which brings the latest and greatest documentaries to Folkestone every month. </p><p>Folkestone, together with <a href="/wiki/Hythe,_Kent" title="Hythe, Kent">Hythe</a>, has an <a href="/wiki/Amateur_theatre" title="Amateur theatre">amateur theatre</a> group: <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_%26_Hythe_Operatic_%26_Dramatic_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Folkestone & Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society">Folkestone & Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society</a>. It is a charitable organisation, producing and performing several different shows a year at its own venue, the <a href="/wiki/The_Tower_Theatre_(Folkestone,_Kent)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tower Theatre (Folkestone, Kent)">Tower Theatre</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/Cheriton,_Kent" title="Cheriton, Kent">Shorncliffe</a>. The society also has a youth section, which puts on three performances a year at the Tower Theatre: the Brigadier Thomas Memorial Competition, a summer show and a Christmas revue. </p><p>The literary journal <i><a href="/wiki/The_Frogmore_Papers" title="The Frogmore Papers">The Frogmore Papers</a></i>, published by the Frogmore Press, was founded in Folkestone in 1983. The Folkestone Book Festival takes place every November. </p><p>Folkestone Museum, which holds a collection of fossils, archaeological remains and paintings relocated to Folkestone Town Hall in spring 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-museum_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-museum-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Folkestone has an annual <i><b>Comic Convention</b></i> each May organised by <i>Planet Folkestone</i>. The convention is a volunteer-run event which raising funds for local charities including Academy FM, East Kent Hospitals and Help for Heroes. Each year more than 7,000 people attend the event, which brings celebrities from TV and film to the coastal town. Folkestone Film, TV and Comic Con 2016 had many actors attending including the television actors <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_McCoy" title="Sylvester McCoy">Sylvester McCoy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Davison" title="Peter Davison">Peter Davison</a> from Dr Who and <a href="/wiki/Julian_Glover" title="Julian Glover">Julian Glover</a> from Game of Thrones.<sup id="cite_ref-planetfolkestone.co.uk_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planetfolkestone.co.uk-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2018 event took place at the iconic Leas Cliff Hall. </p><p>Folkestone is home to the '<b>Hellfire Film Festival'</b> that runs throughout the year at various locations.<sup id="cite_ref-hellfirefilmfestival.com_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hellfirefilmfestival.com-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An annual <i><b>Zombie Walk</b></i> also takes place in Folkestone around Halloween with permission from Shepway District Council. The walk is a way for adults and children to celebrate Halloween and has a larger and larger following every year.<sup id="cite_ref-planetfolkestone.co.uk_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-planetfolkestone.co.uk-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, in the event's 6th year, the organisers "<i>Planet Folkestone</i>" announced that they were stepping down from organising the free event as they could no longer commit their own time and resources to the event due to its ever-increasing costs and restrictions. </p><p>Strange Cargo was established in Folkestone in 1995. The group put on a number of annual events including the Cheriton Light Festival<sup id="cite_ref-http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/cheriton-light-festival-2018/_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/cheriton-light-festival-2018/-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the winter and <a href="/wiki/Charivari" title="Charivari">Charivari</a> Day,<sup id="cite_ref-http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/charivari-day-2018/more/_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/charivari-day-2018/more/-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a street parade taking place in July which all local schools are invited to take part in. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_media">Local media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Local media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspapers">Newspapers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Newspapers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Folkestone has two paid-for newspapers, <i>Folkestone and Hythe Express</i> (a weekly title published by the KM Group). It was previously part of the Kentish Express series but relaunched in October 2013 and is part of the KM Group's portfolio which also includes KentOnline.co.uk. And <i>Folkestone Herald</i> (published by Kent Regional News and Media, part of the Local World group). There is also a monthly paid magazine <i>Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Life</i>. </p><p>Free newspapers for the town include the <i>Folkestone and Hythe Extra</i>, part of the KM Group; and <i>yourshepway</i>, part of <a href="/wiki/KOS_Media" title="KOS Media">KOS Media</a>. Kent Regional News and Media previously published the <i>Folkestone Adscene</i>, but this was merged with the paid for <i>Herald</i> in 2008. