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Folkestone

Folkestone (/ˈfəʊkstən/ ⓘ FOHK-stən) is a coastal town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs 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.

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Ambulance
South East Coast
Country
England
Dialling code
01303
District
Folkestone and Hythe
Fire
Kent
OS grid reference
TR218361

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Culture

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Twin towns

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Folkestone

Nodes228
Edges227
Triples388
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008772
Components1

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Folkestone

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related to Roads · 34
Folkestone → A20, A259, Ashford, Aylesford, Brenzett, Canterbury, Central London, Dover, East Kent, Eastbourne, Elham, Hastings, Hythe, It, Lenham, Lewisham, London, Lyminge, M20, M25
related to history · 32
Folkestone → AD, Anglo-Saxon, Augustine, Bertha, Canterbury, Christian Queen, Christianise Britain, Eadbald, Eanswythe, East Cliff, Ebbsfleet, Folkestone Roman Villa, He, In, Iron Age, Isle, Kent, King, Mesolithic, On
related to Rail · 31
Folkestone → Ashford International, Central, Channel Tunnel, Dover, Ebbsfleet, Folkestone Central, Folkestone Harbour, Folkestone Junction, Folkestone West, Foord, French, Grande Vitesse, High Speed, HS1, June, LGV, Ligne, London, London St Pancras, Once
related to Culture · 25
Folkestone → An, Christian Boltanski, Creative Foundation, Creative Quarter, Folkestone Art Society, Folkestone Triennial, Folkestone's, George's House Gallery, Googie's Art Cafe, It, Its, June, Leas, Leas Cliff Hall, Many, Metropole Galleries, Metropole Hotel, Million Miles From Home, Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Quarterhouse
related to Folkestone Harbour · 25
Folkestone → Boulogne, By, Continental, Dover, Dredging, Folkestone Pier, Folkestone's, Geo, George Turnbull, Harbour Act, Horn, In, It, London, Parliament, Pent Stream, SER, SER's, Sess, South Eastern Railway
related to Leisure · 23
Folkestone → Board, Cabinet, Charities, Charter Trustees, Earls, East Cliff, Folkestone Parks, Folkestone Town Council, France, Negotiations, North Downs, Pleasure Grounds Charities, Previously, Radnor, Sandgate, Sandgate Parish Council, Shepway District Council, The, These, Trustees
related to Geography · 22
Folkestone → Artificial, Channel Tunnel's, Cheriton, Dover, East Cliff, Folkestone Formation, In, Included, Newington, North Downs, Old High Street, Park Farm, Pavilion Road, Peene, Pent Brook, Radnor Park Road, Remains, The, The Bayle, The Pent Stream
related to Education · 21
Folkestone → Boys, Channel High School, Channel School, Folkestone Academy, Folkestone Grammar School, Folkestone School, Folkestone Technical High School, Girls, Harcourt Secondary School, Harvey Grammar School, Hillside School, Holywell School, Morehall Secondary School, Pent Valley Secondary Modern, Pent Valley Technology College, Schools, The, There, These, Turner Free School
related to Local media · 21
Folkestone → Folkestone Adscene, Folkestone Herald, Free, Herald, Hythe, Hythe Express, Hythe Extra, It, Kent Regional News, Kentish Express, KentOnline, KM Group, KM Group's, KOS Media, Local World, Media, October, One, Romney Life, The
related to Main sights · 18
Folkestone → Built, Channel Tunnel, Cheriton Hill, Coast Guard, Copt Point, Decimus Burton, It, Located, London, Martello Tower, Napoleon, No, Regent's Park, Second World War, St Leonards-on-Sea, The, The Folkestone White Horse, The Leas

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town kent harbour local part dover east station hythe also two west london century channel now place town's st church

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FolkestoneAmbulanceSouth East Coast1.00infobox
FolkestoneCountryEngland1.00infobox
FolkestoneDialling code013031.00infobox
FolkestoneDistrictFolkestone and Hythe1.00infobox
FolkestoneFireKent1.00infobox
FolkestoneOS grid referenceTR2183611.00infobox
FolkestonePoliceKent1.00infobox
FolkestonePopulation47,352 (2021)1.00infobox
FolkestonePost townFolkestone1.00infobox
FolkestonePostcode districtCT18–CT201.00infobox
FolkestoneRegionSouth East1.00infobox
FolkestoneShire countyKent1.00infobox
FolkestoneSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
FolkestoneUK ParliamentFolkestone and Hythe1.00infobox
Folkestone• London71.3 mi (114.7 km)1.00infobox

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