Capel-le-Ferne
Sign in to save__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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Dover
- Population
- +1884
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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__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).