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magazine">Magazine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Magazine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the monthly magazine <i>The Quarter</i>, which ran from 2003 to 2005, a new arts magazine <i>Folkestone Creative</i> has been published locally since 2005. It reviews events and developments throughout Folkestone, Hythe and the villages nearby. </p><p>Digital design magazine <i>DesignFizz</i> (thedesignfizz.com) was founded in 2014 in Folkestone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local television news programmes are <a href="/wiki/BBC_South_East_Today" title="BBC South East Today">BBC South East Today</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_News_Meridian" title="ITV News Meridian">ITV News Meridian</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 24-hour community radio station, <a href="/wiki/Radio_Folkestone" title="Radio Folkestone">Radio Folkestone</a>, began broadcasting in March 2011 as Aacademy FM Folkestone on 105.9FM. It adopted its current name in May 2024. The radio station is operated by a charity (Academy FM Folkestone, No.1137248) and as of 2022 features new young presenters such as Folkestone Academy Sixth Formers including music researcher Luke Murrum and public speaker Cayden Fuente-Collins. The station's licence was renewed for a five-year period in 2016 and again in 2021. It broadcasts from the <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Academy" title="Folkestone Academy">Folkestone Academy</a> secondary school and a studio in the Glassworks building in central Folkestone, and the charity works with young people in the Academy school in addition to pupils in Primary schools across the District, with the organisation's educational work reaching over 800 children and young people a year in the period between 2015 and 2022. The charity is funded by sources including the Folkestone Academy, the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust, the Kent Community Foundation, and various National Lottery funds. Academy FM Folkestone also carries commercial advertising and sponsorship under the terms of its Ofcom license. </p><p>The renowned poet David Sharp, M.B.E., was the Station Manager of Academy FM from its launch in 2011 until July 2022 but re-joined and led the station temporarily from January 2023 until July 2023. Academy FM have also achieved multiple prestigious awards such as 7 Community Radio Awards and 4 Young Audio Awards. Other presenters of the radio station include; Kay McLoughlin (self-titled 'President of Folkestone'), Steve Bispham, Josh Carter, Ross Hoare, Taya Walters and Ethan Cole. </p><p><a href="/wiki/KMFM_Shepway_and_White_Cliffs_Country" title="KMFM Shepway and White Cliffs Country">KMFM Shepway and White Cliffs Country</a> is the local commercial radio station for Folkestone, broadcasting to the town on 96.4FM (along with 106.8 in Dover). The station was founded in Dover as Neptune Radio in September 1997 but moved to Folkestone in 2003 after being rebranded, following a takeover by the KM Group. The studios were moved again, to Ashford, in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station started broadcasting county-wide in January 2011, with adverts and sponsors now being the only local content. <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Kent" title="BBC Radio Kent">BBC Radio Kent</a> also broadcasts to the town, as does <a href="/wiki/Heart_South" title="Heart South">Heart South</a>. </p><p>Folkestone is also served by a low power small scale radio station, BFBS Radio, which broadcasts on 105.4FM. This is to serve the Gurkha community who reside in West Folkestone and who are based at Shorncliffe Barracks. The station is licensed by OFCOM and its signal can be received within 1 mile of the barracks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Folkestone_Invicta" class="mw-redirect" title="Folkestone Invicta">Folkestone Invicta Football Club</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was formed in 1936 and played in the Eastern Section of the Kent Amateur League (now the Kent County League), taking over the Cheriton Road ground in early 1991 after the demise of the old <a href="/wiki/Folkestone_F.C." title="Folkestone F.C.">Folkestone F.C.</a> which had had a long history in the Southern League. </p><p>Folkestone Rugby Club<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was formed in 1974 and currently play in London and SE league 4. The club runs 4 adult, a ladies and various colts teams. A former ladies player, Catherine Spencer, captained the <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="England women's national rugby union team">England women's national rugby union team</a> to a grand slam in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Folkestone Cricket Club currently competes in the first division of the Kent Cricket League. It was formed in 1851. Current Kent players such as <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Joseph" title="Robbie Joseph">Robbie Joseph</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geraint_Jones" title="Geraint Jones">Geraint Jones</a>, plus <a href="/wiki/Neil_Dexter" title="Neil Dexter">Neil Dexter</a>, who moved to Middlesex CCC at the end of the 2008 season, have all represented the club. <a