Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

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port town town

Folkestone, in Kent on England’s southeast coast, is a port town best known as the British gateway to the Channel Tunnel linking the UK with continental Europe.

Aliases (2)

Folkestone ×47
Folkestone, Kent, England ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	port town → town →
ceremonialCounty	Kent →
climate	temperate maritime climate →
constituencyWestminster	Folkestone and Hythe →
country	United Kingdom →
development	seaside resort (19th and 20th centuries) →
dialCode	01303 →
distanceToLondon	about 70 miles southeast →
formerName	Folkestone and Hythe (borough) →
governingBody	Folkestone and Hythe District Council →
hasArtInstallation	public artworks from Folkestone Triennial →
hasBeach	Sunny Sands →
hasEvent	Folkestone Triennial →
hasHarbour	Folkestone Harbour →
hasLandmark	Folkestone Creative Quarter → Folkestone Harbour → Folkestone Harbour Arm → Folkestone White Horse → Leas Cliff Hall → The Leas (clifftop promenade) →
hasNeighbourhood	Capel-le-Ferne → Cheriton → Sandgate →
hasPortFunction	ferry and cargo services (historically) →
hasRailLink	High Speed 1 via nearby Ashford International →
hasTransport	A20 road NERFINISHED → Folkestone Central railway station → Folkestone West railway station → M20 motorway NERFINISHED →
knownFor	Channel Tunnel terminal at nearby Cheriton → being a British gateway to continental Europe →
lieutenancyArea	Kent →
locatedIn	Kent → South East England → United Kingdom →
locatedOn	English Channel → southeast coast of England →
near	Dover → Hythe →
partOf	Folkestone and Hythe District →
postcodeArea	CT →
postTown	FOLKESTONE →
region	South East England →
timeZone	GMT →
timeZoneDST	BST →
unitaryAuthority	Folkestone and Hythe →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William Harvey ("Folkestone, Kent, England") →	birthPlace
Channel Tunnel →	terminusIn