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Capel-le-Ferne

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Also known as Capel-le-Ferne, Kent

__NOTOC__ Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in the Dover district, in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns". In 2011 the parish had a population of 1,884. It is perched on top of the White Cliffs of Dover.

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Place details

Locality
Dover
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,386
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Capel-le-Ferne
UK place.static_image_name
Capel-le-Ferne, Kent.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
The memorial to The Few at Capel-le-Ferne
UK place.population
1,884
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.shire_district
Dover
UK place.shire_county
Kent
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Dover
UK place.post_town
Folkestone
UK place.postcode_district
CT18
UK place.postcode_area
CT
UK place.dial_code
01303
UK place.os_grid_reference
TR242386

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Transport
  • Governance
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

__NOTOC__ Capel-le-Ferne is a village and civil parish on the White Cliffs of Dover, near Folkestone in the Dover district, in Kent, England. Its name derives from a medieval French term meaning "chapel in the ferns". In 2011 the parish had a population of 1,884. It is perched on top of the White Cliffs of Dover.

Its foremost attraction is the Battle of Britain Memorial, opened by the Queen Mother on 9 July 1993 and dedicated to those who fought in the battle. The Memorial is built upon part of a coastal battery (No. 2 and No. 3 guns) used during the Second World War (the other part of the battery site is privately owned and is under restoration).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Capel-le-Ferne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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