href="/wiki/James_Tredwell" title="James Tredwell">James Tredwell</a>, who came through the youth academy, is still heavily involved with the club. </p><p>Folkestone is home to one of the most prominent Motorcycle Grasstrack clubs – Astra. Their meetings take place at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swingfield_Minnis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swingfield Minnis (page does not exist)">Swingfield Minnis</a> and over the years have hosted a number of championship meetings. In 2007 and 2016 they hosted the <a href="/wiki/European_Grasstrack_Championship" title="European Grasstrack Championship">European Grasstrack Championship</a> finals and well as the <a href="/wiki/Team_Long_Track_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Long Track World Championship">Team Long Track World Championship</a> Team Cup in 2013. They have hosted the major Domestic championship – the British Masters – in 2000, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014. </p><p>Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club are based at Three Hills Sports Park (along with the cricket and netball clubs).<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is a Bowls Club<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a Running Club<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> based in the town. </p><p>Folkestone hosted the <a href="/wiki/5th_Chess_Olympiad" title="5th Chess Olympiad">5th Chess Olympiad</a> in 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among others, the artist <a href="/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp" title="Marcel Duchamp">Marcel Duchamp</a> took part as a member of the French team.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People">People</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: People"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Folkestone" title="List of people from Folkestone">List of people from Folkestone</a></div> <p>There are a large number of people with connections to the town who have made themselves important in one sphere or another. Men such as <a href="/wiki/William_Harvey" title="William Harvey">William Harvey</a> and his father Thomas Harvey Mayor in 1600 here, discoverer of the circulation of the blood; and <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Plimsoll" title="Samuel Plimsoll">Samuel Plimsoll</a> who invented the line named after him for ship safety. <a href="/wiki/Walter_Tull" title="Walter Tull">Walter Tull</a>, the first black officer in the British army was born here. </p><p>There have been many actors and actresses, <a href="/wiki/David_Tomlinson" title="David Tomlinson">David Tomlinson</a> was brought up in the town, while others started their careers at <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Brough" title="Arthur Brough">Arthur Brough</a>'s Folkestone Repertory Company including Robert Arnold; comedians including <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bentine" title="Michael Bentine">Michael Bentine</a> (who was in the local patrol of the <a href="/wiki/Air_Raid_Precautions" title="Air Raid Precautions">ARP</a>) and a large number of artists in various fields. <a href="/wiki/Wilkie_Collins" title="Wilkie Collins">Wilkie Collins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radclyffe_Hall" title="Radclyffe Hall">Radclyffe Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._E._Coppard" title="A. E. Coppard">A. E. Coppard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Crowe" title="Catherine Crowe">Catherine Crowe</a> were all writers; and there have also been musicians: <a href="/wiki/Noel_Redding" title="Noel Redding">Noel Redding</a> among them. </p><p><a href="/wiki/King_Edward_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="King Edward VII">King Edward VII</a> and his mistress <a href="/wiki/Alice_Keppel" title="Alice Keppel">Alice Keppel</a> (great-grandmother of <a href="/wiki/Camilla,_Duchess_of_Cornwall" class="mw-redirect" title="Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall">Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall</a>) regularly enjoyed the luxury (and discretion) of the Grand Hotel on the Leas. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Eamon_Everall" title="Eamon Everall">Eamon Everall</a>, artist/educator and founder member of the <a href="/wiki/Stuckism" title="Stuckism">Stuckism</a> art movement, attended Harvey Grammar School and Folkestone School of Art and still maintains a base here. </p><p>Actress <a href="/wiki/June_Brown" title="June Brown">June Brown</a> had two homes in the town. <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hill" title="Jimmy Hill">Jimmy Hill</a>, presenter of <i><a href="/wiki/Match_of_the_Day" title="Match of the Day">Match of the Day</a></i>, was stationed at Folkestone Garrison during the Second World War, during which time he entertained troops and played for the local football team.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The novelist <a href="/wiki/Jocelyn_Brooke" title="Jocelyn Brooke">Jocelyn Brooke</a>, who died in 1966, wrote evocatively about Folkestone and Sandgate in his memoirs. Rosemary Stewart the Canadian insurance heiress resided here for an extended period, known for dedication to coastal swimming from the harbour. During her time she continued to increase her fortune by becoming a significant player in the rag trade. </p><p>Former Prime Minister of New Zealand <a href="/wiki/William_Hall-Jones" title="William Hall-Jones">William Hall-Jones</a> was born and raised in Folkestone.<sup id="cite_ref-DNZB_Hall-Jones_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNZB_Hall-Jones-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns">Twin towns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Twin towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom">List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom</a></div> <p>Folkestone is <a href="/wiki/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin towns and sister cities">twinned</a> with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boulogne-sur-Mer" title="Boulogne-sur-Mer">Boulogne-sur-Mer</a>, France<sup id="cite_ref-Archant_twinning_2_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Archant_twinning_2-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middelburg,_Zeeland" title="Middelburg, Zeeland">Middelburg</a>, Netherlands</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89taples" title="Étaples">Étaples-sur-Mer</a>, France</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tres_de_Febrero_Partido" title="Tres de Febrero Partido">Tres de Febrero</a>, Argentina</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechinagar" class="mw-redirect" title="Mechinagar">Mechinagar</a>, Nepal</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sea_Lady" title="The Sea Lady">The Sea Lady</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/H._G._Wells" title="H. G. Wells">H. G. Wells</a> takes place in Folkestone. </p><p>Author <a href="/wiki/Russell_Hoban" title="Russell Hoban">Russell Hoban</a> repurposes Folkestone as "Fork Stoane" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel <i><a href="/wiki/Riddley_Walker" title="Riddley Walker">Riddley Walker</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Folkestone is mentioned as a destination for a character <a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes" title="Sherlock Holmes">Sherlock Holmes</a> is playing in <a href="/wiki/Granada_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Granada Television">Granada Television</a>'s adaptation of <a href="/wiki/The_Norwood_Builder" class="mw-redirect" title="The Norwood Builder">The Norwood Builder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Kent_Earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Kent Earthquake">2007 Kent Earthquake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folkestone_power_station" title="Folkestone power station">Folkestone power station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_House_Pilot_Station" title="Trinity House Pilot Station">Trinity House Pilot Station</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Folkestone&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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(March 2024)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJames_Kirby" class="citation web cs1">James Kirby. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=398">"Saxon Shore Way"</a>. <i>Long Distance Walkers Association</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080124164819/http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=398">Archived</a> from the original on 24 January 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 May</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Long+Distance+Walkers+Association&rft.atitle=Saxon+Shore+Way&rft.au=James+Kirby&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ldwa.org.uk%2Fldp%2Fmembers%2Fshow_path.php%3Fpath_id%3D398&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.quarterhouse.co.uk/">Quarterhouse</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130523101857/http://quarterhouse.co.uk/">Archived</a> 23 May 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Quarterhouse. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 April</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Folkestone+Triennial+2008&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffolkestonetriennial.org.uk%2Fpast-years%2F2008%2Fintro%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://folkestonetriennial.org.uk/">"Folkestone Triennial"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110521114011/http://www.folkestonetriennial.org.uk/">Archived</a> from the original on 21 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 April</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Folkestone+Triennial&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffolkestonetriennial.org.uk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.folkestonenewmusic.com/">"FOLKESTONE NEW MUSIC"</a>. <i>FOLKESTONE NEW MUSIC</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190706104027/https://www.folkestonenewmusic.com/">Archived</a> from the original on 6 July 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 July</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=FOLKESTONE+NEW+MUSIC&rft.atitle=FOLKESTONE+NEW+MUSIC&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.folkestonenewmusic.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-museum-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-museum_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://folkestonemuseum.co.uk/pages/about/">"A History of Folkestone Museum"</a>. Folkestone Museum. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210304055634/https://folkestonemuseum.co.uk/pages/about/">Archived</a> from the original on 4 March 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 June</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Cheriton+Light+Festival&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strangecargo.org.uk%2Fnews%2F2018%2Fcheriton-light-festival-2018%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/charivari-day-2018/more/-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/charivari-day-2018/more/_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/charivari-day-2018/more/">"Charivari Day 2018"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190401042741/http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/news/2018/charivari-day-2018/more/">Archived</a> from the original on 1 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 June</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Charivari+Day+2018&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strangecargo.org.uk%2Fnews%2F2018%2Fcharivari-day-2018%2Fmore%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.4579">Room for another KMFM in Ashford</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090404080114/http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.4579">Archived</a> 4 April 2009 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.folkestoneinvicta.co.uk/">"Folkestone Invicta – Personal finance news and information"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040401002256/http://www.folkestoneinvicta.co.uk/">Archived</a> from the original on 1 April 2004<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 April</span> 2004</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Folkestone+Invicta+%E2%80%93+Personal+finance+news+and+information.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.folkestoneinvicta.co.uk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.folkestonerugbyclub.co.uk/">"Folkestone Rugby Club"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070806130248/http://www.folkestonerugbyclub.co.uk/">Archived</a> from the original on 6 August 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 June</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Folkestone+Rugby+Club&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.folkestonerugbyclub.co.uk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7298988.stm">"Spencer leads Grand Slam success"</a>. <i>BBC Sport</i>. BBC. 16 March 2008. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220206135740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7298988.stm">Archived</a> from the original on 6 February 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 February</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+Sport&rft.atitle=Spencer+leads+Grand+Slam+success&rft.date=2008-03-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport2%2Fhi%2Frugby_union%2F7298988.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFolkestone" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.folkestone-optimists.co.uk/">"Folkestone Optimist Hockey Club"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130416020421/http://www.folkestone-optimists.co.uk/">Archived</a> from the original on 16 April 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medway" title="Medway">Medway</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boroughs or districts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Ashford" title="Borough of Ashford">Ashford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Canterbury" title="City of Canterbury">Canterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Dartford" title="Borough of Dartford">Dartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover_District" title="Dover District">Dover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folkestone_and_Hythe_District" title="Folkestone and Hythe District">Folkestone and Hythe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravesham" title="Gravesham">Gravesham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Maidstone" title="Borough of Maidstone">Maidstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevenoaks_District" title="Sevenoaks 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title="Margate">Margate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minster,_Swale" title="Minster, Swale">Minster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Romney" title="New Romney">New Romney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northfleet" title="Northfleet">Northfleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddock_Wood" title="Paddock Wood">Paddock Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queenborough" title="Queenborough">Queenborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainham,_Kent" title="Rainham, Kent">Rainham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsgate" title="Ramsgate">Ramsgate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Kent" title="Rochester, Kent">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Tunbridge_Wells" title="Royal Tunbridge Wells">Royal Tunbridge Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandwich,_Kent" title="Sandwich, Kent">Sandwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevenoaks" title="Sevenoaks">Sevenoaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheerness" title="Sheerness">Sheerness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sittingbourne" 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